The communications function at the Senate requires modernization, streamlined processes and a stronger connection to Senators themselves. These are the main findings of the report on Senate communications released today by the Senate Advisory Working Group on Communications. The report is the result of a comprehensive, evidence-based functional review that began in September 2014. On … Read more
Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk marked the Senate’s adoption of a motion on the ongoing tensions in Venezuela, a motion she first introduced in June 2014. “By adopting this motion, Canadian Senators join with those parliamentarians around the world who are calling upon Venezuelan authorities to work across political lines and with all segments of society to find … Read more
Health Canada needs to take an active role in drug regulation to ensure the safety and protection of all Canadians, emphasized the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology over the course of its two-year study into prescription pharmaceuticals in Canada. Beginning in March, 2012, the committee’s four-phase study examined Canada’s clinical trial infrastructure; … Read more
Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk called for the release of Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadiya Savchenko, who has been imprisoned in Russia since July 2014 and who is on a hunger strike. “It is incumbent upon the Russian authorities to comply with their obligations under the Minsk agreements, and to honour resolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the … Read more
On Feb. 19, Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk (Sask.) marked the first anniversary since the mass shooting of Euromaidan protesters on the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine. “Between February 18 and 20, 2014, Special Forces under the command of President Yanukovich opened fire on unarmed protesters in Kyiv,” said Andreychuk. “In the months that followed, the majority of Ukrainians came … Read more
Conservative Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, speaker of the Senate, delivered his ruling on parliamentary security. “Nothing in the motion itself is contrary to the rules and practices of the Senate of Canada,” said Nolin. “Should this motion eventually be adopted by the Senate, I will, in discussions and negotiations, take my role as custodian of the rights and privileges … Read more
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples tabled its interim report entitled Housing on First Nation Reserves: Challenges and Successes. The interim report provides an overview of what senators heard and saw during the first phase of a two-part study of on-reserve infrastructure. The report identifies the many challenges faced by communities and highlights innovative … Read more
Speaker Pierre Claude Nolin (De Salaberry – Québec) has been elected Chair of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration. His appointment is effective December 4, 2014 and he is replacing Senator Noël A. Kinsella who has announced his retirement from the Senate. Call 613-995-1952.
Every year, thousands of buried facilities such as cables, wires, pipelines, water mains and sewer lines are accidently damaged by excavators. Services are interrupted in nearly every case and sometimes incidents lead to injury, death and/or significant environmental contamination. In its report tabled entitled Digging Safely: One-call Notification Systems and the Prevention of Damage to … Read more
The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages tabled its report entitled Seizing the Opportunity: The Role of Communities in a Constantly Changing Immigration System. The report presents the findings of the committee on the impacts of recent changes to the immigration system on anglophone and francophone minority communities. The committee dedicated 15 meetings to the study … Read more
