His Highness the Aga Khan – Congratulations on the Occasion of Eighty-Fifth Birthday
Honourable senators, yesterday Ismaili Muslims residing in 25 countries around the world celebrated His Highness Karim Aga Khan’s eighty-fifth birthday. Born in 1936 in Geneva, Switzerland, His Highness succeeded his grandfather as the forty-ninth spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims when he was just 20 years old. For over three quarters of his life, His Highness has made tremendous personal sacrifices to improve the lives of Ismaili Muslims and continues to work tirelessly to improve the quality of life of all people, especially those living in less developed regions in the world.
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 [...]
World Refugee Day 2021
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 51 Thursday, June 17, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker [...]
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 [...]
Speech from the Throne – Motion for Address in Reply
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 31 Tuesday, March 16, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Speech from the Throne Motion for Address in Reply—Debate Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I too rise today to speak to the Speech from the Throne. I know many [...]
Bill C-7, Medical Assistance in Dying – Message from Commons
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 30 Monday, March 15, 2021 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Criminal Code Bill to Amend—Message from Commons—Motion for Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments and Concurrence in Commons Amendments—Debate Adjourned Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise today to speak to [...]
A Call for the Collection of Race-Based Data
Back in the summer, I wrote a blog post calling for the federal government to adopt a strictly Race-Based Analysis, which would include but not be limited to the collection of racially disaggregated or race-based data. Many months later, this vision is much closer to coming to fruition. For [...]
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 of the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., for the third [...]
Black History Month 2021
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 152, Issue 27 Thursday, February 11, 2021 The Honourable Pierrette Ringuette, Speaker pro tempore Black History Month Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I also want to speak about Black History Month and showcase the work of young leaders in my own backyard. [...]
Female Genital Mutilation
Honourable senators, my question is for the government leader in the Senate. Leader, last Saturday, February 6, was the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. Last night, 125 women from the University Women’s Club of Vancouver came together in Vancouver to discuss how Canada has let us down.
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 staff, Madison Pate-Green, I had the absolute honour and privilege of visiting William Head a minimum-security prison for men, located just outside of Victoria. When I arrived at the prison, [...]
The Trials and Tribulations of Security Classification Tools in Canadian Prisons
Over the span of a week and a half, myself and several of my colleagues in the senate had the privilege and responsibility of visiting with men and women inside three of British Colombia’s federal prisons. We met with people from all walks of life. We saw women who [...]
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