Bill C-13 – Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages – Amendment
June 15, 2023
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…
Regulatory Changes to Vaping Flavours (Question Period)
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: My question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. In June 2021, Health Canada made a proposal for regulatory changes to vaping flavours,…
Bill C-22 – Canada Disability Benefit (Question Period with the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities)
April 25, 2023
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Welcome, minister. As I’m sure you know, we are in the process of studying Bill C-22, the Canada disability benefit act, at committee. We have heard…
Bill C-22 – The Canada Disability Benefit Act – Second Reading
February 14, 2023
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Honourable senators, I rise today as opposition critic to speak to Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons…
Bill C-13 – Consideration of the first report on the Standing Senate Committee on Official languages, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act
February 7, 2023
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Honourable senators, I rise today to speak briefly to the pre-study report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages regarding Bill C-13, An Act to…
Statement: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – École Polytechnique de Montréal
December 6, 2022
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…
Minister Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development – Accessibility of Mental Health Services in Rural Areas (Question Period)
December 1, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Minister, thank you for being with us today. I would like to pursue the mental health issue if I might. The University of Guelph recently released…