#senca — Public Fediverse posts

Fedizen @EmmettMacfarlane "advised the Trudeau PMO on their proposed ‘merit-based, non-partisan’ appointments process to the Senate" and is not bullshitting:

the Carney government is opening the door to more partisan appointments in the future. And let’s be clear about the muddy phrasing here. The government misrepresents the reform. A history of partisan service was never meant to be an explicit disqualifier for appointment to the Senate. The non-partisan, merit-based criteria were only designed to ensure that partisanship wasn’t the basis for appointments. Carney has decided to abandon this key principle. The result will be a less useful upper house, and one less check on prime ministerial power.

archive link that doesn't feed SS: https://web.archive.org/web/20260707165040/https://emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/mark-carney-returns-to-grubby-patronage

#CDNPoli #CdnSenate #SenCA

Fedizen @EmmettMacfarlane "advised the Trudeau PMO on their proposed ‘merit-based, non-partisan’ appointments process to the Senate" and is not bullshitting:

the Carney government is opening the door to more partisan appointments in the future. And let’s be clear about the muddy phrasing here. The government misrepresents the reform. A history of partisan service was never meant to be an explicit disqualifier for appointment to the Senate. The non-partisan, merit-based criteria were only designed to ensure that partisanship wasn’t the basis for appointments. Carney has decided to abandon this key principle. The result will be a less useful upper house, and one less check on prime ministerial power.

archive link that doesn't feed SS: https://web.archive.org/web/20260707165040/https://emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/mark-carney-returns-to-grubby-patronage

#CDNPoli #CdnSenate #SenCA

I am really disturbed at the way the Senate is being “pressured” to pass complex, important and deeply flawed legislation without proper study and debate. Bill C-16 is just the latest example. Under the cover of protecting victims, the government is rolling back important constitutional protections. Few people have noticed. So I’m telling you. https://youtu.be/vhfJqlJdc3A?si=EWWI9vtR6zJD8zjd #BillC16 #cdnpoli #SenCa #femicide #coercivecontrol #Jordan

I am really disturbed at the way the Senate is being “pressured” to pass complex, important and deeply flawed legislation without proper study and debate. Bill C-16 is just the latest example. Under the cover of protecting victims, the government is rolling back important constitutional protections. Few people have noticed. So I’m telling you. https://youtu.be/vhfJqlJdc3A?si=EWWI9vtR6zJD8zjd #BillC16 #cdnpoli #SenCa #femicide #coercivecontrol #Jordan

When you're sick, you're not bilingual...

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-health-english-french-anglophones-senate

#CAQASTROPHE #polQC #QCpoli #cdnpoli #polcan #senCA

When you're sick, you're not bilingual...

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-health-english-french-anglophones-senate

#CAQASTROPHE #polQC #QCpoli #cdnpoli #polcan #senCA

Next up - Bill C-12. Thursday night, I rose in the Senate to call out the so-called “reforms” to our immigration & refugee systems, which have been condemned by civil society groups across Canada. I was the only Senator to give a speech in opposition to the bill - perhaps because, as an Albertans, I have already witnessed the dangers of demonizing new Canadians and asylum seekers. https://youtu.be/U1QAtaBy-sM?si=np2nmi9xbGJs1Jdk #C12 #BillC12 #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #SenCa #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #DanielleSmith #immigration #ICE

Next up - Bill C-12. Thursday night, I rose in the Senate to call out the so-called “reforms” to our immigration & refugee systems, which have been condemned by civil society groups across Canada. I was the only Senator to give a speech in opposition to the bill - perhaps because, as an Albertans, I have already witnessed the dangers of demonizing new Canadians and asylum seekers. https://youtu.be/U1QAtaBy-sM?si=np2nmi9xbGJs1Jdk #C12 #BillC12 #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #SenCa #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #DanielleSmith #immigration #ICE

I’m so sorry - I’m a bit behind on my Mastodon posting. Last week was crazy busy. So let me give you a recap of all the trouble I’ve been making in the Senate. First up - my exchange with Justice Minister Sean Fraser about Premier Danielle Smith’s threat to stop funding new superior court judges in Alberta. https://youtu.be/4qW6MudvW7M?si=mM_Sk-vk7xUl9THv #cdnpoli #abpoli #LCJC #Alberta #SenateOfCanada #DanielleSmith #SenCa #ableg

