Senators lead busy lives in and out of Parliament! Catch up on their latest work on and off the Hill.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Senator Jane MacAdam, front row, centre; visit of the Senate of Canada Building with Prince Edward Island’s Colonel Gray High School Senior Concert Band; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 – Senator Réjean Aucoin and his wife; Tintamarre for National Acadian Day at the World Acadian Congress 2024; downtown Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 – From left: Dr. Mike Ananny, Emma Gilchrist, Dr. Jaigris Hodson and Senator Paula Simons; panel on disinformation and digital disruption at the Victoria Forum 2024; University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 – Senator Bernadette Clement, front left, and other leaders in Law; 71st formal opening of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section to receive the Order of Merit; NORCA Restaurant, Ottawa, Ontario.
Saturday, July 27, 2024 – Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler; Fun Philippines Toronto Food and Music Festival; Harbourfront Centre; Toronto, Ontario.
Friday, September 6, 2024 – Senators Ratna Omidvar, fifth from left, and Mary Coyle, right, their staff and CEO of Peace by Chocolate, Tareq Hadhad, centre back row; visit to Peace by Chocolate; Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 – Senator Leo Housakos; Parliamentary Series Program, hosted by the University of Toronto Scarborough’s Political Science and Pre-Law Student Association; University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – Senators Jane MacAdam, front row, fifth from right, and Mary Robinson, front row, fourth from right, with executive members of the PEI Federation of Agriculture and Prince Edward Island farmers; tour of the PEI Federation of Agriculture Farm; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Photo credit: Jillian Ferguson
Saturday, September 7, 2024 – Senator Bernadette Clement, right, and Niio Perkins; 22nd Annual Akwesasne International Pow-Wow; Lamoureux Park, Cornwall, Ontario.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 – Senators Patti LaBoucane-Benson, front row, third from left, and Paula Simons, front row, right; ceremony to mark the official designation of the North Saskatchewan River as a Canadian Heritage River; Métis Crossing, Smokey Lake, Alberta.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 – From left: Member of Provincial Parliament Karen McCrimmon, Major (retired) Dee Brasseur and Rear-Admiral (retired) Senator Rebecca Patterson; The Diefenbunker Cold War Speaker’s Series: “Women in Canada’s Cold War Military”; Diefenbunker, Ottawa, Ontario.
Saturday, September 14, 2024 – Senator Chantal Petitclerc, dignitaries and event guests; citizenship ceremony; Victoria Hall, Westmount, Quebec.
Thursday, September 19, 2024 – From left: Sandra Elgersma, Senator Ratna Omidvar, and Yasmine Saker; discussion with UNHRC representatives on Canadian and global advances in using skilled immigration policies as a complementary pathway for globally displaced individuals; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
Monday, September 16, 2024 – Senator Marc Gold, centre, and the 2024-25 Parliamentary Internship Programme interns; meeting in the Senate Chamber, organized by SENgage; Senate Chamber, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 – Clockwise from top left: Senators Mary Jane McCallum, Brian Francis and Dawn Anderson, moderator of the event Autumn LaRose-Smith, and Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson; virtual Q&A session to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with youth across Canada, organized by SENgage.
Monday, September 16, 2024 – Senator Pierre J. Dalphond, right; panel on delegated legislation and the rule of law at the 22nd Legislative Drafting Conference organized by the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice; Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, September 19, 2024 – Senators Donna Dasko, fourth from left, Ratna Omidvar, fifth from left, and Stan Kutcher, sixth from left; Strengthening Humanitarian Cooperation: A Discussion with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 – Senator Paula Simons; Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards celebration; Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta. Photo credit: Monique de St. Croix
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 – Senator Jane Cordy, centre, and members of the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Young Professionals Network; visit of the Senate, organized by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 – Senator Bernadette Clement, front row, fourth from left, City of Cornwall Councillor Fred Ngoundjo, back row, left, and youth from Cornwall; meeting in the Senate Chamber organized by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 – Senator René Cormier; discussion on his role as legislator to political science students taking a course on Francophonie, diversity and citizenship; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – The Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Raymonde Gagné, and participants of the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program; meeting with senior parliamentary officials on how the Canadian Parliament works; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – Senators Mary Coyle, front centre, and Marty Deacon, front right; Bike Day on the Hill organized by Vélo Canada Bikes and co-hosted by Senator Deacon and Member of Parliament Julie Dabrusin; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
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Senators lead busy lives in and out of Parliament! Catch up on their latest work on and off the Hill.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Senator Jane MacAdam, front row, centre; visit of the Senate of Canada Building with Prince Edward Island’s Colonel Gray High School Senior Concert Band; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 – Senator Réjean Aucoin and his wife; Tintamarre for National Acadian Day at the World Acadian Congress 2024; downtown Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 – From left: Dr. Mike Ananny, Emma Gilchrist, Dr. Jaigris Hodson and Senator Paula Simons; panel on disinformation and digital disruption at the Victoria Forum 2024; University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 – Senator Bernadette Clement, front left, and other leaders in Law; 71st formal opening of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section to receive the Order of Merit; NORCA Restaurant, Ottawa, Ontario.
