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Meet the participants of Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders 2026
‘I want to continue serving’: Senator Saint-Germain reflects on her Senate career
In memoriam: Senator Todd Lewis
Meet Canada’s newest senators 2026
Centre Block’s rehabilitation: A look at what’s to come
Visual Voices 2026: Senate art exhibit captures glimpses of northern life
SENgage Celebration: Senate youth program reaches 100,000 young people
‘Treat everybody with respect’: Senator Busson, an RCMP trailblazer, retires from the Senate
‘The Senate feels more inclusive’: Senator Dasko reflects on her work in Parliament and public polling
‘Building bridges, not walls’: Senator Al Zaibak reflects on a career in Parliament and entrepreneurship
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Senator McPhedran retires after a decade “bringing youth to the Senate and the Senate to youth”
Visual Voices 2026: Art exhibit journeys through Canada’s transportation infrastructure
In Pictures: Canada’s 31st governor general installed in Senate Chamber ceremony
‘My love of country’: Senator Kutcher reflects on a career in public service and mental health work
Sketches immortalize King Charles’ Canadian Speech from the Throne
Model Senate 2026 delivers parliamentary simulations and surprise
‘Like being a rookie on a football team’: Senator Smith reflects on his route to the Senate
Newfoundland and Labrador’s thriving offshore energy sector
Meet Senator Tony Loffreda
The Peace Tower: Parliament Hill’s soaring sentinel
A taste of food security challenges and solutions
Front and Centre: A fresh look at the Senate’s role in Parliament’s rehabilitation
Meet Senator Pierrette Ringuette
Meet Senator Amina Gerba
‘Deeply appreciative’: Senator Boniface retires from the Red Chamber
War and Peace: How Centre Block’s Senate Chamber bears witness to Canada’s wartime sacrifices
Hill History: Relics from bygone Bytown’s base
‘I don’t retire’: Senator David Adams Richards turns the page on his Red Chamber career
I wanted to represent my community’: Senator Mégie retires
Unwedded Bliss: The Divorce Act, the Senate and a victory for women
Gatekeepers: Restoring Parliament Hill’s heritage Queen’s Gates
Meet Senator Scott Tannas
Senators show their Pride in the Chamber
Weathered Beauty: Restoring Centre Block’s century-old facade
The Gold Standard: Senator Gold reflects on his Red Chamber career
In Pictures: Canada’s King gets Red Chamber welcome
Meet Senator Peter Harder
Meet Canada’s newest senators 2025
The Sword and the Ceremony: Ritual and regalia connect Canada’s King and Parliament
A Landmark Career: Senator Plett reflects on life in Opposition
Full house as Model Senate turns five
A Supreme Sesquicentennial: The Upper Chamber’s high court connections
‘A secret between the Queen and me’: The surprising details in the Senate’s newest portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
‘Image of a nation’: The Maple Leaf at 60
Visual Voices 2025: New Senate artworks salute the National Flag of Canada’s 60th anniversary
Meet Senator Rebecca Patterson
‘Nothing I had ever imagined’: Senator Hartling retires from the Red Chamber
‘A rewarding life experience’: Senator Dagenais retires
‘The best I can, right to the end’: Senator Cotter retires from the Senate
The Canadian Style: How Centre Block’s carvers fell under a northern spell
‘You’ll never believe it!’: Senator Greene reflects on his path to the Senate
‘Hard work, but a lot of fun’: Senator Cordy reflects on 24 years in the Senate
‘A huge privilege’: Senator Omidvar bids farewell to the Red Chamber
‘A brighter future’: Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders 2024 participants testify at Senate committee
A blueprint for Canada: The 1864 Quebec Conference
Meet the participants of Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders 2024
‘On to something new’: Senator Lankin retires
I loved my time at the Senate: Senator Bellemare retires
Meet Canada's newest senators 2024
Indigenous Stories in Stone: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part four
Meet Senator Marty Klyne
Meet Canada's newest senators 2024
Collegiality, Compromise and Confederation: The 1864 Charlottetown Conference
‘The beauty of Canada’: Senator Jaffer reflects on her 23-year Senate career
Visual Voices 2024: New art exhibit grounds viewers in Senate soil health study
Meet Senator Marnie McBean
Meet Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné
Groundbreaking technology: Centre Block’s new green climate control
‘I am grateful to my adopted country’: Senator Oh retires
‘The importance of giving back’: Senator Mockler bids farewell to the Red Chamber
Meet Senator Audette
Sculptors recapture ghostly faces from Centre Block’s past
A portrait of a centenarian senator
Meet Senator Bernadette Clement
Senator Boisvenu, known as “the voice of victims of crime,” retires
“There will always be work to do”: Senator Dupuis bids the Senate farewell
The Hill’s Heavenly Host: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part three
Senator Patterson, who helped create Nunavut, retires
Reflections from a former senator
Catching up on Centre Block’s rehabilitation
The lion, the unicorn and the dragon: Parliament’s royal symbols, part two
Meet Canada's newest senators 2023
The Senate is calling, rise to the occasion.
