Second reading of Bill C-22, Canada Disability Benefit Bill
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: Speeches
Hon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, I first want to acknowledge that we are here today on the unceded territory of the…
The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Senator Bellemare calls for reform of the Employment Insurance program through social dialogue
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: News
Ottawa, February 16, 2023 — On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Senator Diane Bellemare delivered a speech in the Senate in…
Speech from the Throne—Motion for Address in Reply
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: Speeches
Hon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, to begin, I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded territory of…
Second reading of Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: Speeches
Hon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, today I wish to add my voice to the debate on Bill C-32. I was a little…
Question Period: Employment Insurance Reform
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: Question Period
Hon. Diane Bellemare: My question is for the Government Representative and concerns employment insurance. I asked you this question a while…
Caregivers
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: Statements
Hon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, I rise today to pay tribute to caregivers. People don’t always choose to become a caregiver.…
Ministerial Question Period: Federal-Provincial-Territorial Collaboration
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: Question Period
Hon. Diane Bellemare: Welcome, minister. Your mandate is to work with the provinces and territories to generate rural economic development projects.…
Motion in amendment—Third reading of Bill S-236, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (Prince Edward Island), as amended
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: Speeches
Hon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, I rise today to lend my support to this amendment. I will be brief. I had…
Third reading of Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit)
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: Speeches
Hon. Diane Bellemare: Colleagues, I will try to be brief, but I do want to speak at third reading of Bill C-30.…
Committee of the Whole on Bill C-30: Senator Bellemare questions Minister Freeland
Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare
Category: In the Senate
The Senate resolved into a Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-30, An Act to amend…