ALT “Could you please tell me how you plan to reduce the growing pressure on the reserve force and ensure that it remains a supplementary force rather than a force that is being increasingly called upon systematically?” Senator Danièle Henkel, Quebec (Alma), Progressive Senate Group

ALT “Can you share how PrairiesCan intends to ensure that this funding actually reaches affected Prairie businesses quickly enough to make a difference?” Senator Tracy Muggli, Saskatchewan, Progressive Senate Group

ALT “What does this mean in practical terms for endangered species? Does it mean that they will be sacrificed if protecting them is too complicated?” Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, Quebec (Inkerman), Progressive Senate Group

ALT “Will the government acknowledge that the governance of corridors must include not only the Indigenous peoples who are directly affected by the projects but also those upstream and downstream who will feel the environmental, social and economic impacts?” Senator Michèle Audette, Quebec (De Salaberry), Progressive Senate Group

ALT “Minister, if this bill is the government’s approach to modernizing Canada’s labour framework, why were the recommendations from the 2023 Employment Equity Act Review Task Force not included in this bill?” Senator Kristopher Wells, Alberta, Progressive Senate Group

ALT “What specific measures will be put in place to enable these companies to access public procurement throughout the process?” Senator Amina Gerba, Quebec (Rigaud), Progressive Senate Group

ALT “How will you measure whether these savings and simplifications will benefit SMEs, and not just large companies that already have all the necessary resources?” Senator Danièle Henkel, Quebec (Alma), Progressive Senate Group

ALT “Will your government also commit to being open to amendments that strengthen protections for Indigenous rights and interests, including measures to align Bill C-39 with Canada’s obligations under the UNDRIP Act?” Senator Brian Francis, Prince Edward Island, Progressive Senate Group

ALT “We must continue the work of reconciliation, not because it is politically convenient but because it is the right thing to do. It’s the right thing to do for all those children who never came home.” Senator Judy White, Newfoundland and Labrador, Progressive Senate Group

ALT “Ensuring consumers are equipped with the facts is a proportionate response to the degree of harm that alcohol can cause to its users.” Senator Andrew Cardozo, Ontario, Progressive Senate Group

ALT “Amanda asked for help 14 years ago. Let’s not let her — or countless other young people — down. Let’s answer Amanda Todd.” Senator Katherine Hay, Ontario, Progressive Senate Group

ALT “As our children return to schools and arenas across this country and as NHL players lace up their skates for a new season, let us all remember Garner and what it costs for an 11 year-old boy to simply say: “Hockey is for everyone.”” Senator Kristopher Wells, Alberta, Progressive Senate Group

ALT “On behalf of the Progressive Senate Group, Raymonde, it has been a pleasure to work alongside you, and I wish you all the best in the next chapter.” Senator Judy White, Newfoundland and Labrador, Progressive Senate Group

ALT “What is preventing the government from modernizing employment equity?” Senator Kristopher Wells, Alberta, Progressive Senate Group

ALT “If the government moves forward with this strategy, how much funding does it intend to allocate to it, and starting in which fiscal year?” Senator Danièle Henkel, Quebec (Alma), Progressive Senate Group

ALT “Will the government consider developing a much more comprehensive, long-term set of policies for the decade ahead to deal with, as you put it, the structural problem of youth unemployment?” Senator Andrew Cardozo, Ontario, Progressive Senate Group