National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Statement)
December 5, 2024
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Honourable senators, it was a cold Wednesday afternoon when a young man walked into l’École Polytechnique de Montréal armed with a .223-calibre rifle. The date was…
Regulations: Banning Flavoured Vaping Products (Question Period)
November 19, 2024
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: My question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Senator Gold, Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac; Action on Smoking & Health,…
Cannabis Edibles (Question Period)
October 31, 2024
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Leader, on Tuesday, the RCMP announced six arrests on Vancouver Island related to the production, storage and distribution of unregulated cannabis. Federal investigators seized 120,000 cannabis…
Bill C-64, An act respecting Pharmacare – Third Reading
October 10, 2024
Honourable senators, I rise today as opposition critic to speak at third reading to Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare. First, I would like to thank our chair, the sponsor,…
Bill C-64, An act respecting Pharmacare – Second Reading
June 18, 2024
Honourable senators, I rise today as the opposition critic to speak at second reading to Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare. I want to thank Senator Pate, the sponsor of…
Bill S-252, An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week – Third Reading
May 9, 2024
Honourable senators, I rise today to speak at third reading of Bill S-252, An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week. Now that our former colleague Senator Boisvenu has retired, I…
World Immunization Week (Statement)
April 30, 2024
Honourable senators, since 2000, the mortality rate of children under five years old has declined by an incredible 51% globally. As World Immunization Week comes to a close today, we…
Science Meets Parliament (Statement)
April 18, 2024
Honourable senators, on behalf of Senator Galvez, Senator Kutcher and me, I rise today to invite you to participate in the fourth edition of Science Meets Parliament, sponsored by the…
Hon. Ya’ara Saks, P.C., M.P., Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health – Cannabis Use (Question Period)
March 21, 2024
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: We have much more research about cannabis and mental health now than when we passed the Cannabis Act almost six years ago. A September 2023 report…
Regulation of Vaping Fluids (Question Period)
February 29, 2024
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: My question is for the government leader in the Senate. On December 14, 2023, the Government of Canada published on their website an order amending Schedules…