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Eid Mubarak!

Muslims in Canada and around the world have been observing the holy month of Ramadan: a time of worship, contemplation, and reflection on the need to better understand the faith of Islam. Ramadan is [...]

My Reflections on Bill C-36 – Part 3

I decided to write a series of blog posts on Bill C-36 even though it has passed because I believe that the discourse around this piece of legislation needs to continue. Bill C-36 brought with it a heated debate, with strong opinions and strong emotions. Instead of abruptly ending that [...]

My Reflections on Bill C-36 – Part 2

In my last blog post, I summarized what happened with Bill C-36. In this post, I would like to explain to you why I took the position I did on the bill. As critic in the Senate of Bill C-36, I found aspects of the bill concerning. Now that it [...]

Canada Border Services Agency -Deaths of Detainees

2nd Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 149, Issue 94 Thursday, November 6, 2014 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Public Safety Canada Border Services Agency—Deaths of Detainees Hon. Wilfred P. Moore: My question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Leader, yesterday Global News published a story dealing with [...]

My Reflections on Bill C-36

Over the summer, I spent a lot of time speaking with sex workers in my home province of BC. This was in anticipation of Bill C-36, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act. As a result, I heard many stories over the past months, and was moved by a [...]

Second Reading – Bill C-452 – exploitation and trafficking in persons

2nd Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 149, Issue 89 Tuesday, October 28, 2014 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Criminal Code Bill to Amend—Second Reading On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Boisvenu, seconded by the Honourable Senator Beyak, for the second reading of Bill C-452, [...]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

2nd Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 149, Issue 89 Tuesday, October 28, 2014 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker His Holiness the Dalai Lama Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, today I extend warm greetings and solidarity to His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, who spoke in my home [...]

The Honourable Anne C. Cools

1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 224 Wednesday, June 20, 2018 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Tributes The Honourable Anne C. Cools Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I too rise today to join my colleagues in paying tribute to Senator Cools. Senator Cools, as [...]

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