At a glance
Find out what senators have been doing in their community in the latest edition of “At a glance”!
Thursday, September 18, 2025 – Senator Marilou McPhedran, fourth from right, front row; Feed Your Mind Lecture; University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – Senator Brian Francis; Survivor Gathering; Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – Senator Sharon Burey right, front row; weCHC Amani Sisterhood of Success: Building Your Future Through Vision; Windsor, Ontario.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 – Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Raymonde Gagné, centre, with participants in the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program from Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Quebec, Yukon and France; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson, right, with Dean Linda Koechli of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education; visit coordinated by SENgage; Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – Senator Réjean Aucoin, right; official visit of the Consul of France for the Atlantic Provinces; Mi-Carême Museum, Chéticamp, Nova Scotia.
Friday, October 24, 2025 – Senator Réjean Aucoin, right; visit to the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site; Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
Monday, October 27, 2025 – Senator Rebecca Patterson, centre, with teachers and students from Notre Dame High School; tour of the Senate coordinated by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 – Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson; visit with the Female Rangers from the North; Senate of Canada Building; Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, October 30, 2025 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, left; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Thursday, October 30, 2025 – The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, Speaker of the Senate, and the Usher of the Black Rod J. Greg Peters; laying of the Senate of Canada’s wreath; National Military Cemetery Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, October 31, 2025 – Senator Andrew Cardozo; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Brock University, St. Catherine’s, Ontario.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 – The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, Speaker of the Senate, Usher of the Black Rod J. Greg Peters; 26th edition of the Teachers’ Forum on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Senator Salma Ataullahjan; meeting with a New Zealand parliamentary delegation to discuss Senate work and shared perspectives; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Members of the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, senators Brian Francis, Marilou McPhedran, Paul (PJ) Prosper, Judy A. White and Mary Jane McCallum and a New Zealand parliamentary delegation; discussion on priorities and approaches to strengthen relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Canada; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – From left, senators Réjean Aucoin and Victor Boudreau with Members of Parliament Chris d’Entremont, Ginette Petitpas-Taylor and Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault; formation of the Acadian Association of Parliamentarians of Canada; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Senators Kristopher Wells, left, and Paula Simons, right; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Prizes ceremony; Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Senator Tony Loffreda, third from left, with some award recipients, and Youth Ottawa’s Executive Director Jesse Card ; Youth Ottawa 21 Under 21 Awards; Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, Quebec.
Friday, November 7, 2025 – Senator Baltej S. Dhillon; Remembrance Day assembly; visit coordinated by SENgage; Sikh Academy School, Surrey, British Columbia.
Saturday, November 8, 2025 – Senator Suze Youance, centre, with members of the Club des étudiants haitiens de l’Université d’Ottawa; visit organized by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Sunday, November 9, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons, right, with author and chef Bonny Reichert; Kristallnacht anniversary event; Edmonton, Alberta.
Monday, November 10, 2025 – Senator Dawn Anderson with students; visit coordinated by SENgage; NJ Macpherson School, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Monday, November 10, 2025 – Senators Donna Dasko, second from left, and Marilou McPhedran, right, with other delegates; Reykjavík Global Forum; Reykjavík, Iceland.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – Senator Pierre J. Dalphond, with Outremont Mayor Laurent Desbois, MP Rachel Bendayan, Lt. Col. Serge Turcotte, Commanding Officer of Fusiliers Mont-Royal, FMR officers and municipal officials; commemorating Remembrance Day at Outremont Cenotaph; Montréal, Quebec.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, Speaker of the Senate; National Remembrance Day Ceremony; Canada’s National War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – Senator Charles S. Adler, left; Remembrance Day ceremony; Winnipeg Cenotaph, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Bert Church High School in Airdrie, Alberta.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Bert Church High School in Airdrie, Alberta.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Senator Peter Harder and interns from the Ontario Legislature Internship Programme; tour of the Senate coordinated by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Co-chairs Senator Marilou McPhedran, and Dr. Anoush F. Terjanian, middle, far back, with 24 scholars and participating parliamentarians, including senators Mohammad Al Zaibak, Andrew Cardozo, Donna Dasko, Danièle Henkel, Tony Loffreda, Julie Miville-Dechêne, Lucie Moncion, Manuelle Oudar, Kristopher Wells; roundtable “Strengthening Our Democracy”; Wellington Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, November 20, 2025 – From left: MP Anita Vandenbeld, senators Rebecca Patterson and Marilou McPhedran, and Chair of the Women, Peace and Security Network Canada Katrina Leclerc; Parliamentary evening on the Women, Peace and Security agenda; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, November 21, 2025 – Senator Bernadette Clement with students and a teacher from École secondaire catholique Pierre-Savard; visit coordinated by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, November 21, 2025 – Senator Bernadette Clement; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with Grade 5 students from École Primaire Catholique Père Mercure; Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Saturday, November 22, 2025 – Senator Yuen Pau Woo with community members from the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre; visit coordinated by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, November 20, 2025 – Senator Rosemary Moodie, centre, along with senators Bernadette Clement, Donna Dasko, Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler, Kim Pate and Kristopher Wells, youth advocates, and representatives from student-focused organizations; National Child Day Senate Breakfast discussion on education, youth employment, and health; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
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At a glance
Find out what senators have been doing in their community in the latest edition of “At a glance”!