I’m so sorry - I’m a bit behind on my Mastodon posting. Last week was crazy busy. So let me give you a recap of all the trouble I’ve been making in the Senate. First up - my exchange with Justice Minister Sean Fraser about Premier Danielle Smith’s threat to stop funding new superior court judges in Alberta. https://youtu.be/4qW6MudvW7M?si=mM_Sk-vk7xUl9THv #cdnpoli #abpoli #LCJC #Alberta #SenateOfCanada #DanielleSmith #SenCa #ableg

Alberta Unbound fans can also stream my conversation with Thomas Lukaszuk directly from my Senate webpage. We talk about his love for the country that offered his refugee family asylum, the dangers of anti immigrant agitprop, and why he believes - with wild optimism - that his petition can succeed. https://senatorpaulasimons.ca/en/media/alberta-unbound/ #SenateofCanada #SenCa #ElbowsUp

Alberta Unbound fans can also stream my conversation with Thomas Lukaszuk directly from my Senate webpage. We talk about his love for the country that offered his refugee family asylum, the dangers of anti immigrant agitprop, and why he believes - with wild optimism - that his petition can succeed. https://senatorpaulasimons.ca/en/media/alberta-unbound/ #SenateofCanada #SenCa #ElbowsUp

In the second part of my interview with @MarkhamHislop , we turned to the issue of Alberta separatism and what Wexit rhetoric might mean for Alberta’s economy, and for the future of Canada. I got a little hot under the collar, you might say! https://youtu.be/CAzKWaqUQro #Wexit #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #ClimateChange #SenCa

In the second part of my interview with @MarkhamHislop , we turned to the issue of Alberta separatism and what Wexit rhetoric might mean for Alberta’s economy, and for the future of Canada. I got a little hot under the collar, you might say! https://youtu.be/CAzKWaqUQro #Wexit #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #ClimateChange #SenCa

Alberta Unbound is also available on Spotify, Podbean, and pretty much every podcast app. This will be our last episode of the season - so I’ve left you with something special and a little more personal. #AlbertaUnbound #SenCa

Alberta Unbound is also available on Spotify, Podbean, and pretty much every podcast app. This will be our last episode of the season - so I’ve left you with something special and a little more personal. #AlbertaUnbound #SenCa

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 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

With the success of @thenarwhal, Emma Gilchrist has redefined environmental journalism for the digital age. In this new episode of #AlbertaUnbound, Emma talks about her childhood in the oil and gas country of Valleyview Alberta, and how her Alberta roots shape her environmental identity. It’s a fascinating conversation. Have a listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/alberta-unbound/id1511810939?i=1000676830918 #Alberta #SenateofCanada #SenCa @[email protected]

With the success of @thenarwhal, Emma Gilchrist has redefined environmental journalism for the digital age. In this new episode of #AlbertaUnbound, Emma talks about her childhood in the oil and gas country of Valleyview Alberta, and how her Alberta roots shape her environmental identity. It’s a fascinating conversation. Have a listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/alberta-unbound/id1511810939?i=1000676830918 #Alberta #SenateofCanada #SenCa @[email protected]

Aujourd'hui, je suis extrêmement fier de publier mon rapport sur les défis et les opportunités auxquels sont confrontées les municipalités canadiennes, alors qu'elles s'efforcent de répondre aux questions les plus pressantes du pays, sans disposer des ressources nécessaires ni des pouvoirs constitutionnels. https://senatorpaulasimons.ca/fr/enquete-sur-les-municipalites/ #SenCa #Canada #cdnpoli

Aujourd'hui, je suis extrêmement fier de publier mon rapport sur les défis et les opportunités auxquels sont confrontées les municipalités canadiennes, alors qu'elles s'efforcent de répondre aux questions les plus pressantes du pays, sans disposer des ressources nécessaires ni des pouvoirs constitutionnels. https://senatorpaulasimons.ca/fr/enquete-sur-les-municipalites/ #SenCa #Canada #cdnpoli

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Mobina Jaffer @SenJaffer

Continuaré apoyando a los bahá'ís. Mi padre #SheraliBandaliJaffer que fue diputado en Uganda, me enseñó sobre la #persecución de los bahá'ís y nunca dejaré de trabajar por los #derechos de los bahá'ís.

