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At a glance

Away from the Hill, senators keep in close contact with their communities so they can give regions and minorities a strong voice in Parliament.

Senator Percy Mockler with RCMP officers and a community member standing by a pickup truck filled with boxes of food.

Sunday, November 5, 2023 – Senator Paula Simons, centre; meeting organized by SENgage with teachers participating in the Alberta Teachers Institute on Parliamentary Democracy program; Edmonton, Alberta.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – Senator Iris G. Petten; guest speaker for the Business and Society course, event organized by SENgage; Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – From left to right, former senator Patricia Bovey, Senator Paula Simons, and Art Gallery of Alberta Executive Director Catherine Crowston; public lecture entitled “Alberta & the West Changing Canadian Art”, referencing former senator Bovey’s new book, followed by a question period moderated by Senator Simons; Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.

Monday, November 20, 2023 – From left to right, Senator Ratna Omidvar, Legal Counsellor and Parliamentary Liaison at Embassy of Ukraine, Tetyana Girenko, and Adviser, Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights and Rehabilitation, Daria Herasymchuk; meeting to discuss war crimes against Ukrainian children; Massey College, Toronto, Ontario.

Thursday, November 16, 2023 – Senator Sharon Burey, second top left corner; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students at David Thompson High School, Leslieville, Alberta.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné; visit with students, organized by SENgage; Christine Lespérance School, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 – Senator Paula Simons; meeting with students, coordinated by SENgage; S. Bruce Smith School; Edmonton, Alberta.

Thursday, November 16, 2023 – Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné; visit with students, organized by SENgage; Léo-Rémillard School; Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Thursday, November 16, 2023 – Senator Andrew Cardozo; meeting with students of the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton

Monday, November 20, 2023 – Senator Rebecca Patterson; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Valour JK-12 School, Petawawa, Ontario.

Friday, November 17, 2023 – Senator Marty Deacon; virtual meeting, coordinated by SENgage, with students in the Political Science course at St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 – Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia; Research Canada’s 2023 Leadership in Advocacy Award Ceremony, reception hosted by Senator Ravalia; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario. Photo credit: Sarah Bradley

Monday, November 20, 2023 – Senator Ratna Omidvar, far left; United for Justice Conference on War Crimes Against Ukrainian Children, with the senator speaking on the panel examining the forfeiting of Russia’s assets through an international compensation mechanism; Massey College, Toronto, Ontario.

Monday, November 20, 2023 – Senator Robert Black; virtual meeting, coordinated by SENgage, with students from Holy Trinity Catholic School, Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Senator Lucie Moncion, virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students from École du Parc, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Senator Renée Dupuis; virtual visit, organized by SENgage, with students from Lacerte School, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Saturday, December 2, 2023 – Senator Percy Mockler, second from right; food drive to help the local food bank, organized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick.

Sunday, November 26, 2023 – Senator Yonah Martin, third from left; celebration of the end of Diwali as part of Hindu Heritage Month with Hindu community leaders; Hindu Temple Burnaby, Burnaby, British Columbia.

At a glance

Away from the Hill, senators keep in close contact with their communities so they can give regions and minorities a strong voice in Parliament.

Senator Percy Mockler with RCMP officers and a community member standing by a pickup truck filled with boxes of food.

Sunday, November 5, 2023 – Senator Paula Simons, centre; meeting organized by SENgage with teachers participating in the Alberta Teachers Institute on Parliamentary Democracy program; Edmonton, Alberta.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – Senator Iris G. Petten; guest speaker for the Business and Society course, event organized by SENgage; Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – From left to right, former senator Patricia Bovey, Senator Paula Simons, and Art Gallery of Alberta Executive Director Catherine Crowston; public lecture entitled “Alberta & the West Changing Canadian Art”, referencing former senator Bovey’s new book, followed by a question period moderated by Senator Simons; Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.

Monday, November 20, 2023 – From left to right, Senator Ratna Omidvar, Legal Counsellor and Parliamentary Liaison at Embassy of Ukraine, Tetyana Girenko, and Adviser, Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights and Rehabilitation, Daria Herasymchuk; meeting to discuss war crimes against Ukrainian children; Massey College, Toronto, Ontario.

Thursday, November 16, 2023 – Senator Sharon Burey, second top left corner; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students at David Thompson High School, Leslieville, Alberta.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné; visit with students, organized by SENgage; Christine Lespérance School, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 – Senator Paula Simons; meeting with students, coordinated by SENgage; S. Bruce Smith School; Edmonton, Alberta.

Thursday, November 16, 2023 – Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné; visit with students, organized by SENgage; Léo-Rémillard School; Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Thursday, November 16, 2023 – Senator Andrew Cardozo; meeting with students of the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton

Monday, November 20, 2023 – Senator Rebecca Patterson; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Valour JK-12 School, Petawawa, Ontario.

Friday, November 17, 2023 – Senator Marty Deacon; virtual meeting, coordinated by SENgage, with students in the Political Science course at St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 – Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia; Research Canada’s 2023 Leadership in Advocacy Award Ceremony, reception hosted by Senator Ravalia; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario. Photo credit: Sarah Bradley

Monday, November 20, 2023 – Senator Ratna Omidvar, far left; United for Justice Conference on War Crimes Against Ukrainian Children, with the senator speaking on the panel examining the forfeiting of Russia’s assets through an international compensation mechanism; Massey College, Toronto, Ontario.

Monday, November 20, 2023 – Senator Robert Black; virtual meeting, coordinated by SENgage, with students from Holy Trinity Catholic School, Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Senator Lucie Moncion, virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students from École du Parc, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Senator Renée Dupuis; virtual visit, organized by SENgage, with students from Lacerte School, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Saturday, December 2, 2023 – Senator Percy Mockler, second from right; food drive to help the local food bank, organized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick.

Sunday, November 26, 2023 – Senator Yonah Martin, third from left; celebration of the end of Diwali as part of Hindu Heritage Month with Hindu community leaders; Hindu Temple Burnaby, Burnaby, British Columbia.

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