Thursday, September 18, 2025 – Senator Marilou McPhedran, fourth from right, front row; Feed Your Mind Lecture; University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – Senator Brian Francis; Survivor Gathering; Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – Senator Sharon Burey right, front row; weCHC Amani Sisterhood of Success: Building Your Future Through Vision; Windsor, Ontario.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 – Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Raymonde Gagné, centre, with participants in the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program from Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Quebec, Yukon and France; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson, right, with Dean Linda Koechli of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education; visit coordinated by SENgage; Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – Senator Réjean Aucoin, right; official visit of the Consul of France for the Atlantic Provinces; Mi-Carême Museum, Chéticamp, Nova Scotia.
Friday, October 24, 2025 – Senator Réjean Aucoin, right; visit to the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site; Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
Monday, October 27, 2025 – Senator Rebecca Patterson, centre, with teachers and students from Notre Dame High School; tour of the Senate coordinated by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 – Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson; visit with the Female Rangers from the North; Senate of Canada Building; Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, October 30, 2025 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, left; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Thursday, October 30, 2025 – The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, Speaker of the Senate, and the Usher of the Black Rod J. Greg Peters; laying of the Senate of Canada’s wreath; National Military Cemetery Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, October 31, 2025 – Senator Andrew Cardozo; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Brock University, St. Catherine’s, Ontario.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 – The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, Speaker of the Senate, Usher of the Black Rod J. Greg Peters; 26th edition of the Teachers’ Forum on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Senator Salma Ataullahjan; meeting with a New Zealand parliamentary delegation to discuss Senate work and shared perspectives; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Members of the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, senators Brian Francis, Marilou McPhedran, Paul (PJ) Prosper, Judy A. White and Mary Jane McCallum and a New Zealand parliamentary delegation; discussion on priorities and approaches to strengthen relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Canada; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – From left, senators Réjean Aucoin and Victor Boudreau with Members of Parliament Chris d’Entremont, Ginette Petitpas-Taylor and Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault; formation of the Acadian Association of Parliamentarians of Canada; Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Senators Kristopher Wells, left, and Paula Simons, right; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Prizes ceremony; Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Senator Tony Loffreda, third from left, with some award recipients, and Youth Ottawa’s Executive Director Jesse Card ; Youth Ottawa 21 Under 21 Awards; Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, Quebec.
Friday, November 7, 2025 – Senator Baltej S. Dhillon; Remembrance Day assembly; visit coordinated by SENgage; Sikh Academy School, Surrey, British Columbia.
Saturday, November 8, 2025 – Senator Suze Youance, centre, with members of the Club des étudiants haitiens de l’Université d’Ottawa; visit organized by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Sunday, November 9, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons, right, with author and chef Bonny Reichert; Kristallnacht anniversary event; Edmonton, Alberta.
Monday, November 10, 2025 – Senator Dawn Anderson with students; visit coordinated by SENgage; NJ Macpherson School, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Monday, November 10, 2025 – Senators Donna Dasko, second from left, and Marilou McPhedran, right, with other delegates; Reykjavík Global Forum; Reykjavík, Iceland.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – Senator Pierre J. Dalphond, with Outremont Mayor Laurent Desbois, MP Rachel Bendayan, Lt. Col. Serge Turcotte, Commanding Officer of Fusiliers Mont-Royal, FMR officers and municipal officials; commemorating Remembrance Day at Outremont Cenotaph; Montréal, Quebec.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, Speaker of the Senate; National Remembrance Day Ceremony; Canada’s National War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – Senator Charles S. Adler, left; Remembrance Day ceremony; Winnipeg Cenotaph, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Bert Church High School in Airdrie, Alberta.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – Senator Paula Simons; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with students from Bert Church High School in Airdrie, Alberta.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Senator Peter Harder and interns from the Ontario Legislature Internship Programme; tour of the Senate coordinated by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Co-chairs Senator Marilou McPhedran, and Dr. Anoush F. Terjanian, middle, far back, with 24 scholars and participating parliamentarians, including senators Mohammad Al Zaibak, Andrew Cardozo, Donna Dasko, Danièle Henkel, Tony Loffreda, Julie Miville-Dechêne, Lucie Moncion, Manuelle Oudar, Kristopher Wells; roundtable “Strengthening Our Democracy”; Wellington Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, November 20, 2025 – From left: MP Anita Vandenbeld, senators Rebecca Patterson and Marilou McPhedran, and Chair of the Women, Peace and Security Network Canada Katrina Leclerc; Parliamentary evening on the Women, Peace and Security agenda; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, November 21, 2025 – Senator Bernadette Clement with students and a teacher from École secondaire catholique Pierre-Savard; visit coordinated by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Friday, November 21, 2025 – Senator Bernadette Clement; virtual event, organized by SENgage, with Grade 5 students from École Primaire Catholique Père Mercure; Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Saturday, November 22, 2025 – Senator Yuen Pau Woo with community members from the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre; visit coordinated by SENgage; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Thursday, November 20, 2025 – Senator Rosemary Moodie, centre, along with senators Bernadette Clement, Donna Dasko, Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler, Kim Pate and Kristopher Wells, youth advocates, and representatives from student-focused organizations; National Child Day Senate Breakfast discussion on education, youth employment, and health; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.