Cannabis Act – (Question Period)
June 23, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Honourable senators, my question is for the government leader. Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, received Royal Assent on June 21, 2018, and came into force on…
Pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy (Question Period)
June 21, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Honourable senators, my question is for the government leader in the Senate. In the fall of 2020, an expert advisory group was established to provide advice…
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Question Period)
June 7, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Honourable senators, my question is for the government leader. The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act came into force on May 23, 2018. As part of this…
Compensation for Dairy Farmers (Question Period with the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food)
June 2, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Welcome to the Senate, minister. Minister, my question concerns full and fair compensation for dairy farmers for what they’ve lost under the CUSMA trade agreement. In…
Official Languages Act (Question Period)
May 31, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government. Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, is now before the House…
The Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses (Question Period with the Minister of Official Languages)
May 11, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Minister, welcome to the Senate. In Bill C-13, your government is giving up on the long-held principle of symmetry. That is the principle that the two…
Global Public Health Intelligence Network (Question Period)
May 4, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Honourable senators, my question is for the government leader in the Senate. Last year, both the Auditor General and an independent review panel released reports which…
Edible Cannabis (Question Period with the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development)
April 27, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Minister, thank you for being with us today. Minister, an Ontario hospitals study published in January shows monthly emergency room visits by children under the age…
Senator Seidman (Critic) Speaks to Bill C-10, an Act Respecting Certain Measures Related to COVID-19 (Rapid Antigen Tests) – Second Reading
March 1, 2022
Honourable Senators, I rise today to speak to Bill C-10, An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19. The objective of Bill C-10 is twofold. It authorizes the Minister of…
COVID-19 Pandemic-Rapid Testing (Question Period with the Minister of Health)
February 9, 2022
Hon. Judith G. Seidman: Welcome, minister. I’ve been asking questions of your government for almost two years now concerning the procurement of COVID-19 rapid tests, especially for use in congregate…