Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act  Once the bill was passed here by opposition parties, despite the opposition from the Liberal government itself, as only a handful of Liberal MPs joined our cause, it went over to the independent Senate. All of a sudden we found out, as things started to percolate and go on, that the environment minister, who is quite well known and not very well received by Canadian farmers, I would argue, was lobbying independent Senators to oppose and gut the bill.

Public Safety committee  We therefore propose to add the Senate and the House of Commons to the revocation process.

International Trade committee  For Mexico, this is particularly acute, given annexes and articles that prevent Mexico from reforming particular elements in its electricity sector. These tensions are seen in the tabling of complaints by both Canada and the U.S. in the last couple of years in relation to the role of bodies such as Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission and Pemex.

Retirement Congratulations  Mobina Jaffer has been a champion for women's and children's rights and human rights; a proud African; a proud Ismaili Muslim; a proud mother, daughter, grandmother and wife; and a proud Canadian. Senator Jaffer's time in the other place has been all about improving the quality of life of others, all with humility and good humour. As her time in the other place comes to an end and she returns home to her beloved B.C., we express our gratitude to her husband, Nuralla, and her children and family for sharing her with Canada.

Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act  The bill was not amended in an effort to improve it, but so that it would not pass through the Senate and receive royal assent. When a bill is amended at the Senate, it has to come back to this place. At that point, the government has the ability to push it back and, ultimately, defeat it through the use of time, if not time alone.

Library of Parliament committee  Honourable colleagues, I see that we have quorum and I call this meeting to order. Good morning. My name is Senator Ravalia, representing Newfoundland and Labrador. I have the pleasure of co-chairing this meeting with my colleague, Angelo Iacono. Before we begin, I would like to ask all senators, MPs and other in-person participants to consult the cards on the table for guidance on how to prevent audio feedback incidents.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I will obviously not be speaking to the specifics of our investigative techniques or investigative interests, but I think what is very clear is that we have said publicly in our annual reports, in speeches, in appearances in front of this committee and other committees of the House and the Senate that CSIS has been concerned with foreign interference for very many years. It's part of our act. We have been investigating this, but what we have seen over the last number of years is an increased aggressiveness by a number of countries.

International Trade committee  One of the other sectors that were raised was the energy sector. In relation to a question asked previously, it's notable that under the Mexican energy reform, one of the outcomes was the denationalization of the sector. This has led to a series of subcontractors for Pemex, some of which are U.S. and Canadian firms that are not easily governable.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In 2018 Ethiopia and the international community welcomed Prime Minister Abiy with euphoria. Hopes for change and reform were further emboldened when the Prime Minister received the Nobel Prize in 2019. Regrettably, the unfortunate Ethiopians got neither peace and security nor political reform. Between 2018 and 2023 there were 5,000 clashes indicating 1,060 conflicts a year as reported by the BBC, of which 58% happened in the Amhara region alone.

The Public Complaints and Review Commission Act  We were finally able to study this bill. I hope that it will be passed as soon as possible and that the Senate will complete its work quickly so that this commission can finally get off the ground. What is more, it has been said many times that the CBSA is still the only Canadian public safety organization that does not have an independent or external public complaints commission.

Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard's Law)  Kathryn Campbell from the University of Ottawa, have been instrumental in advocating for this crucial reform. While we commend the Liberals for bringing this bill forward, it is long overdue. The delays in tabling and debating this bill are unjustifiable, particularly given the urgency of addressing wrongful convictions.

Canada-China Relations committee  The Philippine government has always been at the forefront of many efforts to ensure the protection of temporary foreign workers. We are thus very appreciative of the work of the Senate committee that did a study on the rights of temporary foreign workers. We just met with Senator Ratna Omidvar last week, and we have committed our assistance in providing whatever information they may need.

Library of Parliament committee  How do you view the dual role of the Library, which must divide its resources between the Senate and the House of Commons? I'm thinking of the Visitor Welcome Centre, for example. Last I heard, it doesn't have any documents promoting the Senate. The Senate doesn't seem to exist.

Library of Parliament committee  In the past, we've certainly prepared content on both Houses. We always work closely with the Senate and the House before publishing documents.

Public Safety committee  Well, this is an amendment to require the House of Commons and the Senate to undertake a review of the act. It's a review by the House and the Senate, not the commissioner, if I'm correct.