Thoughts Bill S-248 (October 17, 2022)

Thank you very much, Your Honour, for this opportunity to conclude my thoughts on Bill S-248. Throughout our lives, we deal with death in many forms — the death of a relationship or a career, the death of a loved one, even a beloved pet and, of course, we will face our own death as well. Death…

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Statement on the Victims of Tragedy in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan

Honourable senators, this morning, thousands gathered in Toronto to bury Constable Andrew Hong, gunned down because he wore a uniform. The horror in Portapique in Nova Scotia — senseless, brutal murders and testimony that catalogues police inaction, confusion and perhaps even deliberate denial of the events that unfolded. Earlier this month, the horrific events in my…

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