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Who are the Yazidis?

Who are the Yazidis? The vast majority of Yazidis are found in northern Iraq, in and around the city of [...]

Mandatory Minimum Sentences – An Offer You Can’t Refuse

On December 5th, 2013 Human Rights Watch released a report entitled "An Offer You Can’t Refuse: How US Federal Prosecutors Force Drug Defendants to Plead Guilty." The report illustrates how US Federal prosecutors use mandatory minimum sentences to coerce defendants to plead guilty rather than going to trial. According to [...]

Bill C-14: Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act

Bill C-14, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder), is better known as the Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act.  First and most importantly, this bill makes the safety of the public the paramount consideration in the decision-making process for individuals who have been [...]

Second Reading – Bill C-14 – Mental Disorder

2nd Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 149, Issue 34 Tuesday, February 11, 2014 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Criminal Code National Defence Act Bill to Amend—Second Reading—Debate Continued On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McIntyre, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seth, for the second [...]

Second Reading – Bill S-203 – Mental Health Treatment

2nd Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 149, Issue 34 Tuesday, February 11, 2014 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Criminal Code Bill to Amend—Second Reading—Debate Continued On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Jaffer, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, for [...]

Black History Month

2nd Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 149, Issue 34 Tuesday, February 11, 2014 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Black History Month The Honourable Anne C. Cools The Honourable Don Meredith Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, when I was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2001, I remember the [...]

Two Senators Who are Making a Difference

When I was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2001, I remember the moment when I first stood in the Red Chamber and looked around at my colleagues.  I was surrounded by former lawyers, judges, activists, ex-military professionals and distinguished journalists. Many of these individuals had given their lives [...]

Integration is the way forward

No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land. – Warsan Shire, Poet Fleeing one’s home is not an action undertaken willingly, it is not a choice, it is not a life that a mother foresees for her children nor is [...]

Human Rights in Iran – Persecution of Bahá’í Minority

1st Session, 42nd Parliament Volume 150, Issue 205 Thursday, May 10, 2018 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Human Rights in Iran Persecution of Bahá’í Minority Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise before you today to draw attention to the appalling human rights situation of [...]

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