Bill C-57 – Sending a Powerful Message of Solidarity and Commitment to Standing by Ukraine
Senator Omidvar spoke to Bill C-57, Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill, 2023.
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When Will the Light-Armoured Vehicles Canada Promised Arrive in Ukraine?
Senator Omidvar asked Senator Gold when the light-armoured vehicles will arrive in Ukraine and what the government is doing to go after frozen Russian assets.
Seizing Russian State Assets to Rebuild Ukraine: Will it Prolong the War, or End it?
In this excerpt from The Conversation, Jon Unruh and Geoffrey Goodell discuss Senator Omidvar's proposal to seize Russian state assets and transfer them to Ukraine.
We Must Hurry to Help Ukraine with Russian Assets – an Interview with a Canadian Senator
In this interview with Tabula, Senator Omidvar discusses the bill she tabled to confiscate Russian state assets and transfer them to Ukraine.
United for Justice: Forfeiting Russia’s Assets through an International Compensation Mechanism
Senator Omidvar participated in the 2023 United for Justice Conference, which convened global leaders in the justice and human rights sectors to pursue accountability for Russian war crimes.
Interview: Bill S-278 Will Freeze and Repurpose Russian State Assets to Help Ukraine
Ukrainian journalist Andriy Kulykov asked Senator Omidvar about her bill, which aims to freeze and repurpose Russian state assets in Canada.
The Schrödinger’s Cat of Russian Foreign Reserves
This excerpt from the Financial Times discusses seizing Russian assets and Senator Omidvar's Bill S-278.
Canada Must Seize Russian State Assets to Help Rebuild Ukraine
In this Globe and Mail op-ed, Bill Browder and Senator Omidvar discuss Bill S-278.
News Release: Majority of Canadians Support Seizing the Canadian-Held Assets of of Russia and Iran to Assist Victims, Poll Shows
The poll was commissioned jointly by independent senators Donna Dasko and Ratna Omidvar.
Senator Omidvar -Bill S-278 Amends SEMA to Allow for a Legal Mechanism to Seize and Repurpose the State Assets of Perpetrators who Breach International Peace and Security
Senator Omidvar moved second reading of Bill S-278, An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act (disposal of foreign state assets).