Second reading speech on Bill C‑14, an Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)
June 3, 2016
Honourable senators, I rise to speak to Bill C‑14, an Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) MAID….
Inquiry on the role of the Senate in the protection of regional and minority representation
May 19, 2016
Read Speech (Hansard)
Motion: Chalk River nuclear accidents and compensation for those exposed
March 12, 2016
Honourable senators, I rise today to speak to you about Senator Hervieux‑Payette’s motion No. 6. It calls on the Government of Canada to establish a program similar to the Atomic…
Montreal’s Festival of Lights
February 19, 2016
Honourable Senators, February 18 marks the official opening of one of the largest winter festivals in the world: Montreal’s Festival of Lights, Montréal en lumière. An annual celebration located in the…
Second Reading of Bill S-225, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (physician-assisted death)
June 2, 2015
2015-06-02 (audio) Honourable senators, on February 6, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada in Carter v. Canada upheld the finding of a British Columbia court that “the prohibition against physician-assisted…
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
April 1, 2015
Honourable senators, April 1 marks the beginning of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a month-long celebration across Canada to recognize the Parkinson’s community. Representatives from Parkinson Society Canada are in Ottawa this…
National Senior Safety Week
November 4, 2014
Honourable senators, Canadians are living longer than ever. In 2011, life expectancy at birth reached an average of 81.7 years, an increase of almost 25 years since 1921. There is…
National Infection Control Week
October 28, 2014
Honourable senators, one day earlier this year, international news headlines were dominated by a single phrase: “the post-antibiotic era.” The World Health Organization had just released its first global report…
Third Reading of Bill C-17
October 21, 2014
Honourable senators, I am very pleased to once again speak to Bill C-17, a bill to protect Canadians from unsafe drugs, also known as Vanessa’s Law. I was privileged to…
Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law)
September 16, 2014
Honourable senators, on June 16 of this year, a very important piece of legislation passed in the other place. Bill C-17, the proposed “Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act,” or…