This is Our Shot Campaign
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 38 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker This is Our Shot Campaign Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, the This is Our [...]
Systemic Racism
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 23 Wednesday, June 17, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Public [...]
World Refugee Day 2020
Woman-and-toddler migrants detained at the Ursula detention center in McAllen, Texas, the United States. Photo Source: Twitter @RepSpeier [...]
Dasht-e-Barchi Maternity Ward Attack – Part 3
Over the last few weeks, I have been writing (Part 1, Part 2) about a gruesome attack on a [...]
Black History Month: Senator Bernard
Today, on the occasion of black history month, we as a community come together to celebrate the rich heritage of Canadians of African and Caribbean descent from across our great nation.Today, I am proud to honour one of my esteemed colleagues in the Senate.A woman who deserves recognition for [...]
Remembering the events of the 2017 Quebec Mosque Attack
Photo by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” -Martin Luther King. On a quiet Sunday evening at a local mosque, a terrible attack shook the Quebec City suburb of Sainte-Foy when Alexandre Bissonnette senselessly murdered 6 people and injured [...]
Second Reading – Bill C-59 – National Security Bill, 2017
1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 258 Thursday, December 6, 2018 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker National Security Bill, 2017 Second Reading—Debate Continued On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion, for the second reading [...]
His Highness the Aga Khan – Congratulations on the Occasion of Eighty-Second Birthday
1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 258 Thursday, December 6, 2018 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker His Highness the Aga Khan Congratulations on the Occasion of Eighty-Second Birthday Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, on Thursday, December 13, over 15 million Ismaili Muslims residing in 25 countries [...]
Remembrance Day
On this day today, November 11, 1918, exactly 100 years ago, the First World War ended at 6 o’clock in the morning. From 1914 to 1918, more than 650,000 Canadian men and women served overseas. Some 172,000 were wounded, and 66,000 of them lost their lives. These Canadians men [...]
International Day of the Girl
In 2012, the United Nations declared that October 11th, will be known as the International Day of the Girl. This day was not only established to recognize and address the needs and challenges girls face from all corners of the world, it also promotes the empowerment of their basic [...]
The Invisible Visible Minority: Time for Change
As we conclude this series and look forward to upcoming changes across every level of our government and within every aspect of our collective Canadian society, I am hopeful that real and tangible progress will be seen. However, I know as well as anyone that political and forward momentum [...]
The Invisible Visible Minority: Institutional and Carceral Racism in Canada
As we move through the implications of Systemic Racism on people’s lives, it is critical that we consider the impact of state-run institutions such as jails and prisons. Across our country, people of all races are sitting in prison cells. How and why did they get end up here? [...]
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