Point of Order—Bill S-15 and Bill S-241February 8, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: In the SenateHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: In your deliberations on this important issue of what makes a bill identical to another bill, I…
Second reading of Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade ActFebruary 8, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged…
The Honourable Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu—TributeFebruary 8, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: StatementsHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Colleagues, before I joined the Senate, like many Quebecers, I knew that Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu had been a…
Jimmy LaiDecember 14, 2023Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: StatementsHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, on behalf of Senator Housakos, Senator Omidvar, Senator Miville-Dechêne and Senator Patterson from Ontario — and…
The Honourable Renée Dupuis—Tribute by Senator DalphondDecember 12, 2023Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: StatementsHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, today, I am pleased to pay tribute to our colleague in the language of Gabrielle…
Third reading of Bill C-234—Motion in amendment from Senator WooDecember 7, 2023Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Colleagues, I rise to speak briefly in support of Senator Woo’s amendment. He expressed arguments in favour…
Third reading of Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act—Motion in amendmentNovember 28, 2023Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, I rise as the critic of the private member’s bill, Bill C-234, in our third-reading debate.…
Third reading of Bill C-234—Motion in amendment from Senator MoncionNovember 23, 2023Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, I would like to thank Senator Moncion for her amendment, which gives me the opportunity…
Ministerial Question Period: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing ActNovember 22, 2023Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: Question PeriodHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Welcome to the Senate, minister. We’re studying Bill C-234, which seeks to grant exemptions for the heating of…
Budget 2023—InquiryNovember 7, 2023Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Colleagues, I rise today to draw your attention to certain measures in the 2023 federal budget related…