Question Period: Special OlympicsFebruary 8, 2022Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: In the Senate, Question PeriodHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. This week and next, many of…
Third reading of Bill C-12, An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050June 29, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, I rise in support of Bill C-12, a piece of legislation aimed at helping Canada achieve net-zero…
Motion to Condemn the Philippine Government’s Unjust and Arbitrary Detention of Senator Leila M. de LimaJune 28, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, I rise today to speak to non-government Motion No. 75, which deals with the horrible conditions being…
Third reading of Bill C-208, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation)—Senator HarderJune 22, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, I rise on debate on private member’s Bill C-208, which aims to facilitate the intergenerational transfer of…
Question Period: Expatriate VotingJune 21, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: Question PeriodHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. It concerns the Iranian elections held…
Third reading of Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)June 17, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, five short years from now soccer fans from around the world will stream into Canada…
James Ross Hurley—Congratulations on Eightieth BirthdayJune 8, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: StatementsHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, in the fall of 1974, as a student at the University of Waterloo, I was invited…
Motion Concerning Genocide of Uyghurs and Other Turkic Muslims by the People’s Republic of ChinaJune 3, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, I speak to you tonight from the unceded territory of the Algonquin people. This debate comes…
Second reading of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other ActsMay 6, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, I rise virtually today to speak to Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Parliament of…
Second reading of Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandMarch 15, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, it is my pleasure to speak today as the sponsor of Bill C-18, An Act to…