Meet Canada's newest senators 2023
Lurkers in the Shadows: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part two
Gargoyles and grotesques: Parliament Hill’s sinister sentinels
Meet Senator Jim Quinn
Fishers suffering from seal boom, Senate committee hears in Newfoundland and Labrador
Senate resources crafted to help teachers make Parliament more engaging for students
Senators share reflections on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Senators cover new ground in Western soil health fact-finding mission
Senate Subcommittee on Long Term Vision and Plan provides important input on Parliament’s rehabilitation projects
‘It is genocide’: Ukraine President describes country’s fight for survival
Fantastic Beasts: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part one
Meet Canada's newest senators 2023
Meet Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu
Cultivating Perspectives 2023-2024
Senate soil study grows deep roots as it uncovers key themes
Taking Panes: Conserving the Senate foyer’s stained-glass ceiling
Museums at the Senate 2023
The fleur-de-lis, the salamander and the thistle: Parliament’s royal symbols, part three
Let’s Make a Deal: How a reluctant Prince Edward Island joined Canada
“Our voices will only get louder”: Indigenous youth talk education with senators
Anatomy of a Senate Chamber: Taking stock of restoration work in Centre Block’s Upper House
Meet Canada's newest senators 2023
Meet the participants of Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders 2023
‘Forgotten cousin of agriculture’: Senate committee digs into soil health in Guelph
Senators share reflections on Asian Heritage Month 2023
“I hope I’ve done justice to the honour I was given”: Senator Bovey bids the Chamber goodbye
From the Rock to the Hill: Portrait of former Senate Speaker Furey unveiled
Meet Canada's newest senators 2023
The Rose and Crown: Parliament’s royal symbols, part one
Browse the Senate’s Artwork and Heritage Collection online with new search tool
Meet Senator Stan Kutcher
Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders 2023
‘Two countries, one heart’: U.S. President gives joint address to Parliament
Finesse and brute force: The artist behind the Senate of Canada Building’s bronze doors
Model Senate 2023: Students across Canada rise in the Red Chamber
Senators share Black History Month reflections
Senate Pages Swearing-in
“I leave with a sense of accomplishment”: Senator Dawson retires
First Mi’kmaw senator Dan Christmas retires from the Red Chamber
Meet Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Meet Muriel McQueen Fergusson, the Senate Speaker who “blazed a trail through established conventions”
Defending the North: The Arctic’s strategic role and importance
Meet Canada’s newest senators 2022
A sculptural tribute to Canada’s late Queen
2022 in review: The Senate’s most-read articles about Parliament Hill’s rehabilitation
Meet Canada’s newest senators 2022
Canada History Week
Meet the sculptor who memorialized the Senate’s “Gentle Persuader”
Meet Senator Rob Black
Gargoyles and grotesques: Parliament Hill’s sinister sentinels
Farewell from Finland: Senator Vernon White retires
Meet Canada’s newest senators 2022
Anti-Muslim Hate: Senators meet with Muslim communities as attacks rise
Meet Canada’s newest senators 2022
Dutch know-how helps put the chime back in Parliament’s bells
This Old House: Transforming Centre Block is a work in progress
Meet the Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders 2022 participants
The Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Meet Senator Yonah Martin
An Enduring Link: The Usher of the Black Rod’s chain of office
Classic and contemporary design meet in the Senate of Canada Building
En Route: Murals celebrating Canada’s transportation history temporarily leave Centre Block
Senate showcases ‘Visual Voices’ of artists Roberta Bondar and Edward Burtynsky
Student reflections on Asian Heritage Month
Reflections on National Indigenous History Month
Senator Wetston’s retirement caps public service trifecta
Deciphering the Queen’s cypher
The Senate of Canada Building and a rail titan’s Titanic tragedy
The Senate’s virtual tours
‘Don’t forget where you come from’: Senator Mercer retires
Canadian Gothic: Ottawa’s original Parliament Building
Senators to share piece of history with Elvis
Meet Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson
