Press Release Department: Federal - Senate of Canada

The Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources tabled its second interim report, Decarbonizing Transportation in Canada, from its ongoing study on Canada’s transition to a lower-carbon economy. The report highlights opportunities to reduce transportation-related GHG emissions, some of which would likely involve massive public and private funding investments, through new technologies, regulatory measures, international standards, alternative … Read more

A new report from the Senate Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce, called National Corridor: Enhancing and Facilitating Commerce and Internal Trade, calls for the construction of an east-west corridor through Canada’s northern regions, which would unlock significant economic opportunities. The idea is to establish a right-of-way that would accommodate highways, railways, pipelines as well as electrical transmission … Read more

After an extensive review and hearings across Canada involving interviews with judges at all levels of court, Crown lawyers, defence lawyers, the police and those affected directly by the criminal justice system, the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has released a comprehensive report with 50 recommendations to alleviate the strain on our court … Read more

Senator Linda Frum released the following statement regarding the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs report entitled Controlling Foreign Influence in Canadian Elections: “I commend the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, particularly the Chair, Senator Bob Runciman and Vice Chair George Baker for releasing this report which exposes the issues of foreign funding … Read more

The Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs report, Controlling Foreign Influence in Canadian Elections, comes as a result of the committee’s review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s report on the October 19, 2015 federal election as well as Elections Canada’s conduct of the election. Based on its investigation, the committee urges the government to modernize the Canada Elections Act. Recommendations … Read more

The Senate Committee on Official Languages finds that the federal government is not assuming its leadership role to ensure access to French first-language and French second-language education in British Columbia. The committee’s report, Horizon 2018: Toward Stronger Support of French-language Learning in British Columbia, makes 17 recommendations on which the federal government should act in order to live … Read more

Members of the Senate Committee on Official Languages will embark on an in-depth study of the Official Languages Act. As 2019 will mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Official Languages Act, the official languages committee will consult Canadians about how to bring this piece of legislation into the 21st century. The committee is conducting a five-part … Read more

The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade is confident the Canada-Ukraine free trade deal will benefit both countries’ economies and signal Canada’s strong, ongoing support for an emerging democracy and a longstanding partner. “This trade agreement reinforces Canada’s longstanding support of Ukraine,” said Senator Raynell Andreychuk, committee chair. “This is not a Ukrainian-Canadian issue. This … Read more

Members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce travelled to New York City and Washington, D.C. on a four-day fact finding trip. They discussed important issues facing the economies of both countries in the early days of the new Trump administration. They also had a dialogue on current and emerging issues regarding U.S. … Read more

Led by Acadian Senator René Cormier, over 20 senators are officially seeking clarifications from CBC/Radio-Canada regarding the content, broadcasting and future distribution of the controversial docudrama Canada: The Story of Us.“While we recognize that producing a docudrama capturing great Canadian history was an enormous challenge due to Canada’s cultural, linguistic and historical diversity and complexity, we do … Read more