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British Columbia – Francophone Youth Parliament

1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 192 Thursday, March 29, 2018 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker British Columbia Francophone Youth Parliament Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, the 20th annual British Columbia [...]

Empowering San Women

In a previous post, I discussed the challenges faced by the San - an indigenous minority group in Botswana. These [...]

Tenth Anniversary of Headquarters Lion’s Gate Jamatkhana

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 37th Parliament, Volume 139, Issue 117 Wednesday, May 29, 2002 The Honourable Dan Hays, Speaker Tenth Anniversary of Headquarters Lion's Gate Jamatkhana Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, on Sunday, May 5, 2002, a wide cross-section of residents of Vancouver's North Shore joined [...]

Asian Heritage Month

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 37th Parliament, Volume 139, Issue 111 Wednesday, May 1, 2002 The Honourable Dan Hays, Speaker Asian Heritage Month Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, in May 2002, Canadians will officially celebrate Asian Heritage Month for the first time. We want to thank Senator [...]

BC First Provincial Congress and Celebration of Eid ul-Adha in Legislature

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 37th Parliament, Volume 139, Issue 92 Tuesday, March 5, 2002 The Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, Speaker pro tempore British Columbia First Provincial Congress and First Celebration of Eid ul-Adha in Legislature Hon. Mobina S.B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise today to recognize two firsts in the [...]

The Islamic Faith

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 37th Parliament, Volume 139, Issue 84 Monday, December 17, 2001 The Honourable Dan Hays, Speaker The Islamic Faith Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, Canadian Muslims and Muslims around the world have been fasting and concentrating on their faith during the holy month [...]

Third Reading – Bill C-36 – Anti-terrorism Bill

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 37th Parliament, Volume 139, Issue 82 Thursday, December 13, 2001 The Honourable Dan Hays, Speaker Anti-terrorism Bill Third Reading—Motion in Amendment—Debate Continued Hon. Mobina S.B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise to oppose the amendment. The September 11 terror attacks were a blow that struck [...]

Climate Change and the Right to Self Determination

Last week the United Nations Conference on Climate Change concluded, but now our work begins. I encourage you to learn more about what came of the conference, and look at some of the progress that was made: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paris-agreement-key-climate-points-1.3362500 . One thing we need to keep in mind is the fact [...]

Climate Change and the Right to Life

Check out the infographic below This is the final week of the Paris Climate Change conference. As such, I will be writing my last two blog posts on the topic of human rights and climate change. The remaining two rights I will examine are more broad than the previous ones. So far, [...]

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