Support for the Humboldt Broncos

6 April 2018: Senator Wallin with Lucas Ochitwa, who played with the Humboldt Broncos and was a friend to a number of players who were tragically killed on April 6, 2018.  He now plays for the Swift Current Broncos. #JerseysForHumboldt #HumboldtStrong

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Senate 150 Medal: Dorothy Knowles

Senate of Canada 150 Medal Ceremony – 19 January 2018 Dorothy Knowles, a gardener, a mother and one of Canada’s foremost landscape artists, has brought the magic of prairie landscapes to the world and has communicated on canvas what makes us a people who see no boundaries.

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Blood Inquiry

12 December 2017 Senator Wallin rose to call the attention of the Senate to the federal government’s legal obligation to protect and maintain Canada’s voluntary blood system and to examine the issues surrounding commercial, cash- for- blood operations This past November, we marked the twentieth anniversary of the Krever commission. Judge Horace Krever investigated Canada’s…

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Transportation Modernization Bill

5 December 2017 Debate on Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and other Acts respecting transportation and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts I am pleased to rejoin the debate over Bill C-49 and resume my remarks on the need to strengthen air passenger rights through a bill that…

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Senate of Canada 150 Commemorative Medals

28 November 2017 Honourable senators, I rise today to honour ten individuals and two organizations that I have nominated to receive the Senate of Canada 150 Medal. All show uncommon character and commitment to the greater good. The Wadena News has kept people informed and connected for more than a century, recording the story of…

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Debate on Bill C-25

24 October 2017 Debate on Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and the Competition Act Honourable senators, it was former First Lady Michelle Obama who once said: When you’ve worked hard and done well, and you’ve walked through the doorway of…

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