Quebec’s Bill 21 – Charter of Rights and Freedoms
1st Session, 44th Parliament Volume 153, Issue 14 Friday, December 17, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Justice Charter of Rights and Freedoms Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, my question is also [...]
A Visit to Kent Institution
The last prison we went to in British Columbia was Kent Institution, the only federal maximum-security prison for men [...]
A Visit to Fraser Valley Institution for Women
Fraser Valley was very different from William Head. This federal prison for women has prisoners at all security levels, [...]
A Visit to William Head Institution
Recently, along with a lifelong prisoner rights advocate and my friend, Senator Kim Pate and a member from my [...]
Bill S-211, An Act to establish International Mother Language Day – Third Reading
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 51 Thursday, June 17, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker International Mother Language Day Bill Third Reading Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer moved third reading of Bill S-211, An Act to establish International Mother Language Day. She said: Honourable senators, I am [...]
World Refugee Day 2021
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 51 Thursday, June 17, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker World Refugee Day Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, this Sunday, we will mark the twentieth anniversary of World Refugee Day. Almost 50 years ago, I became a refugee, and [...]
Tribute to The Honourable Jim Munson
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 47 Wednesday, June 9, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Tributes The Honourable Jim Munson Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I also rise to recognize a remarkable man, Senator Jim Munson. Jim, I have a formal statement that I was [...]
Islamophobia in Canada
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 48 Thursday, June 10, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Anti-Muslim Extremism Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, originally I had planned to deliver a statement today about Canada Day, where I would reflect on my twentieth year in the [...]
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, I had the honour to attend the launch of Canada’s chapter of Women of Colour [...]
Anti-Asian Racism
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 39 Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Public Safety Anti-Asian Racism Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Leader, an unprecedented report entitled A Year of Racist Attacks: Anti-Asian [...]
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