Representative
Member
Independent Senators Group
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
CA - K1A 0A6 - Ottawa
Canada
Working language: French
23/04/2026 | 17:06:46 Thank you, Mr Chairman. Dear Colleagues, I would like to pay tribute to the excellent work of the Rapporteur, Valérie PILLER CARRARD, in this report, and I would like to thank my colleagues from the Canadian delegation for being here with me. While national policies, Mr President, play a fundamental role in combating social dumping and labour exploitation, they are more far-reaching and effective when they form part of a solid international legal and regulatory framework. In this respect, the... 22/04/2026 | 18:17:59 Thank you, Madam President. I am honoured to speak to you today about the universal abolition of the death penalty and I thank the rapporteur, Ms Gala VELDHOEN, for preparing such a comprehensive report. Canada abolished the death penalty in 1976. As a senator in the Senate of Canada, a country that abolished the death penalty 50 years ago, I am happy and proud to live in this country. Canada belongs to a steadily growing group of states that have eliminated the death penalty for all offences...