Children and Youth

Make tuition waivers for youth from child welfare system ‘a national priority’: Senator Bernard

July 24, 2026

Category: News

Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 24, 2026 — Expanding tuition waiver programs for young people who have lived in government care is…

Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders

June 7, 2023

Author: The Hon. Michèle Audette

Category: Statements

Hon. Michèle Audette: Good afternoon. [Editor’s Note: Senator Audette spoke in Innu-aimun.] Colleagues, I just want to take a few seconds…

Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders

June 7, 2023

Author: The Hon. Brian Francis

Category: Statements

Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I am pleased to rise today during National Indigenous History Month to pay tribute to the…

Ministerial Question Period: Indigenous Child Welfare

September 22, 2022

Author: The Hon. Brian Francis

Category: Question Period

Hon. Brian Francis: Minister Miller, Dr. Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada has called upon…

Third Reading of Bill S-203, Federal Framework on Autism Spectrum Disorder Act

May 10, 2022

Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired), The Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard

Category: In the Senate, Speeches

Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I rise on behalf of Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard to deliver her debate on Bill S-203,…

Question Period: Medical Expenses and Parental Leave

April 27, 2022

Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)

Category: In the Senate, Question Period

Hon. Jane Cordy: Minister Gould, welcome to the Senate of Canada. Thank you for being with us today. My question is…

Question Period: Unemployed Youth

April 27, 2022

Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare (retired)

Category: In the Senate, Question Period

Hon. Diane Bellemare: Welcome, minister. Canada’s Official Poverty Dashboard of Indicators includes an indicator for youth, specifically the percentage of Canadians…

Question Period: Special Olympics

February 8, 2022

Author: The Hon. Peter Harder

Category: In the Senate, Question Period

Hon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. This week and next, many of…

The Progressive Senate Group – The Progressives

Make tuition waivers for youth from child welfare system ‘a national priority’: Senator Bernard

Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders

Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders

Ministerial Question Period: Indigenous Child Welfare

Third Reading of Bill S-203, Federal Framework on Autism Spectrum Disorder Act

Question Period: Medical Expenses and Parental Leave

Question Period: Unemployed Youth

Question Period: Special Olympics

The Progressive Senators

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