15 Jul, 2010 | By | Senator Claudette Tardif, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, is very disappointed that Bill C-232, An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages) was not referred to a Senate committee before the summer adjournment.
12 Jul, 2010 | By | Liberal Senator Rose-Marie Losier-Cool (Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick), Chair of the Women’s Network of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) has been promoted to the rank of Commander of the Ordre de la Pléiade during the 36th Session of the APF in Dakar, Senegal (July 5 to 9).
7 Jul, 2010 | By | In response to a Written Question he tabled in the Senate, Charlottetown Senator Percy Downe has confirmed that despite over 300,000 complaints, the Federal Government is failing to enforce the National Do Not Call List.
29 Jun, 2010 | By | The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources is inviting all Canadians to have a say in Canada’s energy future.
29 Jun, 2010 | By | Liberal Senator Bob Peterson is calling on the Federal Government to get specific about what help will be available for farmers affected by what is being called the worst spring seeding season in history; And he has a challenge for Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.
23 Jun, 2010 | By | In response to a Written Question he tabled in the Senate, Charlottetown Senator Percy Downe has confirmed that Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has spent over $7.8 million on legal fees to fight veterans and their widows on compensation for exposure to Agent Orange.
16 Jun, 2010 | By | The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications tabled its report Plan for a Digital Canada.ca today. The committee began its study in March 2009 with a main focus on the wireless sector in Canada. However, because of the fast pace of change in the industry, the study evolved from one with a narrow focus on Canada’s wireless sector to one with the broader focus on a digital society.
15 Jun, 2010 | By | Last week, second reading debate adjourned for Senator Pierrette Ringuette’s Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities).
15 Jun, 2010 | By | Last week, Senator Pierrette Ringuette resumed debate in support of Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions).
11 Jun, 2010 | By | Yesterday, Senator Pierrette Ringuette introduced a motion that will enable the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance to look at the use of temporary staffing agencies to fill Public Service jobs.
9 Jun, 2010 | By | Bill S–220, An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act (Communications with and Services to the Public), which official language communities had anticipated for some time, was introduced in the Senate by Senator Maria Chaput today.
4 Jun, 2010 | By | As part of its commitment to inform and reassure Canadians in light of the horrendous events that have been taking place in the Gulf of Mexico, the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources has called Chevron Canada Ltd. and other offshore drilling participants to testify on the status of Atlantic offshore drilling.
3 Jun, 2010 | By | Today, Senator Pierrette Ringuette congratulated the United States Senate for the bipartisan approval of US Senator Richard Durbin’s amendment to the financial reform bill.
1 Jun, 2010 | By | In Bill S-219 that he introduced in the Senate of Canada today, Senator Bob Peterson is urging the Conservative government to protect the delivery of postal services in rural communities across Canada.
28 May, 2010 | By | Charlottetown Senator Percy Downe is pressing the Harper Government to increase federal department participation in the hiring of medically released Canadian veterans who have priority employment status in the public service. Downe has written Prime Minister Stephen Harper urging him to instruct Deputy Ministers to follow the spirit and intent of the regulation and appoint qualified veterans to employment in the federal government.