Senators’ work takes them all over Canada! See where they’ve been and who they’ve met along the way.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 – Senator Ratna Omidvar and Germany’s Ambassador to Canada Sabine Anne Sparwasser; invitation to the Senate Chamber to mark the ambassador’s upcoming retirement and accomplishments in advancing Canadian-German relations; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – Senator Percy E. Downe and representatives from MS Canada; meeting to mark the beginning of MS Awareness Month in May; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.

Friday, April 26, 2024 – From left: Senator Ratna Omidvar, Nilofar Moradi, Homaira Ayubi, Aeyliya Husain, Nadine Pequeneza and Nargis Nehan; premiere screening of An Unfinished Journey; TIFF Lightbox, Toronto, Ontario. Photo credit: Shawn Goldberg

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – Senator Percy E. Downe and representatives from the Prince Edward Island Police Association; meeting to discuss challenges faced by police officers on the island; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson; virtual presentation, organized by SENgage, to a Grade 9 class in social studies at Hilltop High School, Whitecourt, Alberta.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 – Senator René Cormier, centre, and French for the Future staff; in collaboration with SENgage, workshop led by Senator Cormier on the modernization of the Official Languages Act during French for the Future’s Fredericton Local Forum; Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Thursday, May 16, 2024 – Senator Iris G. Petten; repatriation ceremony of an unknown Newfoundland First World War soldier who fought as part of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Auchonvillers, France. Photo credit: Veterans Affairs Canada.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – Senator Peter M. Boehm, second row, fourth from right and University of Michigan-Dearborn interns; meeting and tour of the Senate, organized by SENgage; Wellington committee rooms, Ottawa, Ontario.

Sunday, May 5, 2024 – Senator Paula Simons, centre, and community members; Jane’s Walk tour of Edmonton’s historic Jasper Avenue East led by the senator; Edmonton, Alberta.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Senator Paula Simons, centre, Grasslands Public School Board Superintendent Scott Brandt, far right, and students; school visit with Grade K-8 Springview Hutterite Colony school students; Gem, Alberta.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – Senator Bev Busson; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with a Grade 10 class in social studies at Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School in Kitimat, British Columbia.

Thursday, May 16, 2024 – From left: Ajaswi Regmi, event moderator, and senators Ratna Omidvar, Mobina S.B. Jaffer, Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler and Hassan Yussuff; National Youth Webinar to mark Asian Heritage Month, organized by SENgage, with students from across the country.

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – Senator Marnie McBean and students; meeting with Grade 5, 6 and 7 students of Kerrisdale Elementary School’s District FI MACC Program; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – Senators Rob Black, far left, and Judy A. White, far right, and students from Renfrew County District School Board; meeting and tour of the Senate, organized by SENgage, with student senators and indigenous student leaders; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – Senator Yvonne Boyer, centre, and staff, students, and community leaders from the Saskatoon Public Schools; visit of the Mii Taant Leur Plaas Michif immersion program; Westmount School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Photo credit: Shawn Monahan, Saskatoon Public Schools

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – Senator Lucie Moncion, second row, far left; school visit, organized by SENgage, with Grade 5 students from Bernard-Grandmaître Elementary School; Ottawa, Ontario.

Saturday, May 25, 2024 – Senator Andrew Cardozo and participants of Association Chemin vers La Liberté – Path to Freedom; tour of the Senate, organized by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Friday, May 24, 2024 – Senator Salma Ataullahjan and FAST-NU Alumni Canada President Rafaeel Chaudhry; formal ceremony following the 92ix Summit 2024 and 2^nd Annual Soirée hosted by FAST-NU Alumni Canada and presentation of a Global Ambassador Award to Mr. Chaudhry; Sagan Banquet Hall and Convention Centre, Mississauga, Ontario. Photo credit: Azmat Mujeeb Ethnic Media

Monday, May 27, 2024 – Senator Krista Ross, centre, and event participants; guest lecturer at Ignite’s Economic Empowerment Program for immigrant women, to speak about the senator’s experiences in business and politics; Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Monday, May 27, 2024 – Senator Krista Ross, front centre, and students; school visit, organized by SENgage, to speak with Grade 8 students; George Street Middle School, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – Senator Krista Ross, Vice-Chair of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group, first row, second from right, Japanese Ambassador Yamanouchi, first row, third from right, and Japan Embassy staff and Ship for World Youth Canadian Alumni; conferment of the Japanese Ambassador’s Award upon the Ship for World Youth Canadian Alumni Association; The Embassy of Japan, Ottawa, Ontario.

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – Senator Marty Deacon, second row, second from left, and students from Listowel Christian School; meeting, coordinated by SENgage, with Grade 7 and 8 students in the Red Chamber; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – From left: Senators Stan Kutcher and René Cormier; Canadian Museums Hill Day Reception, co-hosted by the senators; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario. Photo credit: Britt Fleming Photography

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 – From left: Municipal councillor (Touraine district) Tiffany-Lee Norris Parent, Former Municipal councillor and Acting Mayor of the City of Gatineau Mireille Apollon, Senator Michèle Audette, and Civil Communication CEO and event moderator Peggy Civil; in collaboration with SENgage, panel discussion with the Black Community Council of Gatineau for National Indigenous History Month; Maison du Citoyen, Gatineau, Quebec.

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – Senators Raymonde Saint-Germain, Tony Dean, Joan Kingston, Mary Coyle, René Cormier, Stan Kutcher, Éric Forest, Pierre J. Dalphond, Hassan Yussuff, Marie-Françoise Mégie and Canadian Museums Association 2024 Delegates and staff; Canadian Museums Hill Day Reception, co-hosted by senators Cormier and Kutcher; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario. Photo credit: Britt Fleming Photography 

Thursday, May 30, 2024 – Senator Clément Gignac and students; meeting, organized by SENgage, with Grade 5 students studying Canadian citizenship, parliamentary systems and the Senate; Louise-Arbour Public Elementary School, Ottawa, Ontario.

Friday, May 31, 2024 – Senator Yuen Pau Woo and students; visit of the Senate of Canada Building, organized by SENgage, for University Transition Program students in British Columbia; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 – Speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagné, centre, and the 2023-24 Parliamentary Internship Programme interns; meeting coordinated by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 – Usher of the Black Rod Greg J. Peters, centre, and students; visit of the Senate of Canada Building, organized by SENgage, for D. Roy Kennedy Public School students in Ottawa; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Friday, May 24, 2024 – Senator Salma Ataullahjan and community members; reception following the 92ix Summit 2024 and 2^nd Annual Soirée hosted by FAST-NU Alumni Canada; Sagan Banquet Hall and Convention Centre, Mississauga, Ontario. Photo credit: Azmat Mujeeb Ethnic Media

Thursday, June 6, 2024 – Usher of the Black Rod Greg J. Peters, centre right, Senator Yonah Martin, centre left, and student interns; tour of the Senate of Canada Building and meeting, organized by SENgage, with participants of the British Columbia Legislative Internship Program; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 – Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain, left, and Canadian Real Estate Association Chair-Elect Valérie Paquin; Senator Saint-Germain wins the “Senator of the Year” award at the 2024 Parliamentarians of the Year Awards organized by iPolitics; Queen Street Fare, Ottawa, Ontario. Photo credit: Andrew Meade