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November 18, 2024 – Senator Jane Cordy was a Nova Scotia schoolteacher before she was called to the Senate in 2000. Ahead of her retirement on November 18, 2024, she reflects on her career from the classroom to the Red Chamber.

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October 24, 2024 – Trust me! This is something we hear on a regular basis. As I always say, trust is the currency of every relationship. Our lives are built around these relationships and how we nurture them. But what happens when this trust extends beyond our relationships? What do we do when this trust...

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