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.
Saturday, January 11, 2025 – Senator Salma Ataullahjan, centre; QFLIP’s Liberate 2025 Conference; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
Thursday, January 16, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons, standing left; visit with the University of Alberta Students’ Union Stride Campaign, coordinated by SENgage; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 – Senator Krista Ross; meeting with teachers to speak about the SENgage program; Anglophone School District West, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Monday, January 20, 2025 – SenatorPaula Simons; visit with students, organized by SENgage; St. Vincent Catholic Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta.
Monday, January 27, 2025 – Senators Leo Housakos and Tony Loffreda, back row, centre; armchair discussion with students from Concordia University; Senate Chamber, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – Senator Salma Ataullahjan; virtual event, panel discussion on Islamophobia with the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Toronto, Ontario.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – Senator Pat Duncan, third from left,
with Andreas Østhagen, left, Rear Admiral TVN Prasanna, second from left and Steinar Dahl Kongshavn, right; Arctic Security Seminar: Adapting to Geopolitical Uncertainty; Tromsø, Norway.
Saturday, February 1, 2025 – Senator Amina Gerba, second from left, with Edward Matwawana, Executive Director at the Michaëlle Jean Foundation, left, the Honorable Michaëlle Jean, third from left, Henriette Mvondo, Founder-President of Bienvenue à l’Immigrant (BAI); 4th National Black Canadians Summit; Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec.
Sunday, February 2, 2025 – Senator Yuen Pau Woo, centre, with community members; 2025 Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade; Vancouver, British Columbia.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 – Senator Marty Deacon, right, with Waterloo Mayor, Dorothy McCabe, and Perimeter Institute Managing Director and COO Paul Smith; Opening of Galileo exhibit; Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario.
Thursday, February 6, 2025 – Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, back row, with the morning announcements club; school visit coordinated by SENgage; École élémentaire publique De la Rivière Castor, Embrun, Ontario.
Monday, February 10, 2025 – Senator David Wells; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Uplands Elementary School, Brooks, Alberta.
Monday, February 10, 2025 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.
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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.
Saturday, January 11, 2025 – Senator Salma Ataullahjan, centre; QFLIP’s Liberate 2025 Conference; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
Thursday, January 16, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons, standing left; visit with the University of Alberta Students’ Union Stride Campaign, coordinated by SENgage; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 – Senator Krista Ross; meeting with teachers to speak about the SENgage program; Anglophone School District West, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Monday, January 20, 2025 – SenatorPaula Simons; visit with students, organized by SENgage; St. Vincent Catholic Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta.
Monday, January 27, 2025 – Senators Leo Housakos and Tony Loffreda, back row, centre; armchair discussion with students from Concordia University; Senate Chamber, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – Senator Salma Ataullahjan; virtual event, panel discussion on Islamophobia with the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Toronto, Ontario.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – Senator Pat Duncan, third from left,
with Andreas Østhagen, left, Rear Admiral TVN Prasanna, second from left and Steinar Dahl Kongshavn, right; Arctic Security Seminar: Adapting to Geopolitical Uncertainty; Tromsø, Norway.
Saturday, February 1, 2025 – Senator Amina Gerba, second from left, with Edward Matwawana, Executive Director at the Michaëlle Jean Foundation, left, the Honorable Michaëlle Jean, third from left, Henriette Mvondo, Founder-President of Bienvenue à l’Immigrant (BAI); 4th National Black Canadians Summit; Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec.
Sunday, February 2, 2025 – Senator Yuen Pau Woo, centre, with community members; 2025 Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade; Vancouver, British Columbia.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 – Senator Marty Deacon, right, with Waterloo Mayor, Dorothy McCabe, and Perimeter Institute Managing Director and COO Paul Smith; Opening of Galileo exhibit; Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario.
Thursday, February 6, 2025 – Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, back row, with the morning announcements club; school visit coordinated by SENgage; École élémentaire publique De la Rivière Castor, Embrun, Ontario.
Monday, February 10, 2025 – Senator David Wells; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Uplands Elementary School, Brooks, Alberta.
Monday, February 10, 2025 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.