At a glance
Find out what senators have been doing in their community in the latest edition of “At a glance”!

Sunday, August 20, 2023 – Senator Paula Simons, right, and Alberta MLA Nathan Ip, second from right; the first ever Edmonton Chinatown Summer Festival; Edmonton, Alberta.
Saturday, August 26, 2023 – Senator Paula Simons, left, and Ifeoma Okoye, President of the Igbo Cultural Association of Edmonton; 2023 Iri Ji (New Yam) Festival; Borden Park; Edmonton, Alberta.

Sunday, September 17, 2023 – Senator Michèle Audette; evening of Indigenous celebration with the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario; Mādahòkì Farm, Ottawa, Ontario.

Thursday, September 21, 2023 – Senator Bernadette Clement, second row from the front, left; meeting with students from Collège La Cité; organized by SENgage; Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, September 21, 2023 – Senator Ratna Omidvar, second from left; meeting with members of the Iranian Justice Collective; in her office on Parliament Hill; Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, September 28, 2023 – From top left clockwise, Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson, Senator Judy A. White, Senator Michèle Audette; virtual event with Renfrew County District School Board for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; organized by SENgage.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 – Senator Percy Downe and Costa Rican Ambassador, Her Excellency Adriana Solano Laclé; meeting to discuss priorities and issues for both countries; in the senator’s office on Parliament Hill; Ottawa, Ontario.
Monday, October 2, 2023 – Senator Rob Black, third from left, with his former colleagues from the Advanced Agriculture Leadership Program (AALP); visit with the Usher of the Black Rod, J. Greg Peters, and tour of the Senate of Canada Building; Senate of Canada Building; Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – Senator Ratna Omidvar, centre; meeting with representatives from KAIROS; in her office on Parliament Hill; Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, October 6, 2023 – Senator Renée Dupuis, left; launch of the René-Dussault Leadership Chair in Teaching for the inclusion of Indigenous traditions in law programs; University of Laval; Québec City, Quebec.
Friday, October 6, 2023 – Senators Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Donna Dasko, and Rebecca Patterson, third from left, fourth from right and second from right, respectively; dinner with members of the Canadian delegation to the 69th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Copenhagen; Christiansborg Palace; Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, top right; guest lecturer at University of Manitoba Faculty of Social Work, event organized by SENgage.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 – Senators Rebecca Patterson, Bernadette Clement, and Kim Pate, back row, centre; Girl2Leader event to mark International Day of the Girl Child; in the Senate Chamber; Ottawa, Ontario.
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At a glance
Find out what senators have been doing in their community in the latest edition of “At a glance”!

Sunday, August 20, 2023 – Senator Paula Simons, right, and Alberta MLA Nathan Ip, second from right; the first ever Edmonton Chinatown Summer Festival; Edmonton, Alberta.
Saturday, August 26, 2023 – Senator Paula Simons, left, and Ifeoma Okoye, President of the Igbo Cultural Association of Edmonton; 2023 Iri Ji (New Yam) Festival; Borden Park; Edmonton, Alberta.

Sunday, September 17, 2023 – Senator Michèle Audette; evening of Indigenous celebration with the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario; Mādahòkì Farm, Ottawa, Ontario.

Thursday, September 21, 2023 – Senator Bernadette Clement, second row from the front, left; meeting with students from Collège La Cité; organized by SENgage; Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, September 21, 2023 – Senator Ratna Omidvar, second from left; meeting with members of the Iranian Justice Collective; in her office on Parliament Hill; Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, September 28, 2023 – From top left clockwise, Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson, Senator Judy A. White, Senator Michèle Audette; virtual event with Renfrew County District School Board for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; organized by SENgage.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 – Senator Percy Downe and Costa Rican Ambassador, Her Excellency Adriana Solano Laclé; meeting to discuss priorities and issues for both countries; in the senator’s office on Parliament Hill; Ottawa, Ontario.
Monday, October 2, 2023 – Senator Rob Black, third from left, with his former colleagues from the Advanced Agriculture Leadership Program (AALP); visit with the Usher of the Black Rod, J. Greg Peters, and tour of the Senate of Canada Building; Senate of Canada Building; Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – Senator Ratna Omidvar, centre; meeting with representatives from KAIROS; in her office on Parliament Hill; Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, October 6, 2023 – Senator Renée Dupuis, left; launch of the René-Dussault Leadership Chair in Teaching for the inclusion of Indigenous traditions in law programs; University of Laval; Québec City, Quebec.
Friday, October 6, 2023 – Senators Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Donna Dasko, and Rebecca Patterson, third from left, fourth from right and second from right, respectively; dinner with members of the Canadian delegation to the 69th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Copenhagen; Christiansborg Palace; Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, top right; guest lecturer at University of Manitoba Faculty of Social Work, event organized by SENgage.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 – Senators Rebecca Patterson, Bernadette Clement, and Kim Pate, back row, centre; Girl2Leader event to mark International Day of the Girl Child; in the Senate Chamber; Ottawa, Ontario.