Pod Save Politics: Parliamentarian Podcasts Allow for Deeper Dive, Wider Reach, and More Free Rein
Senator Omidvar's podcast, Moving the Needle on Wicked Problems, is featured in this excerpt from The Hill Times.
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WATCH: United Nations ‘Orange the World’ in Iran
Senator Omidvar participated in a panel discussion hosted by the European Union’s diplomatic community in Toronto, the Diaspora Film Festival, and the Iranian community.
Canada Can do More to Help Iran’s Imprisoned Protesters
In this op-ed, Senator Ratna Omidvar and Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne urge the Canadian government to increase pressure on the Iranian regime.
We Can Help Iranian Women and Girls by Seizing the Assets of Corrupt Officials
In an op-ed in the Globe and Mail, Senator Omidvar urges the government to go beyond freezing the assets of sanctioned Iranian officials by confiscating and redirecting them to the victims of the regime.
‘Time is Past Urgent’: Legislation Needed to Help Canadian Aid Groups Work in Afghanistan, Says Sen. Omidvar
In this excerpt from the Hill Times, Senator Omidvar calls on the government to bring forward legislation to allow Canadian aid organizations to work in Afghanistan.
How the Government Can do More to Advance Impact Investing in Canada
In an op-ed in the Philanthropist, Senator Omidvar and Aatif Baskanderi suggest that investments should not just be viewed as a means to create income to fund grants, but as an opportunity to make a difference.
Afghan MP Forced to Flee Homeland Pleads with Canada to do More to Help Refugees
In this excerpt from The Toronto Star, a former Afghan MP and three Canadian senators call on the government to bring Afghan refugees to Canada more quickly.
Resettlement of Afghans in Canada: Senators Urge Action
Senators Omidvar, Ataullahjan, Jaffer, Deacon and McPhedran held a press conference with former Afghan MP Naheed Farid to draw attention to problems with the processing of applications from Afghans seeking to resettle in Canada.
Tentative Celebration After Key Amendments Passed On Non-Qualified Donees
This excerpt from The Future of Good discusses Bill S-216 and the finance committee's amendments to the Budget Implementation Act.
Philanthropic Sector ‘Relieved’ With Key Victory at Commons Committee
This excerpt from The Philanthropist Journal discusses the finance committee's decision to amend stringent qualified-disbursement conditions in the budget implementation bill.