Dec 12, 2020 | The hurt caused by cyberbullying is known all too well by young Canadians and it’s time for the federal government to coordinate an anti-bullying strategy with provincial and territorial counterparts says a report by the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights. Cyberbullying Hurts: Respect for Rights in the Digital Age, calls for Canada to meet its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, by taking necessary actions to protect children from all forms of physical and mental violence, including cyberbullying.
Dec 12, 2020 | The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade tabled its report today entitled Iran in Focus: Current Issues for Canadian Foreign Policy.
Dec 12, 2020 | Honourable senators, this debate is a bittersweet occasion, if I may say so. The "sweet" part is, of course, that the reason we are having this debate is the fine work done a few years ago by our former colleague Senator Tommy Banks.
Dec 12, 2020 | Honourable senators, there are just two points I want to make. I accept my honourable colleague's summary of this particular bill and the amount of $2.5 billion.
Dec 12, 2020 | Honourable senators, I would like to say a few words on this report from the Finance Committee on Supplementary Estimates (B). This is on the section dealing with the Department of National Defence and some of their spending practices. Senator Day has just referred to that.
Dec 12, 2020 | Honourable senators, I can be a bit briefer on this one than I was on the last one. That is because the rules give me only 15 minutes on this one instead of 45. I thank the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate for dealing with this report prior to the bill.
Dec 12, 2020 | Honourable senators, I would like to first congratulate Senator Buth on her sponsorship of this particular budget implementation bill, No. 2. As well, I would like to thank all of the members of the Finance Committee, in addition to the other committees that Senator Buth mentioned that have all taken a look at different parts of Bill C-45, the budget implementation bill.
Dec 12, 2020 | Honourable senators, I concur with previous speeches on the value of Bill C-44 to address some aspects of the plight of parents of critically ill or missing and murdered children. I congratulate Senator Boisvenu for his important and tireless work in this area and Senator Eaton in her work as the sponsor of Bill C-44.
Dec 12, 2020 | Honourable senators, I am pleased to speak today at third reading to Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations.
Dec 12, 2020 | It therefore seems important to me that the Leader of the Government tell us why we would make these people pay into the system when they will never have the right to claim these benefits.