"With a few months to go in this minority Parliament before an election, today's Progressive Senators’ Special Meeting is a great opportunity to discuss which bills should be prioritized for adoption to best serve Canadians" - Senator Sen. Pierre J. Dalphond, Canada #SenCA

#APPA Chair Senator Senator Brian Francis opened our meeting with a land acknowledgement and prayer. He’s now sharing his views on the work of reconciliation in Canada, outlining what has been achieved and what still needs to be done

Senators are now engaged in a lively discussion about the government bills that are currently before #SenCA

In connection with Senator Harder's motion on any future use of the notwithstanding clause, we've welcomed special guest former Senator Joyal to speak to the history and purpose of that section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Continuing our discussion on legislation, senators are now reviewing which private members' bills and Senate public bills may be up for discussion or study in the coming weeks

We’re a much smaller audience than when he appears on Radio-Canada Info but Senator Hon. Clément Gignac, ASC, Économiste is still happy to share his expertise as he provides an update on the economy

Our own Bank of Canada expert, Sénatrice Diane Bellemare, shares her thoughts on what we can expect to see from them in the near future

We're now getting an update from Andrew Cardozo about an upcoming event he will be hosting for all senators and staff where former Premiers Jean Charest and Dalton McGuinty will discuss "The Big Issues Facing Canada and the World"

Four new Senate colleagues were sworn-in today. Senator Victor Boudreau, Senator Charles Adler (Charles Adler), Senator Daryl Fridhandler, and Senator Kristopher Wells (@kristopherwells): welcome to #SenCA! #cdnpoli

Aujourd’hui, quatre nouveaux collègues du Sénat ont été assermentés. Sénateur Victor Boudreau, Sénateur Charles Adler (Charles Adler), Sénateur Daryl Fridhandler, et Sénateur Kristopher Wells (@kristopherwells) : bienvenue au #SenCA ! #polcan

J'avais l’honneur aujourd’hui d’initier au Sénat la 2ème lecture du projet de loi C-290, qui propose d’amender la loi sur les lanceurs d’alerte. Merci au parrain, le député @jeandenisgaron1, qui était à la tribune du #SenCA pour mon discours #polcan 📺 : youtu.be/SPN0btUfXU0

Today in the Senate, I was pleased to launch second reading debate on Bill C-290, which seeks to improve the laws that protect whistleblowers. Thank you to #C290 sponsor, MP @jeandenisgaron1, who was in the #SenCA gallery for my speech #cdnpoli 📺: youtu.be/wPphDDwvwsI

The Independent Progressive Senators The Progressives welcome the arrival of another social worker, Tracy Muggli. Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard and all of us look forward to working with you! Soyez la bienvenue et au plaisir de travailler avec vous! Les progressistes