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Question to Minister Duclos: What can Canadians expect from a national social finance strategy?

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada December 5, 2017 charities, Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Question Period, Social Finance, social innovation

On December 5, 2017 Senator Ratna Omidvar rose in the Senate Chamber to ask the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, about the development of Canada's social finance strategy. This strategy was named as a key priority in the Minister's mandate letter.

Question: Regulations Governing Charitable Organizations

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada October 18, 2017 Canada Revenue Agency, charities, public policy advocacy, Question Period

A minister’s advisory panel tabled a report earlier this year in which they recommended that the government should proceed as soon as possible to modernize the rules governing the charitable sector through the development of a new legislative framework. We have heard nothing since then. Can you shed some light on what the government is thinking and planning to do?

Question: What is the Government’s Plan to Fill Vacancies on the Immigration and Refugee Board?

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada September 19, 2017 immigration, Immigrations and Refugee Board, Question Period

I think you will agree with me that it is essential for us to retain public confidence in the governance systems that we have set up, and it is in all our interests to make decisions on claims in a way that is both fast and fair. But when I look at what’s happening at the IRB, an institution you know well, there are 34,000 cases already in the backlog. In addition, there are 40 vacancies in the Immigration Appeal Division and Refugee Appeal Division.

Question: Bill C-6 – An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (Revocation of Citizenship)

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada June 20, 2017 Bill C-6, Citizenship, immigration, Question Period

"Law is one thing; implementation is another. I understand that the coming into force of the McCoy due process amendment will not take place until early 2018. In the meantime, can you guarantee that the government will not initiate any new revocation proceedings under the current, fundamentally flawed model?"

Question: Senate Amendment to Bill C-6 – An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada May 10, 2017 Bill C-6, Citizenship, immigration, Question Period

"Today the Federal Court decided a very important case that weighs in on our work. The case is Hassouna et al v. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. It challenged the government's citizen revocation process... Will the government respect the Senate’s amendment to restore due process in the revocation of citizenship?"

Question to the Minister of Veterans Affairs – Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects and the Hiring of Veterans

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada April 4, 2017 employment, infrastructure, Question Period, Veterans

"In my experience, targets matter. What gets measured gets done. Have you set hiring targets for federally funded infrastructure projects and the hiring of veterans? What are these targets? Can you share them with us? What is your progress to date against these targets?"