Senate Speaker George J. Furey issued a statement: “It is with great sadness that I learned of the sudden passing of our friend and colleague, the Honourable Tobias C. Enverga Jr.,” he said. “Senator Enverga – known affectionately as Jun – was appointed to the Senate in September 2012 to represent the province of Ontario. The … Read more
The Senate Committee on National Finance has completed the second stage of its study of the government’s proposed changes to the Income Tax Act. From Monday, November 6 through Thursday, November 9, committee members went to Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon and Winnipeg to hear the cross-sectoral views of business owners, entrepreneurs, provincial governments, investors, chambers of commerce, … Read more
The Young Women of Excellence from The East Preston United Baptist Church, were able to #claimtheirspace on Parliament Hill during the week of November 6 to 10, 2017. Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard says that “hosting the 14 Young Women of Excellence (YWE), from East Preston during this one year anniversary as a senator comes within the context … Read more
The Senate has passed Bill S-3 with amendments from the House of Commons. The successful passing of the bill, which makes changes to the Indian Act to eliminate sex-based discrimination, comes after passionate, rigorous, and non-partisan debate in the Senate. “The passing of Bill S-3 is an example of senators across the Chamber working together … Read more
Independent Senator Patrick Brazeau welcomed the motion introduced by Senator Peter Harder to remove sexual discrimination from the Indian Act through his motion regarding Bill S-3. “When a government listens and changes its position, it is a very positive sign. It is a very good day for equal rights and sexual equality for Indigenous Canadians and … Read more
Senator Thanh Hai Ngo issued the following statement regarding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) trip to Vietnam: “This week, Prime Minister Trudeau, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, will attend the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week from November 8 to 11, 2017, in … Read more
Senators Wanda Thomas Bernard, Leo Housakos and Jim Munson urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) to implement a national strategy on autism. The need for a national strategy was a key recommendation in the Senate’s report titled Pay Now or Pay Later: Autism Families in Crisis. The ground … Read more
With the release of the Office of the Correctional Investigator’s Annual Report, Senator Kim Pate is encouraged by the report’s emphasis on steps necessary to decarcerate prisoners with mental health issues and Indigenous prisoners. She also supports the recommendations to remove women prisoners from detention in maximum security and segregation units. “Recognizing that 50 per … Read more
The Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology released its report Challenge Ahead: Integrating Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and 3D Printing Technologies into Canada’s Healthcare Systems, which points to the revolutionary changes that are coming to Canada’s healthcare systems with the potential to bring great benefit to patients, physicians and healthcare workers. In its main recommendation, the … Read more
Independent Senator Kim Pate joined the growing number of Senators calling for a national autism strategy as she spoke to an inquiry launched in the Senate by Liberal Senator Jim Munson, calling the attention of the Senate to the 10th anniversary of its groundbreaking report, Pay Now or Pay Later: Autism Families in Crisis. Pate emphasized … Read more
