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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Consideration of Government’s Role in Combatting Racism in Committee of the Whole
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 27 Thursday, June 25, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker The Senate Consideration of Government’s Role in Combatting Racism in Committee of the Whole On the Order: The Senate in Committee of the Whole in order to consider the Government of [...]
Lessons from My Father – Creating Harmony
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 27 Thursday, June 25, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker COVID-19 Pandemic and Racism Hon. Kim Pate: Honourable senators, I am delivering this message on behalf of Senator Jaffer. I rise today firstly to say thank all the Senators, the Clerk of [...]
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 26 Tuesday, June 23, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Fighting Terrorism Hon. Yuen Pau Woo: Honourable colleagues, on this, the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Air India bombing, an event often referred to as the largest mass murder in Canadian history, I’m [...]
Consideration of Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates (A) in Committee of the Whole (Systemic Racism)
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 26 Tuesday, June 23, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker The Estimates, 2020-21 Consideration of Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates (A) in Committee of the Whole On the Order: The Senate in Committee of the Whole to consider the expenditures set [...]
United States—Safe Third Country Agreement
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 25 Monday, June 22, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Citizenship, Immigration and Refugees United States—Safe Third Country Agreement Hon. Mary Coyle: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, I ask this question on behalf [...]
World Refugee Day 2020
1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 25 Monday, June 22, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker World Refugee Day Hon. Mary Coyle: Honourable senators, I’m honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of Senator Mobina Jaffer who is unable to be with us here today: Honourable senators, 20 [...]
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