Friday, March 8, 2024 – Senator Ratna Omidvar, front row, third from right with Member of Parliament Ali Ehsassi, top left, and fellow event speakers; keynote speaker at the Silenced Voices conference on Gender Persecution and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan and Iran; Massey College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Friday, March 8, 2024 – Senator Paula Simons, left, and Director of FAO North America, Jocelyn Brown Hall; meeting with representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to discuss the Agriculture and Forestry Committee’s study on soil health; Washington, D.C., United States of America.
Friday, March 8, 2024 – Senator Krista Ross; keynote speaker at an International Women’s Day event, hosted by Horizon Health Network, speaking about her experience as a woman in politics, in business and in leadership roles; Moncton, New Brunswick.
Thursday, March 14, 2024 – Senator Judy A. White; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students from Se’t A’newey Kina’matino’kuom (St. Anne’s School), Miawpukek Mi’kmaw Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Monday, March 11, 2024 – Senator Krista Ross, left, and Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler; UN Commission on the Status of Women, session on Gender-Sensitive Parliaments: Advancing Gender Equality To End Poverty, hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women; New York City, New York, United States of America.
Friday, March 22, 2024 – Senator Brent Cotter; guest speaker at the virtual meeting organized by SENgage, with Professor Baijius’ University of Saskatchewan environmental policy course, to discuss the senator’s path to the Senate and the Agriculture and Forestry Committee’s study on soil health, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Thursday, April 4, 2024 – Senator Pierrette Ringuette and Ryder Cote-Nottaway, youth host; virtual presentation, organized by SENgage, on the role of the Speaker of the Senate of Canada at the Forum for Young Canadians: Summit 360. Photo credit: Forum for Young Canadians
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – Senator Marty Deacon, top row, second from right, with panelists Justice Paul Howard, top row, first from right, and Associate Director of Social, WIRED Magazine, Evy Kwong, second row, first from left, and other participants; virtual panel discussion hosted by Ontario History and Social Science Teachers’ Association (OHASSTA), in collaboration with SENgage, on challenging conversations about current events.
Thursday, March 14, 2024 – Senator Paula Simons, first row, fourth from left; visit with students in political science; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Friday, March 22, 2024 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, second row from the top, centre; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students from Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, Alberta.
Monday, March 18, 2024 – Senator Ratna Omidvar and Pierre Heilbronn, France’s Special Envoy for Ukraine’s Relief and Reconstruction; meeting to discuss Canada’s and France’s efforts in confiscating and repurposing Russian state assets to rebuild Ukraine; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, March 21, 2024 – Senator Marilou McPhedran, right screen, second from left, and Shoshana Iny; virtual school visit, organized by SENgage, with students from Lakeshore School, Calgary, Alberta.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – Senator Kim Pate, right screen; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students in the Criminal Justice, Family Law and Indigeneity course at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 – Senator Michèle Audette; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, for students at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, Montréal, Quebec.
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Friday, March 8, 2024 – Senator Ratna Omidvar, front row, third from right with Member of Parliament Ali Ehsassi, top left, and fellow event speakers; keynote speaker at the Silenced Voices conference on Gender Persecution and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan and Iran; Massey College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Friday, March 8, 2024 – Senator Paula Simons, left, and Director of FAO North America, Jocelyn Brown Hall; meeting with representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to discuss the Agriculture and Forestry Committee’s study on soil health; Washington, D.C., United States of America.
Friday, March 8, 2024 – Senator Krista Ross; keynote speaker at an International Women’s Day event, hosted by Horizon Health Network, speaking about her experience as a woman in politics, in business and in leadership roles; Moncton, New Brunswick.
Thursday, March 14, 2024 – Senator Judy A. White; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students from Se’t A’newey Kina’matino’kuom (St. Anne’s School), Miawpukek Mi’kmaw Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Monday, March 11, 2024 – Senator Krista Ross, left, and Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler; UN Commission on the Status of Women, session on Gender-Sensitive Parliaments: Advancing Gender Equality To End Poverty, hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women; New York City, New York, United States of America.
Friday, March 22, 2024 – Senator Brent Cotter; guest speaker at the virtual meeting organized by SENgage, with Professor Baijius’ University of Saskatchewan environmental policy course, to discuss the senator’s path to the Senate and the Agriculture and Forestry Committee’s study on soil health, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Thursday, April 4, 2024 – Senator Pierrette Ringuette and Ryder Cote-Nottaway, youth host; virtual presentation, organized by SENgage, on the role of the Speaker of the Senate of Canada at the Forum for Young Canadians: Summit 360. Photo credit: Forum for Young Canadians
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – Senator Marty Deacon, top row, second from right, with panelists Justice Paul Howard, top row, first from right, and Associate Director of Social, WIRED Magazine, Evy Kwong, second row, first from left, and other participants; virtual panel discussion hosted by Ontario History and Social Science Teachers’ Association (OHASSTA), in collaboration with SENgage, on challenging conversations about current events.
Thursday, March 14, 2024 – Senator Paula Simons, first row, fourth from left; visit with students in political science; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Friday, March 22, 2024 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, second row from the top, centre; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students from Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, Alberta.
Monday, March 18, 2024 – Senator Ratna Omidvar and Pierre Heilbronn, France’s Special Envoy for Ukraine’s Relief and Reconstruction; meeting to discuss Canada’s and France’s efforts in confiscating and repurposing Russian state assets to rebuild Ukraine; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, March 21, 2024 – Senator Marilou McPhedran, right screen, second from left, and Shoshana Iny; virtual school visit, organized by SENgage, with students from Lakeshore School, Calgary, Alberta.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – Senator Kim Pate, right screen; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with students in the Criminal Justice, Family Law and Indigeneity course at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 – Senator Michèle Audette; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, for students at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, Montréal, Quebec.
