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Open Caucus—Arctic Sovereignty
Today, the Senate Liberal Caucus hosted an open caucus on this important issue of Arctic Sovereignty. I am glad...
Pink Shirt Day
February 25th was Pink Shirt Day. Pink Shirt Day brings awareness to the important fight against bullying in this...
My Reflections on Bill C-36 – Part 4
Over the past few blog posts (blog 1, blog 2, blog 3), I have outlined some of my opinions...
My Reflections on Bill C-36 – Part 3
I decided to write a series of blog posts on Bill C-36 even though it has passed because I...
My Reflections on Bill C-36: Part 2
In my last blog post, I summarized what happened with Bill C-36. In this post, I would like to...
My Reflections on Bill C-36
Over the summer, I spent a lot of time speaking with sex workers in my home province of BC....
Sickle Cell Disease
According to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada nearly 2000 Canadians live with the debilitating and sometimes life-threatening...
Afghanistan Memorial Vigil Commemoration Ceremony
Here are the remarks I delivered this morning at the Afghanistan Memorial Vigil Commemoration Ceremony at Memorial Hall, Confederation...
Bill S-201,the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act
In October 2013, I re-tabled my private member’s bill, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (Bill S-201). Genetic testing holds the...
Arctic Sovereignty: Part Six
The summer of 2014 was busy for our Inuit leaders and I would like to thank them for their...