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United States – Safe Third Country Agreement

1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 272 Wednesday, March 20, 2019 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship United States—Safe Third Country Agreement Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, my [...]

Income Tax Act

2nd Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 149, Issue 161 Monday, June 29, 2015 The Honourable Leo Housakos, Speaker Income Tax Act [...]

World Malaria Day: Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria.

Malaria is an issue that I have spent many years of my life working on and it is one that is very close to my heart. As a child of Africa I find it to be incredibly devastating that malaria, a disease which is entirely preventable and treatable, affects almost [...]

Bill C 19 Passed by the Senate of Canada

On Thursday April 5th, after being passed by the Senate, Bill C-19: An Act to Abolish the Long-Gun Registry received royal assent and has now become law. As a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, I found it incredibly unfortunate that the debate surrounding the [...]

Bill C-19: An Act to Abolish the Long-Gun Registry Passed by the Senate

Yesterday evening, Bill C-19: An Act to Abolish the Long-Gun Registry was passed by Senate. Established in 1995, in the wake of the 1989 École Polytechnique Massacre, the long-gun registry was a valuable public safety tool which was utilized roughly 16,000 times each and every single day. As a member [...]

Child Prostitution – Sex Tourism

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 64 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Justice Child Prostitution—Sex Tourism Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. This week we learned that [...]

Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 64 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: I rise today to give voice to the missing women in British Columbia. Heather Chinnock, Sarah [...]

Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 63 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, on Friday, March 2, I had the pleasure of attending the Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards [...]

A Place to Call Home: The Plight of the Myanmar Rohingya – Part 9

“This is just the most extraordinary scene. We’ve been hearing about this boat for the last four or five days through very, very occasional phone calls that have gone out, telling of their desperate plight. Nobody knew where they were, we’ve been searching for a long time … now we’ve [...]

Global Centre for Pluralism

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 121 Tuesday, May 16, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Global Centre for Pluralism Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, earlier today, His Highness the Aga Khan, joined by the Right Honourable David Johnston, officially opened the new international headquarters of [...]

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