Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Time to Abolish Violence Against Aboriginal Children
The Senator Hervieux-Payette applauds the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for its proposal to abolish Article 43 of the…
June 3, 2021
Over 80,000 Canadian Doctors Support Bill S-206
“The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is writing to support your bill S-206, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of…
November 20, 2021
When will the Conservatives finally protect children by removing section 43 of the Criminal Code? My question to the Government
Hon. Céline Hervieux-Payette: Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Last week we…
December 3, 2021
Re-introduction of Bill S-212: Boards of Modernization Act
Today, I reintroduced Bill S-212, An Act to Modernize the Composition of the Boards of Directors of Certain Corporations,…
November 27, 2021
The Gender Gap in Politics – University of Ottawa Seminar, November 21, 2021
Yesterday I attended a seminar organized by the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. I had the pleasure of…
November 22, 2021
Child Day: My Statement in the Senate Chamber
The Government of Canada established National Child Day on March 19, 1993, in recognition of two historical events for children:…
November 20, 2021
National Petition to Support Bill S-206 to Protect Children Against Standard Child-Rearing Violence
Section 43 of the Canadian Criminal Code comes straight out of the 19th century, permitting parents to hit their children for…
November 14, 2021
Children are not the Property of their Parents!
Today, upon returning from Terre-des-Jeunes, a school in St-Eustache, where I discussed corporal punishment and standard…
October 29, 2021