#senateofcanada — Public Fediverse posts

I hate the word “impactful” - but I am otherwise very tickled by this honour. https://www.ipolitics.ca/2025/11/24/storytime-with-paula-simons-named-most-impactful-speaker-in-the-senate/ #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #abpoli #Alberta #ISG

My Senate colleague Peter Boehm has just returned from the Munich Security Conference, with these cautionary words about the Trump regime’s threat, not just to Ukraine, not just to Canada, but to the whole rules based international order. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6653645 #MSC #MunichSecurityConference #Ukraine #Europe #cdnpoli #G7 #JDVance #Kananaskis #Canada #SenateofCanada #ISG #SenCa

My Senate colleague Peter Boehm, Canada’s former ambassador to Germany and immediate past chair of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, just posted this insider’s view of the Munich Security Conference. Peter is a diplomat to his core. And his thoughtful restraint in framing this someone makes it all the more chilling. https://www.policymagazine.ca/this-year-in-munich-the-world-stage-debut-of-autocratic-america/ #cdnpoli #MunichSecurityConference #Munich #MSC #JDVance #SenateofCanada #Canada #MarcoRubio #iSG

I spent my afternoon at West Haven School in Leduc, speaking to Grade 9 students about the history and role of the Senate. At the end of our conversation, one of the bigger, tougher looking boys asked me for a hug. I think he may have been taking the mickey - but I hugged him anyway. Next thing I knew, a whole bunch of them asked for hugs! So hugs they got. A reminder that even the gruffest looking teens need a little hug now and then. #Alberta #Leduc #BlackGold #SenateofCanada

Our Senate soil study continues, with literal field trips. On Monday, we visited the Kernan Research Farm at the University of Saskatchewan, where the Dean of Agriculture, Dr. Angela Bédard-Haughn, spoke to us about the uniqueness of prairie soils, the legacy of glaciation, and the importance of native grasslands. #AGFO #SenateofCanada #Saskatoon #UniversityofSaskatchewan #soil #soilhealth #saskatchewan

Good morning from #Ottawa. This morning, our #TRCM committee holds its final hearing on #BillC11 - when we hear from #Canadian #Heritage minister, Pablo Rodriguez. He will be with us for an hour, starting at 9 AM EST. Then we will have senior departmental staff remain for another hour of technical questions. #SenateofCanada #SenCa #cdnpoli #ISG

@jfmezei @UrbanEdm The CPC Senators caucus with their party. All the rest of us are independent and unaffiliated with any caucus. I have never belonged to or donated to any party. I take my non partisan independence extremely seriously. #SenateofCanada #ISG

@samvekemans @chrisjmcclure BTW - I’m a real toot-er and not a bot. (And I astonished my cool young Gen Z staffers by setting up my own account here before they had even explored Mastodon.) I’ve very grateful to everyone here who has made joining so much fun. #SenCa #SenateofCanada #ISG

@adammiller @samvekemans Thanks, Adam! I’m an Independent Senator from Alberta, and the first Canadian senator on Mastodon, I think. Am I the first Canadian parliamentarian? I’m not sure. I haven’t encountered any others, as yet. #ISG #SenCa #SenateofCanada #Alberta #notlikearegularmom

Re- #introduction time! I’m Paula Simons. I’m an independent senator in the #SenateofCanada. I represent #Alberta as a member of the #ISG or #IndependentSenatorsGroup. I live in #Edmonton - #yeg to its friends - in #TreatySix Territory. My pronouns are she/her. And I’m doing this all again because I just migrated instances, to mstdn.ca