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World Refugee Day 2019

Every minute, eight people leave family and possessions to escape war, conflict and persecution. Today, June 20, the international community observed the United Nations World Refugee Day. I reflected on my own experiences as [...]

Tibetan National Uprising Day

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 21 Thursday, March 10, 2016 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Tibetan National [...]

The Honourable Claudette Tardif – Congratulations on French Legion of Honour

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 20 Wednesday, March 9, 2016 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker The Honourable [...]

Effects of Climate Change on Human Rights

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 20 Wednesday, March 9, 2016 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Effects of [...]

The Late Dr. Aziz Khaki

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 110 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Acting Speaker The Late Dr. Aziz Khaki Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise today to pay tribute to a respected community leader, a dedicated human rights [...]

“You Will Not Stop Me from Learning”

Yesterday I blogged about Malala Yousafzai, a courageous girl from Pakistan who was targeted and shot by a Taliban gunman. Malala’s story has captured the world’s attention. The New York Times published an editorial today. “Words only have meaning if they are backed up by actions,” the editors wrote. “What [...]

Malala Yousafzai

“I am sad watching my uniform, school bag and geometry box,” wrote Malala Yousafzai in a February 8, 2009 diary entry published by BBC Urdu. “I felt hurt on opening my wardrobe and seeing my uniform, school bag and geometry box. Boys’ schools are opening tomorrow. But the Taliban have [...]

A National Strategy for CCSVI

Yesterday I spoke on Senator Cordy’s Senate inquiry on access to angioplasty treatment for Canadians with multiple sclerosis and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, or CCSVI. Multiple sclerosis, the MS Society of Canada tells us, is “an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system which is composed of the [...]

Rights of Women and Girls

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 104 Tuesday, October 2, 2012 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Foreign Affairs Rights of Women and Girls Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, my question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate. On September [...]

Ismaili Walk 2012

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 104 Tuesday, October 2, 2012 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Ismaili Walk 2012 Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, on Sunday, September 23, I had the privilege of walking alongside 1,500 British Columbians at the twenty-first annual [...]

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Third Reading – Bill C-6 – Citizenship Act

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 133 Thursday, June 15, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Citizenship Act Bill to Amend—Message from Commons—Motion for Concurrence in Commons Amendments and Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendment Adopted Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise today to speak to Bill [...]

Second Reading – Bill C-377 – Judicial Accountability through Sexual Assault Law Training Bill

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 133 Thursday, June 15, 2017 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Judicial Accountability through Sexual Assault Law Training Bill Bill to Amend—Second Reading—Debate Continued On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, [...]

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