#senCa

@BahaiBIC #Bahai #Mexicali #FelizLunes

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Don’t believe the Chicken Little rhetoric. The sky is not falling. The independent Senate experiment has been a true success. And if/when the government changes, we will continue to do our non partisan duty. Here’s my oped from today’s National Post. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/paula-simons-the-senate-has-no-authority-to-block-legislation-it-merely-dislikes #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Canada #SenCa #NationalPost

Don’t believe the Chicken Little rhetoric. The sky is not falling. The independent Senate experiment has been a true success. And if/when the government changes, we will continue to do our non partisan duty. Here’s my oped from today’s National Post. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/paula-simons-the-senate-has-no-authority-to-block-legislation-it-merely-dislikes #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Canada #SenCa #NationalPost

For those of you tooting in real time -- you can, if you are keen, use this link to watch the live stream of the special Senate Committee of the Whole on Bill C-62, the bill which would delay the inclusion of mental illness as a grounds to receive MAID. Senators will be questioning the ministers of health and justice on this difficult issue. https://senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony #SenCa #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Canada #MAID

For those of you tooting in real time -- you can, if you are keen, use this link to watch the live stream of the special Senate Committee of the Whole on Bill C-62, the bill which would delay the inclusion of mental illness as a grounds to receive MAID. Senators will be questioning the ministers of health and justice on this difficult issue. https://senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony #SenCa #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Canada #MAID

(You can also watch the same speech here - complete with dripping derision.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC8L8pPoDTI&t=144s #SenateofCanada #TransRightsAreHumanRights #SenCa #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli

(You can also watch the same speech here - complete with dripping derision.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC8L8pPoDTI&t=144s #SenateofCanada #TransRightsAreHumanRights #SenCa #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli

Finally - here is the text of a speech I gave in the Senate on the subject of transphobia and the political weaponization of hate in October of 2023: https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/simons-paula/interventions/617138/32#hID #SenateofCanada #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ableg #abpoli #Canada #Alberta #SenCa #cdnpoli

Finally - here is the text of a speech I gave in the Senate on the subject of transphobia and the political weaponization of hate in October of 2023: https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/simons-paula/interventions/617138/32#hID #SenateofCanada #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ableg #abpoli #Canada #Alberta #SenCa #cdnpoli

Let me note. As I understand it, government will have to come back to the Senate for its blessing for this new extension. We'll have to see then what my colleagues decide to do. The Senate was certainly divided on this issue back in 2021. Three years later, we'll need to see where people stand, in light of all the intervening debate. #SenateofCanada #MAID #cdnpoli #SenCa #Canada

Let me note. As I understand it, government will have to come back to the Senate for its blessing for this new extension. We'll have to see then what my colleagues decide to do. The Senate was certainly divided on this issue back in 2021. Three years later, we'll need to see where people stand, in light of all the intervening debate. #SenateofCanada #MAID #cdnpoli #SenCa #Canada

Here, if you prefer, is the text of my speech from February 9, 2021, outlined my support for extending the right to MAID to people whose primarily cause of suffering is mental illness. This is a difficult question for many, I know. And we absolutely need to be sure we have more medical, social, and economic supports available for those suffering from intractable psychiatric conditions. But read on (or watch the video above) as I make my case. https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/simons-paula/interventions/553870/14#hID #SenCa #SenateofCanada #MAID

Here, if you prefer, is the text of my speech from February 9, 2021, outlined my support for extending the right to MAID to people whose primarily cause of suffering is mental illness. This is a difficult question for many, I know. And we absolutely need to be sure we have more medical, social, and economic supports available for those suffering from intractable psychiatric conditions. But read on (or watch the video above) as I make my case. https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/simons-paula/interventions/553870/14#hID #SenCa #SenateofCanada #MAID

