At a glance
Senators lead busy lives in and out of Parliament! Catch up on their latest work on and off the Hill.
Saturday, February 15, 2025 – Senator Pierre J. Dalphond; opening lecture for the simulated proceedings of the United Nations General Assembly; Marianopolis College, Montréal, Quebec.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Senator Pierre J. Dalphond; conference for about one hundred students in public administration, political science, and law as part of a course organized by Professor Pierre Martel; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, March 21, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons; proclamation of Save Soil Day; Edmonton City Hall, Edmonton, Alberta.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons, second from right, with former senator Ratna Omidvar, third from right, Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail, left, Mary Row, Canadian Urban Institute, second from left, and Dr. Zhixi Zhuang, TMU, right; event hosted by Toronto Metropolitan University’s Centre for Immigration and Settlement; Toronto, Ontario.
Friday, April 11, 2025 – Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, left; visit with Grade 5 students, coordinated by SENgage; École élémentaire catholique Montfort, Ottawa, Ontario.
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – Senator Amina Gerba, front row, centre; visit with youth community of Laval-West, coordinated by SENgage; Laval-Ouest, Quebec.
Photo credit: Charles Hervé Lominy
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – Senator Suze Youance, right, with participants of the Église Adventiste de Saint-Léonard; visit coordinated by SENgage; Église Adventiste de Saint-Léonard, Montréal, Quebec.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – Senator Tony Loffreda; Global Parliamentary Forum of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF; Washington D.C., United States.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Senator Rebecca Patterson, centre; tour of the Senate Chamber with students from D. Roy Kennedy Public School, organized by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Senator Claude Carignan, centre; visit with students organized by SENgage; Académie Ste-Thérèse, Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Senator Victor Boudreau, second row, third from left; Forum Français pour l’avenir, visit coordinated by SENgage; Saint Thomas Univeristy, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 – Senators Yonah Martin, Pierre J. Dalphond, Tony Loffreda, Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Raymonde Gagné, senators Jim Quinn, Toni Varone, Victor Boudreau, Iris G. Petten, and Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler, with four Canadian cardinals, Joyce Napier, Ambassador to the Holy See and Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
Monday, April 28, 2025 – Senator Daryl S. Fridhandler; virtual event coordinated by SENgage, with grade 6 students from St. Catherine School, Picture Butte, Alberta.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Senator Judy A. White, virtual event coordinated by SENgage, with students from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Senator Marty Deacon, virtual event organized by SENgage, with students from Innisdale Secondary School, Barrie, Ontario.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Senator Andrew Cardozo, front row, second from right; visit with university students from TMU - Politics and Governance Students’ Association; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, May 1, 2025 – Senator Marilou McPhedran and former senator Donald Neil Plett; farewell event for former senator Plett; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Monday, May 5, 2025 – Senator Marilou McPhedran, virtual event organized by SENgage, with students from Jean Little Public School, Guelph, Ontario.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – Senator Pierrette Ringuette, virtual event with students from École Confédération, Brantford, Ontario.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Senator Bev Busson; school visit coordinated by SENgage; Holy Cross Middle School, Penticton, British Columbia.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Senator Peter M. Boehm, centre; meeting, coordinated by SENgage, with the Congressional Fellowship Program for a presentation and a question and answer period; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Raymonde Gagné; the opening event of Model Senate 2025, the Senate Social, hosted by the Speaker of the Senate; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Students from across the country; fifth edition of Model Senate; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
- May 9, 2025 - Senator Bev Busson with Grade 3 and 4 students; school visit to Lakewood Elementary School; Victoria, British Columbia.
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At a glance
Senators lead busy lives in and out of Parliament! Catch up on their latest work on and off the Hill.
Saturday, February 15, 2025 – Senator Pierre J. Dalphond; opening lecture for the simulated proceedings of the United Nations General Assembly; Marianopolis College, Montréal, Quebec.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Senator Pierre J. Dalphond; conference for about one hundred students in public administration, political science, and law as part of a course organized by Professor Pierre Martel; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, March 21, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons; proclamation of Save Soil Day; Edmonton City Hall, Edmonton, Alberta.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons, second from right, with former senator Ratna Omidvar, third from right, Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail, left, Mary Row, Canadian Urban Institute, second from left, and Dr. Zhixi Zhuang, TMU, right; event hosted by Toronto Metropolitan University’s Centre for Immigration and Settlement; Toronto, Ontario.
Friday, April 11, 2025 – Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, left; visit with Grade 5 students, coordinated by SENgage; École élémentaire catholique Montfort, Ottawa, Ontario.
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – Senator Amina Gerba, front row, centre; visit with youth community of Laval-West, coordinated by SENgage; Laval-Ouest, Quebec.
Photo credit: Charles Hervé Lominy
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – Senator Suze Youance, right, with participants of the Église Adventiste de Saint-Léonard; visit coordinated by SENgage; Église Adventiste de Saint-Léonard, Montréal, Quebec.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – Senator Tony Loffreda; Global Parliamentary Forum of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF; Washington D.C., United States.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Senator Rebecca Patterson, centre; tour of the Senate Chamber with students from D. Roy Kennedy Public School, organized by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Senator Claude Carignan, centre; visit with students organized by SENgage; Académie Ste-Thérèse, Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Senator Victor Boudreau, second row, third from left; Forum Français pour l’avenir, visit coordinated by SENgage; Saint Thomas Univeristy, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 – Senators Yonah Martin, Pierre J. Dalphond, Tony Loffreda, Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Raymonde Gagné, senators Jim Quinn, Toni Varone, Victor Boudreau, Iris G. Petten, and Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler, with four Canadian cardinals, Joyce Napier, Ambassador to the Holy See and Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
Monday, April 28, 2025 – Senator Daryl S. Fridhandler; virtual event coordinated by SENgage, with grade 6 students from St. Catherine School, Picture Butte, Alberta.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Senator Judy A. White, virtual event coordinated by SENgage, with students from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Senator Marty Deacon, virtual event organized by SENgage, with students from Innisdale Secondary School, Barrie, Ontario.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Senator Andrew Cardozo, front row, second from right; visit with university students from TMU - Politics and Governance Students’ Association; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, May 1, 2025 – Senator Marilou McPhedran and former senator Donald Neil Plett; farewell event for former senator Plett; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Monday, May 5, 2025 – Senator Marilou McPhedran, virtual event organized by SENgage, with students from Jean Little Public School, Guelph, Ontario.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – Senator Pierrette Ringuette, virtual event with students from École Confédération, Brantford, Ontario.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Senator Bev Busson; school visit coordinated by SENgage; Holy Cross Middle School, Penticton, British Columbia.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Senator Peter M. Boehm, centre; meeting, coordinated by SENgage, with the Congressional Fellowship Program for a presentation and a question and answer period; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Raymonde Gagné; the opening event of Model Senate 2025, the Senate Social, hosted by the Speaker of the Senate; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Students from across the country; fifth edition of Model Senate; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
- May 9, 2025 - Senator Bev Busson with Grade 3 and 4 students; school visit to Lakewood Elementary School; Victoria, British Columbia.