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…
Bill C-35 – Canada Early Learning and Child Care – Third Reading
December 5, 2023
Honourable senators, I rise today to speak at third reading of Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. As senators will know, the federal government…
Regulation of Vaping Fluids (Question Period)
October 19, 2023
My question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Modifying the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act to include vaping in 2018 was said to be to protect…
National Seniors Day – October 1, 2023 (Statement)
October 3, 2023
Honourable senators, imagine John, Jean or Jeanne, the personal aide who can do everything. Charged on our wireless systems once a week, this robot becomes our personal helper who can…
Bill C-13 – Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages – Third Reading
June 15, 2023
Honourable senators, I rise today to speak at third reading of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated…
Bill C-13 – Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages – Amendment
Honourable senators, I rise today to speak in support of Senator Loffreda’s amendment. Thank you for introducing it, senator. Colleagues, the words we use really do matter, and we should…
Bill C-13 – Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages Bill – Second Reading
May 30, 2023
Honourable senators, I rise today to speak at second reading of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated…
Bill C-22 – The Canada Disability Benefit Act – Third Reading
May 17, 2023
Honourable senators, I rise today as opposition critic to speak at third reading of Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with…
Inquiry of the Honourable Senator Boniface: Intimate Partner Violence
May 4, 2023
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Boniface, calling the attention of the Senate to intimate partner violence, especially in rural areas across Canada, in response to the…