Senators lead busy lives in and out of Parliament! Catch up on their latest work on and off the Hill.

Saturday February 10, 2024 – Senators Andrew Cardozo, centre left, and Peter M. Boehm, centre right; Carleton University Model Parliament in the Red Chamber; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 – From left to right: Elder Verna McGregor, Senator Frances Lankin, Indigenous entrepreneurs Trisha Pitura and Sunshine Tenasco, Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson and Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services Gina Wilson; Indigenous Economic Reconciliation; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Monday, February 12, 2024 – Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, right; discussion on Black History Month with students from Samuel-Genest Catholic High School, Ottawa, Ontario.

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard; virtual meeting, organized by SENgage, with Grade 7 students from Dublin Heights Elementary and Middle School, Toronto, Ontario.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – Senator Marty Deacon, third from left, and athletes; 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Game; Calgary, Alberta.

Thursday, February 29, 2024 – Senator Donna Dasko with students from Arch Street Public School; presentation about the role of a senator, organized by SENgage; Red Chamber, Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – Senator Amina Gerba, second from left; in collaboration with SENgage, roundtable with the Black Community Council of Gatineau on the theme of women leadership for Black History Month; Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, Quebec.

Thursday, February 29, 2024 – Senator Ratna Omidvar, second from left, and members of the Canadian Solidarity Group Against Gender Apartheid; meeting to discuss various forms of discrimination based on sex or gender of people in Afghanistan and Iran; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Monday, March 4, 2024 – Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard; lecture organized by SENgage for the University of Alberta’s class “Critical Perspectives on Race and the Law,” Edmonton, Alberta.

Friday, March 8, 2024 – Senator Pierre J. Dalphond with Public Administration students from the University of Ottawa; conference and question-and-answer period; Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 – Senator Yonah Martin, left; school visit organized by SENgage to discuss her role of senator with students from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School; St. Catharines, Ontario.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 – Senators Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia, fifth from left, and Fabian Manning, fifth from right, with community musicians, Memorial University representatives, and Black Lives Matter founders in Newfoundland and Labrador; Black History Month reception hosted by Senator Ravalia, the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, The Honourable Joan Marie J. Aylward, and The Honourable Carl R. Thompson to recognize the contributions of Black communities beyond Newfoundland and the month of February; Government House, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 – Senators Ratna Omidvar, front left, and Donna Dasko, second right, with event organizers; panel discussion coordinated by SENgage at World Affairs Conference — North America’s largest and Canada’s oldest annual student-run current events conference; Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario.

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 – Senator Lucie Moncion; meeting, organized by SENgage, with students from Élisabeth-Bruyère Catholic Elementary School, Ottawa, Ontario.