Saturday, July 27, 2024 – Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler; Fun Philippines Toronto Food and Music Festival; Harbourfront Centre; Toronto, Ontario.
Friday, September 6, 2024 – Senators Ratna Omidvar, fifth from left, and Mary Coyle, right, their staff and CEO of Peace by Chocolate, Tareq Hadhad, centre back row; visit to Peace by Chocolate; Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 – Senator Leo Housakos; Parliamentary Series Program, hosted by the University of Toronto Scarborough’s Political Science and Pre-Law Student Association; University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – Senators Jane MacAdam, front row, fifth from right, and Mary Robinson, front row, fourth from right, with executive members of the PEI Federation of Agriculture and Prince Edward Island farmers; tour of the PEI Federation of Agriculture Farm; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Photo credit: Jillian Ferguson
Saturday, September 7, 2024 – Senator Bernadette Clement, right, and Niio Perkins; 22nd Annual Akwesasne International Pow-Wow; Lamoureux Park, Cornwall, Ontario.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 – Senators Patti LaBoucane-Benson, front row, third from left, and Paula Simons, front row, right; ceremony to mark the official designation of the North Saskatchewan River as a Canadian Heritage River; Métis Crossing, Smokey Lake, Alberta.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 – From left: Member of Provincial Parliament Karen McCrimmon, Major (retired) Dee Brasseur and Rear-Admiral (retired) Senator Rebecca Patterson; The Diefenbunker Cold War Speaker’s Series: “Women in Canada’s Cold War Military”; Diefenbunker, Ottawa, Ontario.
Saturday, September 14, 2024 – Senator Chantal Petitclerc, dignitaries and event guests; citizenship ceremony; Victoria Hall, Westmount, Quebec.
Thursday, September 19, 2024 – From left: Sandra Elgersma, Senator Ratna Omidvar, and Yasmine Saker; discussion with UNHRC representatives on Canadian and global advances in using skilled immigration policies as a complementary pathway for globally displaced individuals; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
Monday, September 16, 2024 – Senator Marc Gold, centre, and the 2024-25 Parliamentary Internship Programme interns; meeting in the Senate Chamber, organized by SENgage; Senate Chamber, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 – Clockwise from top left: Senators Mary Jane McCallum, Brian Francis and Dawn Anderson, moderator of the event Autumn LaRose-Smith, and Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson; virtual Q&A session to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with youth across Canada, organized by SENgage.
Monday, September 16, 2024 – Senator Pierre J. Dalphond, right; panel on delegated legislation and the rule of law at the 22nd Legislative Drafting Conference organized by the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice; Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, September 19, 2024 – Senators Donna Dasko, fourth from left, Ratna Omidvar, fifth from left, and Stan Kutcher, sixth from left; Strengthening Humanitarian Cooperation: A Discussion with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 – Senator Paula Simons; Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards celebration; Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta. Photo credit: Monique de St. Croix
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 – Senator Jane Cordy, centre, and members of the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Young Professionals Network; visit of the Senate, organized by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 – Senator Bernadette Clement, front row, fourth from left, City of Cornwall Councillor Fred Ngoundjo, back row, left, and youth from Cornwall; meeting in the Senate Chamber organized by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 – Senator René Cormier; discussion on his role as legislator to political science students taking a course on Francophonie, diversity and citizenship; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – The Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Raymonde Gagné, and participants of the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program; meeting with senior parliamentary officials on how the Canadian Parliament works; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – Senators Mary Coyle, front centre, and Marty Deacon, front right; Bike Day on the Hill organized by Vélo Canada Bikes and co-hosted by Senator Deacon and Member of Parliament Julie Dabrusin; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
