Conservative Ontario Senator Nicole C. Eaton issued a statement in response to David Suzuki's campaign against her Senate inquiry into the interference of foreign foundations in Canada’s domestic affairs and their abuse of Canada’s existing Revenue Canada charitable status. Eaton said that Suzuki's internet campaign marks a new low and a sad day for democratic … Read more
Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth (Kitchener Centre, ON) said that a proposal in the Journal of Medical Ethics online advocating for the right to “after-birth abortion” shows why Parliament should refuse to accept any law that says some human beings are not human. Professors Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva recognize that the status of a foetus … Read more
Introduced by Conservative MP Joy Smith (Kildonan-St. Paul, MB) Bill C-310, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking of persons), is one step closer to becoming law after being adopted by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Bill C-310 will be reported back to the House of Commons for third reading on … Read more
In a ceremony on March 8, International Women’s Day, Conservative Ontario Senator Salma Ataullahjan received the “Wonder Woman” award in Karachi, Pakistan on behalf of the National Hero Foundation, a non-profit organization ordained by the Pakistani government. Canada’s first Pakistani senator, she was recognized in the “Women’s Icon” category, an award previously bestowed on the … Read more
Parliament officially declared Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth’s (Kitchener Centre, ON) motion 312 votable in the House of Commons commencing with one hour of debate on April 26, 2012 and a further hour of debate to follow in late Spring 2012. The motion, tabled in the House early February, would establish a Parliamentary committee to study … Read more
Conservative Ontario Senator Don Meredith issued a statement on the death of Dr. Herbert H. Carnegie. Meredith said that Carnegie made history in 1948 as the first Black person to be offered an NHL contract when he was offered a minor-league deal with the New York Rangers. Meredith offered his condolences to members of the … Read more
Jamaican-Canadian Conservative Ontario Senator Don Meredith applauds the continued relations between Canada and his birth country, Jamaica, after the recent general election, which saw a new government come to power on the island. Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) recently spoke with new Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. Meredith said he was happy to … Read more
Conservative Quebec Senator Larry Smith brought to light some of the alarmingly negative economic impacts that have been fuelled by foreign foundations as part of the inquiry in the Senate of Canada, which Conservative Ontario Senator Nicole Eaton initiated. Eaton said the inquiry is about how billionaire foreign foundations have quietly moved into Canada and … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Rick Dykstra (St. Catharines, ON) presented the report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration entitled, “Cutting the Queue: Reducing Canada's Immigration Backlog and Wait Times." The Conservative Members of the Immigration Committee noted that immigration is playing an increasingly important role … Read more
Conservative Ontario Senator Nicole C. Eaton began an inquiry in the Senate of Canada aimed at curtailing interference by foreign foundations in Canada’s policies. Eaton said that this inquiry is about how billionaire foreign foundations have quietly moved into Canada and under the guise of charitable deeds are trying to define Canada's domestic policies. Call … Read more