IN PICTURES: Refurbishing the Memorial Chamber’s stained glass
A royal portrait’s passage: Navigating the uncharted past of a Senate treasure
On Her Majesty’s Public Service: Celebrating 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II
Model Senate: Students become senators for a weekend
A P.E.I. champion with a ‘down-home bill’: Senator Griffin retires
‘A desire to do our best’: Former senator Raoul Dandurand and the Quebec sculptor who immortalized him
‘We want to live’: Ukraine President addresses Canada’s Parliament
Disaster and Determination: The heroes of the 1916 Parliament Hill fire
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‘The legacy we leave behind’: Senator Ngo retires from the Senate
Senate joins Toys for Tots campaign
A journeyman’s tale: Canada’s new Dominion Sculptor takes the road less travelled
Two more Black Canadian artists celebrated in updated Senate exhibit
Snowy Owls: Winter 2021
In memoriam: Senator Josée Forest-Niesing
Parliament returns for historic throne speech in Senate Chamber
Meet Canada’s newest senators 2021
How a coffee table book saved East Block
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Visionary Genius: The artisans who built Centre Block in stone, wood and iron
‘A Prairie lawyer who had good luck’: Senator Doug Black retires
We can rebuild it: How senators helped secure Centre Block’s second lease on life
Art installation brings Northern voices to the Senate of Canada Building
Restored Senate Mace cabinet shines with its original lustre
Shellac, wax and lots of elbow grease help renew senators’ desks
#AskACurator Day
Meet Senator Colin Deacon
Senate of Canada Building plays unique role in the new governor general’s story
In memoriam: The late Senator Judith Keating, Q.C.
A cut above: Dominion Sculptor Phil White reflects on 15 years as Parliament’s chief carver
How a synthetic treatment is reinvigorating some of Centre Block’s original residents
Indigenous youth share calls for action with senators
‘Time and space for everybody’: Senator Munson says goodbye to the Senate
Conservators uncover hidden details while bringing a collection of Senate portraits back to life
Cultivating Perspectives
The Senate thrones: Modern-day masterpieces in a historic setting
IN PICTURES: Enhancing East Block, step by step
Meet Parliament’s Poet Laureate: Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer
In memoriam: His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
“A diary of Canada in stone”: Parliament’s carving program and the Dominion Sculptors who shaped it
The Senate Virtual Tour
Bronze beauties: Spotlighting the Senate Chamber’s two chandeliers
International Women’s Day
The Senate is honouring Canada’s Black artists
Gilded Glory: Revealing the Appealing Senate Ceiling
The Two Towers: Uncovering Centre Block’s lost foundations
Retirement, part two: Senator Sinclair bids farewell to the Senate
A Clean Sheet: Conserving the Senate’s linen ceilings
Seismic solutions: how Centre Block will be prepared to withstand earthquakes
Senate Virtual Holiday Scavenger Hunt
Rejuvenating Centre Block’s stonework with a light touch
Take a closer look at the laylights
Meet Senator Pat Duncan
Gilded Glory: Revealing the appealing Senate ceiling
New light show on Senate of Canada Building honours our fallen heroes
Meet Senator Michael L. MacDonald
Meet Senator Diane Griffin
The Senate Virtual Tour
Perfect Pitch: The Peace Tower carillon and the senator who proposed it
The 125-year-old mystery of an exceptional Senate treasure
Meet Senator Vern White
Diamond Jubilee Window
Meet Senator David Wells
The Senate honours Canada’s Black artists
Senator Mitchell reflects on his Senate career championing equality
Discover the Senate in Parliament’s Centre Block!
Turning over a new leaf: Maples give Senate a colourful motif
The French Connection: The kings of France who shaped Canada
The Senate Virtual Tour
The Senate Virtual Tour
Black History Month in the Senate
The Senate Virtual Tour: Your Digital Admission to the Red Chamber
How a Venerable Senate Icon got the Sack
Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth
Speech from the Throne
Historical treasure trove
Famous Five Move
Value-Added Food: Report Release
Charitable Sector: Report Release
Official Languages: Report Release
Arctic: Report Release
Parliamentary Diplomacy: Report Release
SENgage and Blue Sky School