ACCESS Canada Project

Officially launched on Friday in Montreal, the ACCESS Canada project consists of a Canada-wide research network within the recently launched TRAM – Transformational Research in Adolescent Mental Health. Its goal…

The Senate – An Essential House of Parliament

The Senate plays a critical role in the form and function of the Canadian Parliament. In this article, the Hon. Noël A. Kinsella highlights the Senate’s role as a regional…

Senate Committee Heads to Canada’s North for Study of Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Development

OTTAWA (May 8, 2014) Senators from the Standing Senate Committee on  Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources will be undertaking fact-finding  activities in Canada’s North as part of their study…

Expert Panel finds monitoring, management, and oversight critical for responsible shale gas development in Canada

Ottawa (May 1st, 2014) – A new expert panel report, Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction in Canada, concludes that shale gas development must be supported by well-targeted science and…

Statement by the Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa, April 25, 2014 – The Supreme Court of Canada has provided an important opinion today with respect to the Senate Reference. I wish to thank the Court for the…

Health Care Team Model Best For Patients And Health Care System

Ottawa, March 10, 2014 – Making interprofessional primary care (IPC) teams the standard model for delivery of primary health care services across Canada could help improve patient outcomes while reining…

5 things Canadians should know about Senate Committees

To learn more about Senate Committees, click here.    

BMO’s L. Jacques Menard and The Boston Consulting Group Unveil a Program for Revitalizing Montreal

MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – Feb. 25, 2014) – L. Jacques Ménard, president of BMO Financial Group, Quebec, and Éric Brat, senior partner of the Montreal office of The Boston Consulting Group…

Senate Energy Committee launches study of “One Call Before You Dig” programs

OTTAWA (February 25, 2014) – The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources is launching a study today to examine and report on the current state of…

Montreal’s Own Dufour-Lapointe Sisters

Read about the Dufour-Lapointe sisters and their road to the Olympics here.