Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS)
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 41 Wednesday, May 26, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, [...]
Consideration of Government’s Role in Combatting Racism in Committee of the Whole
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 27 Thursday, June 25, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker The [...]
Lessons from My Father – Creating Harmony
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 27 Thursday, June 25, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker COVID-19 [...]
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 26 Tuesday, June 23, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Fighting [...]
World Refugee Day 2019
Every minute, eight people leave family and possessions to escape war, conflict and persecution. Today, June 20, the international community observed the United Nations World Refugee Day. I reflected on my own experiences as a refugee and said a prayer for all those men, women and children around the [...]
On The North Coast Protecting the Water is a Matter of Survival
Protecting the resources is a matter of survival for the first nations that live on the on the remote pacific north coast of British Columbia. For the communities that line the shore, the ocean is where they source their food and generate income. Without Bill C-48 safeguarding the land [...]
Canadian Environment Week – The Spirit Bear
Photo Credit: Jon Rawlinson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/london/15185520222/ Sheltered within the ancient red cedar trees of the Great Bear Rainforest is a rare white bear that is neither polar bear nor albino but a “spirit bear,” a black bear with a vanilla coat so mystically beautiful it is revered by the First [...]
Canadian Environment Week – The Great Bear Rainforest
Photo Credit: Sam Beebe - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sbeebe/6998167825/in/set-72157607249521494/ This week we celebrate Canadian Environment week, a chance for us to come together to preserve our beautiful Canadian landscape and commit to protecting it for the future. Today, in honour of Canadian Environment week, we look to one of the world’s greatest treasures [...]
National Indigenous History Month: Remembering the Nathan E. Stewart Oil Spill
Photo Credit: Tavish Campbell / http://www.heiltsuknation.ca In Bella Bella, there is one grocery store, one gas station, no restaurants and now, the only means that locals have to feed themselves was covered in oil. June 1st marks the beginning of National Indigenous History Month, a month to celebrate and reflect on [...]
National AccessAbility Week
Persons with disabilities want to be part of an active society, but every day, barriers prevent persons with disabilities from participating fully and equally in communities and workplaces. The message that sends is “You don’t fit in. There is no place for you. Step aside or stay at home.” [...]
Acknowledgements – Covid-19 Pandemic
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 8 Tuesday, November 3, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker The Senate Acknowledgements Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise today to thank all the people who have worked tirelessly to ensure that the Senate Chamber was kept open [...]
Celebrate 1325 by Turning Ink on Paper into Actions on the Ground
Twenty years ago, and after many years of mobilization and advocacy by women’s movements and civil society, the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, on women, peace and security, was unanimously ratified. The evidence was overwhelming that the inclusion of women in peace negotiations results in a more stable, [...]
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