Thank you to everyone who has been sharing my job posting for a policy analyst in my Ottawa Senate office. Here is the LinkedIn ad you can also share, if that’s easier. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paula-simons-b87145203_activity-7156484545934946305-Yh1x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios #SenateofCanada #SenCa #Ottawa #yow #cdnpoli #Alberta

Thank you to everyone who has been sharing my job posting for a policy analyst in my Ottawa Senate office. Here is the LinkedIn ad you can also share, if that’s easier. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paula-simons-b87145203_activity-7156484545934946305-Yh1x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios #SenateofCanada #SenCa #Ottawa #yow #cdnpoli #Alberta

If you might be interested in joining my Senate office - or know someone you think might fit, you can send me a message here, or if you'd prefer, you can send a resume my director of parliamentary affairs, at [email protected] We might be hiring for either a parliamentary research assistant or a parliamentary affairs advisor - title, responsibility and pay commensurate with skills and experience. #SenateofCanada #yow #Ottawa #SenCa #cdnpoli #Alberta #Canada

If you might be interested in joining my Senate office - or know someone you think might fit, you can send me a message here, or if you'd prefer, you can send a resume my director of parliamentary affairs, at [email protected] We might be hiring for either a parliamentary research assistant or a parliamentary affairs advisor - title, responsibility and pay commensurate with skills and experience. #SenateofCanada #yow #Ottawa #SenCa #cdnpoli #Alberta #Canada

Delighted to see two smart, dedicated Alberta community leaders, Linda Hughes and Sheila Risbud, named to fill two long-vacant seats on the independent committee that will select candidates for Alberta’s two long-vacant Senate seats. https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/news/2024/01/government-of-canada-announces-appointments-to-the-independent-advisory-board-for-senate-appointments.html #Alberta #Canada #SenateofCanada #SenCa #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #Edmonton #yeg #Calgary #yyc

Delighted to see two smart, dedicated Alberta community leaders, Linda Hughes and Sheila Risbud, named to fill two long-vacant seats on the independent committee that will select candidates for Alberta’s two long-vacant Senate seats. https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/news/2024/01/government-of-canada-announces-appointments-to-the-independent-advisory-board-for-senate-appointments.html #Alberta #Canada #SenateofCanada #SenCa #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #Edmonton #yeg #Calgary #yyc

If you are still on Facebook, I hope you’ll enjoy my little video tour of Deep Freeze, featuring cameos by (among others) Randy Boissonault, Blake Desjarlais, Janis Irwin, Amarjeet Sohi and a lot of gnomes. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/ZHbS67yA5Z5sSKyw/?mibextid=WaXdOe #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #yeg #yegcc #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada #DeepFreeze #SenateofCanada #SenCa

If you are still on Facebook, I hope you’ll enjoy my little video tour of Deep Freeze, featuring cameos by (among others) Randy Boissonault, Blake Desjarlais, Janis Irwin, Amarjeet Sohi and a lot of gnomes. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/ZHbS67yA5Z5sSKyw/?mibextid=WaXdOe #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #yeg #yegcc #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada #DeepFreeze #SenateofCanada #SenCa

@DanFox Happy to oblige. There are four officially recognized "groups" in the Senate. The Conservatives have 15 members, and still caucus with the the CPC in the House. They have their own Senate leader, Senator Don Plett - but they look to Pierre Poilievre as their party leader. They are still fiercely and proudly partisan, and take their role as opposition seriously. #SenateofCanada #cpc #SenCa #ConservativePartyofCanada #Canada #cdnpoli

@DanFox Happy to oblige. There are four officially recognized "groups" in the Senate. The Conservatives have 15 members, and still caucus with the the CPC in the House. They have their own Senate leader, Senator Don Plett - but they look to Pierre Poilievre as their party leader. They are still fiercely and proudly partisan, and take their role as opposition seriously. #SenateofCanada #cpc #SenCa #ConservativePartyofCanada #Canada #cdnpoli

The Senate Christmas tree went up this morning! #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Christmas #Ottawa #yow #SenCa

The Senate Christmas tree went up this morning! #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Christmas #Ottawa #yow #SenCa

