Representative
Member
Canadian Senators Group
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
CA - K1A 0A6 - Ottawa
Canada
Working language: English
31/01/2025 | 10:44:07 Thank you, Mister President, dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for her work in drafting this report and its timely focus on Long Covid, a medical condition that affects millions of people around the world. The British medical journal The Lancet estimated that, as of March 2023, at least 65 million people were struggling with Long Covid. More recent estimates now put this figure in the hundreds of millions of people – people whose lives have been entirely disrupted by the... 30/01/2025 | 16:52:35 "Thank you, Madam President" [Spoken in French]. Dear colleagues, Let me begin by thanking the rapporteur for her meaningful report, which unfortunately remains as relevant as ever. First, I would like to commend the goal of prioritising inclusive approaches to diversity to “challenge and dismantle pervasive stereotypes.” Unlike Canada's neighbour to the south, we have strengthened and prioritised diversity, equity and inclusion (or DEI) in the elaboration of our federal policies, programmes... 29/01/2025 | 13:05:31 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) I would like to commend the rapporteur for producing a compelling report addressing the need for societies to grapple with their difficult and sensitive pasts. In this context, she underlines that museums and sites of remembrance have a crucial role to play in illuminating past atrocities and educating the public, especially young people, about historical state conduct. To quote the rapporteur: “The world outside the classroom – whether...