Conservative Senator Janis Johnson led a delegation of members of the Canadian Section of the United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to a conference on Canada-U.S. relations at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. The conference featured discussions on how to strengthen Canada's most important economic relationship. The full release is available online. Call 613-943-1430. … Read more
Liberal Senator Maria Chaput announced that she will not give up on Bill S-220, Act to amend the Official Languages Act, and will seek to ensure that it is tabled again when Parliament returns. The full release is available online. Call 613-943-2435.
Conservative Senator Don Meredith announced that he wants to take measures to help older Canadian children be adopted. Meredith said that he worries there is a correlation between unadopted older youth and violence. The Senator said that right now there are 30,000 children in Canada who are waiting for adoption. Call 1-800-267-7362.
Conservative Senator Don Meredith commented on the shooting deaths of two men in Scarborough, ON on March 28 and 29. In the statement, Senator Meredith called for action to be taken to find ways of reducing killings in the GTA. Call 1-800-267-7362.
Liberal Manitoba Senator Maria Chaput said that the Service Canada Atlantic Region has not been designated unilingual. There has been no change in bilingual services in the region. Call 613-943-2435.
Liberal Manitoba Senator Sharon Carstairs called upon the Senate of Canada to urge the federal government to provide funding for a National Brain Strategy for Canada. Call 613-947-7123.
New Brunswick Liberal Senator Pierrette Ringuette commends the Competition Bureau for taking action against the anti-competitive behaviour of VISA and Mastercard. Call 613-943-3645.
Liberal PEI Senator Percy Downe says the government has admitted has admitted not one of the 106 Canadians with undeclared bank accounts in Liechtenstein has been fined or charged with tax evasion. He adds the government has also admitted that the amounts in Canadian-held Liechtenstein bank accounts totalled over $100 million ranging from a minimum … Read more
In an open letter, Alberta Liberal Senator Claudette Tardif expresses her disappointment at the Conservatives' refusal to defend Bill C-232, An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages). Call 613-947-3589.
Ontario Conservative Senator Hugh Segal congratulated all parties of the House of Commons for the recent passage of the motion for the prevention of nuclear proliferation. Call 613-943-3634. Ontario Liberal Senator Art Eggleton expressed disappointment that Conservative Senators in the Senate defeated Bill S-216, Protection of Beneficiaries of Long Term Disability Benefits Plans Act. Call … Read more
