15 May, 2012 | By | The Honourable Claudette Tardif, Senator for Alberta, spoke in the Senate of Canada today on the issue of access to justice in French for members of francophone minority communities.
10 May, 2012 | By | Nova Scotia Liberal Senator Jane Cordy demanded a retraction and apology from the Harper Government over comments made by Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq. Minister Aglukkaq’s comments came during her public praising of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s recently released mental health strategy for Canada.
3 May, 2012 | By | On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Senator Hervieux-Payette is grateful to Canadian journalists and to all those who practice a profession vital to democracy and human rights. She also pays tribute to those who lost their lives defending this ideal.
5 Apr, 2012 | By | Liberal Senator James S. Cowan, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, expressed his disappointment following the final passage of the Harper government’s bill to scrap the gun registry, saying: ‘’This will not make Canadians and their families safer.’’
4 Apr, 2012 | By | With the Senate’s last report on post-secondary education (PSE) published in 1997, the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, believed the time was right to take another look at the accessibility of PSE in Canada. Entitled Opening the Door: Reducing Barriers to Post-Secondary Education in Canada, the report looks at both the financial and non-financial factors of PSE.
3 Apr, 2012 | By | The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and National Resources (ENEV) will hear from a group of four Canadian high school students during a roundtable discussion in Ottawa today, Tuesday, April 3, 2012, as part of its long-term study examining the current and future state of Canada’s energy systems.
2 Apr, 2012 | By | Charlottetown Senator Percy Downe has written the Auditor General requesting that his office investigate the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and its failure to pursue, punish and deter overseas tax evasion.
31 Mar, 2012 | By | The Tepper Family is extremely happy to have been informed by the Government of Lebanon that Henk Tepper is no longer being detained in Beirut and is currently on a plane back to Canada. He is being accompanied by lawyers Jim Mockler and Joe Karam.
29 Mar, 2012 | By | The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs presented its report today on Bill C-19, an Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act. The short title of the bill is the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act.
27 Mar, 2012 | By | Canada is no longer seen as a model of innovation in health care delivery and financing, says a report from the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
26 Mar, 2012 | By | Charlottetown Senator Percy Downe wants to know if the Canada Revenue Agency is giving Canadians with secret overseas bank accounts special treatment to protect them from prosecution for tax evasion?
22 Mar, 2012 | By | Charlottetown Senator Percy Downe has written Governor General David Johnston regarding his concern that the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medals may be awarded to Canadians who have been identified by foreign governments as holding secret bank accounts in known tax havens overseas and are trying to avoid taxes owed to Canada.
15 Mar, 2012 | By | The Honourable Claudette Tardif, Senator for Alberta, spoke in honour of the International Day of La Francophonie, which will be celebrated on March 20th by francophones and francophiles in more than 50 countries.
14 Mar, 2012 | By | “A Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) audit of its own enforcement branch confirms the Agency’s inability to prosecute Canadians with secret overseas bank accounts,” says Charlottetown Senator Percy Downe.