The Africadian Empowerment AcademyJune 13, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today on this unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin Nation to…
Future of CBC/Radio-Canada—InquiryJune 11, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: SpeechesHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise to speak to Inquiry No. 22 on the future of CBC/Radio-Canada. The perspective I…
Pride MonthJune 11, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today, grateful to be on Algonquin Anishinaabe territory, to celebrate Pride Month. Today,…
Question Period: Legacy of SlaveryMay 29, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: Question PeriodHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Senator Gold, while there have been a number of very positive initiatives under the three pillars of…
United for Literacy—Congratulations on One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth AnniversaryMay 29, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today grateful to be on Algonquin Anishinaabeg territory to acknowledge the one hundred…
Business and Economic Contributions Made by Indigenous Businesses to Canada’s Economy—InquiryMay 28, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: SpeechesHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today — grateful to be on the Algonquin Anishinaabe territory — to discuss a topic…
Daffodil MonthApril 30, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. Today…
Question Period: Support for HaitiApril 18, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: Question PeriodHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, I want to inquire about…
Question Period: Conflict in the Gaza StripApril 10, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: Question PeriodHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, we are witnessing the ongoing…
Second reading of Bill S-280, An Act respecting a national framework on sickle cell diseaseApril 9, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: SpeechesHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today in support of Bill S-280, An Act respecting a national framework on sickle…