Bill C-7, Medical Assistance in Dying – Amendment – Race-based Data
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 27 Thursday, February 11, 2021 The Honourable Pierrette Ringuette, Speaker pro tempore Criminal Code Bill to Amend—Third Reading—Debate On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion [...]
Female Genital Mutilation: Words Are Not Enough
“Three women held me down as the midwife performed the surgery. They were all our neighbours. My mother and [...]
Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 Tragedy
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 5 Tuesday, February 4, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker [...]
How to Include Women Peacebuilders at Peace Tables and Share Power With Them
It was a Canadian who first suggested the creation of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the 1950s. Canadian [...]
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Legal Rights, Part 1 – The Right to Life Itself
From this week onwards, my blog will be moving on to cover a different right within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms- the right to life, liberty and security of person found within Section 7, which reads as follows: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security [...]
Autism Families in Crisis
1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 146 Thursday, October 5, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Autism Families in Crisis Tenth Anniversary of Senate Report—Inquiry—Debate Continued On the Order: Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Munson, calling the attention of the Senate to the 10th [...]
French Language Learning in British Columbia
1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 146 Thursday, October 5, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker French Language Learning in British Columbia Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer (Acting Leader of the Senate Liberals): Honourable senators, a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet with some of [...]
Canada Border Services Agency – Detention of Refugee Children
1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 145 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Public Safety Canada Border Services Agency—Detention of Refugee Children Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: My question is also to the government leader of the Senate. Leader, this will not come as any [...]
Second Reading – Bill C-23 – Preclearance Bill, 2016
1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 145 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Preclearance Bill, 2016 Second Reading—Debate Continued On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Black, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mitchell, for the second reading of Bill C-23, [...]
Motion to Urge the Government to Call Upon the Government of Myanmar to End Violence and Gross Violations of Human Rights Against Rohingya Muslims
1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 144 Tuesday, October 3, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Motion to Urge the Government to Call Upon the Government of Myanmar to End Violence and Gross Violations of Human Rights Against Rohingya Muslims—Debate Continued On the Order: Resuming debate on the [...]
Systemic Racism
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 23 Wednesday, June 17, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Systemic Racism Hon. Frances Lankin: My question is to the Government Representative and I ask this on behalf of Senator Jaffer, who is unable to be here [...]
World Refugee Day 2020
Woman-and-toddler migrants detained at the Ursula detention center in McAllen, Texas, the United States. Photo Source: Twitter @RepSpeier On World Refugee Day, let us all remember that we continue to send back the vulnerable, the weak and the persecuted, as we deny asylum seekers entry into Canada [...]
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