Trans rights are human rights. My speech (Rant? Cri de coeur?) on the moral panic behind our current wave of transphobia, on the misuse of the notwithstanding clause to bully literal children, and on the disturbing ties between transphobia and antisemitism. https://youtu.be/EJBzs-iY-hI?si=u9LAYVQo-wSUkdM4 #SenateofCanada #Canada #cdnpoli #transphobia #transrights #notwithstandingclause #SenCa #abpoli

Trans rights are human rights. My speech (Rant? Cri de coeur?) on the moral panic behind our current wave of transphobia, on the misuse of the notwithstanding clause to bully literal children, and on the disturbing ties between transphobia and antisemitism. https://youtu.be/EJBzs-iY-hI?si=u9LAYVQo-wSUkdM4 #SenateofCanada #Canada #cdnpoli #transphobia #transrights #notwithstandingclause #SenCa #abpoli

The newest episode of Alberta Unbound! Listen up as I delve into Friday’s explosive Supreme Court of Canada ruling which deemed the Impact Assessment Act largely unconstitutional with Eric Adams, professor of constitutional law, and Andrew Leach, professor of energy and environmental economics. https://www.podbean.com/ei/pb-eucmm-14d1dab?wlapp=1 #IAA #C69 #BillC69 #ImpactAssessmentAct #SupremeCourtOfCanada #AlbertaUnbound #cdnpoli #Alberta #Canada #SCOC #UAlberta #SenateofCanada #SenCA

The newest episode of Alberta Unbound! Listen up as I delve into Friday’s explosive Supreme Court of Canada ruling which deemed the Impact Assessment Act largely unconstitutional with Eric Adams, professor of constitutional law, and Andrew Leach, professor of energy and environmental economics. https://www.podbean.com/ei/pb-eucmm-14d1dab?wlapp=1 #IAA #C69 #BillC69 #ImpactAssessmentAct #SupremeCourtOfCanada #AlbertaUnbound #cdnpoli #Alberta #Canada #SCOC #UAlberta #SenateofCanada #SenCA

Thanks to the amazing Grade 9 students of Edmonton’s Vernon Barford Jr. High for hosting me yesterday. A delight to speak to 7 classes of bright and sparky young teens about the work of Canada’s Senate. #Edmonton #yeg #SenateofCanada #SenCa #EPSB #VernonBarford #cdnpoli #Alberta

Thanks to the amazing Grade 9 students of Edmonton’s Vernon Barford Jr. High for hosting me yesterday. A delight to speak to 7 classes of bright and sparky young teens about the work of Canada’s Senate. #Edmonton #yeg #SenateofCanada #SenCa #EPSB #VernonBarford #cdnpoli #Alberta

Today in the Senate, I asked the government to commit to making Canada's Holocaust records public. Here is my exchange with the government representative, Senator Marc Gold, on this sensitive subject. https://youtu.be/FalooonCYmE?si=-vNBijknOucBOeP3 #SenateofCanada #Canada #cdnpoli #Holocaust #Jewish #mitzvahdon #SenCa #history #AccesstoInformation

Today in the Senate, I asked the government to commit to making Canada's Holocaust records public. Here is my exchange with the government representative, Senator Marc Gold, on this sensitive subject. https://youtu.be/FalooonCYmE?si=-vNBijknOucBOeP3 #SenateofCanada #Canada #cdnpoli #Holocaust #Jewish #mitzvahdon #SenCa #history #AccesstoInformation

TIL the installation of a new Speaker requires a fancy formal ceremony in the Senate Chamber, whichever includes a visit from the Governor General. So exciting to watch history being made, as we prepare to welcome Greg Fergus, who will be Canada’s first Black Speaker. https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/greg-fergus(88478) #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #Canada #GregFergus #SpeakeroftheHouse #SenCA

TIL the installation of a new Speaker requires a fancy formal ceremony in the Senate Chamber, whichever includes a visit from the Governor General. So exciting to watch history being made, as we prepare to welcome Greg Fergus, who will be Canada’s first Black Speaker. https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/greg-fergus(88478) #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #Canada #GregFergus #SpeakeroftheHouse #SenCA