OPINION: To Make Corrupt Leaders Pay, We Should Seize and Repurpose Frozen Assets
Read Senator Omidvar's op-ed in the Globe and Mail explaining how repurposing frozen assets would help to counter the forced displacement crisis.
Bill S-259
Legislation in Canada Could Change How the World Deals With Frozen Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials
Listen to Senator Omidvar's story of displacement and her latest work to hold corrupt foreign officials accountable for their role in producing forced displacement around the world.
Senator Kim Pate Speaks in Favour of the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act
Watch Senator Kim Pate support the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act and highlight the importance of addressing sexual and gender-based violence causing forced displacement globally.
OPINION: Make Corrupt Foreign Officials Pay
Read Senator Omidvar's column for IRPP explaining how her Bill S-259, the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act would help to counter the forced displacement crisis.
SPEECH: Bill S-259, Frozen Assets Repurposing Act at Second Reading
Watch Senator Omidvar deliver her second reading speech on her newest piece of legislation, Bill S-259 the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act. This bill is inspired by a proposal developed by the World Refugee Council, of which she is a member.
Senator Tables Bill with Former UN Envoy to Spend Seized Assets of Dictators
"The bill Senator Omidvar is tabling would make Canada a global leader in holding bad leaders accountable for their crimes against the forcibly displaced", said Fen Hampson of the World Refugee Council.
WATCH: Announcing the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act, Bill S-259
Watch Senator Ratna Omidvar announce her new legislation, the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act, in the Parliamentary Press Gallery.
ADVISORY: Senator Ratna Omidvar to Announce the Tabling of the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act to Assist the Forcibly Displaced
Senator Ratna Omidvar, joined by Allan Rock and Fen Hampson from the CIGI-sponsored World Refugee Council, will hold a press conference to announce the tabling of the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act.