Ministerial Question Period: Employment Equity ActFebruary 9, 2023Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: Question PeriodHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Minister O’Regan, thank you for being here today. Two of my colleagues have asked about employment equity,…
Black History MonthFebruary 1, 2023Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, it is my honour to be with you in person today and to deliver…
Second Reading of Bill S-201, Voting AgeMay 10, 2022Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey, The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: In the Senate, SpeechesHon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, the following debate is on behalf of our colleague, Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, who was unable…
Third Reading of Bill S-203, Federal Framework on Autism Spectrum Disorder ActMay 10, 2022Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy, The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: In the Senate, SpeechesHon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I rise on behalf of Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard to deliver her debate on Bill S-203,…
Question Period: Systemic RacismApril 7, 2022Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: In the Senate, Question PeriodHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, one of…
Autism Acceptance Month—Nova ScotiaMarch 30, 2022Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: In the Senate, StatementsHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I join you today from East Preston, Nova Scotia, the unceded territory of the…
Question Period: Canada Day 2021June 29, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: Question PeriodHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, in the…
African Canadian Senate Group commends Senate on official recognition of Emancipation DayJune 28, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: NewsOttawa, June 28, 2020 – For immediate release The African Canadian Senate Group (ACSG) was pleased to see Senator Wanda…
Motion to Call on the Government to Adopt Anti-racism as the Sixth Pillar of the Canada Health ActJune 23, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: SpeechesHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I speak today in support of Senator McCallum’s Motion No. 41 calling on the federal…
The Late Reverend Mother Phyllis Marilyn Marsh-JarvisJune 23, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, today I rise to pay tribute to a dear friend who passed away on…