WATCH: Senator Omidvar Speaks at 6 Degrees Ciudad de México 2019
Senator Omidvar participated in' 6 Degrees Ciudad de México 2019' where she speaks about diversity and inclusion.
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WATCH: Champions Reflect on the Success of Community Benefits Day on Parliament Hill
In March, representatives of the Toronto Community Benefits Network, Canada's Building Trade Unions and the United Way Greater Toronto met with Senators to discuss community benefits and Bill C-344. Read more.
WATCH: Cities across Canada are diverse, but are they inclusive?
In November 2018, Senator Omidvar joined a panel at Evergreen's Future Cities Canada Summit to discuss inclusive, sustainable and just cities.
WATCH: Senator Ratna Omidvar on Migration, Cities and Universities
"I believe that cities and their local institutions such as universities have an inherent advantage. It is far, far easier for cities to come together, to beg, borrow and collaborate around good ideas from each other than it is for national governments to do so."
WATCH: Senator Omidvar talks cannabis legalization with the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Recreational cannabis will become legal in Canada this summer. Yet many questions remain about what a future with legalized cannabis looks like. Watch as Senator Omidvar participates in a panel with nurses and public health experts to discuss Bill C-45, The Cannabis Act.
Age restrictions for legal cannabis | Senate Study on Bill C-45, The Cannabis Act
Lynda Balneaves of the Canadian Nurses Association explains some of the logic behind her organization's support of the age restrictions currently proposed for legal cannabis. Balneaves testified before the Senate of Canada's Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI) committee on April 18, 2018
WATCH: Is cannabis a gateway drug? | Senate of Canada Study on Bill C-45, The Cannabis Act
On April 16, 2018 I asked a question on the minds of many Canadians - is cannabis a gateway drug? Click on the link above to hear the response I received from Dr. Bernard Le Foll of the Canadian Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
WATCH: Ratna Omidvar on Migration for the World Economic Forum
Watch Senator Ratna Omidvar as she offers an global perspective of the politics and development of migration around the world, from climate change to impacts on the labour market.
WATCH: Race, Identity and Citizenship at Canada 150 | CSALC’s 30th Anniversary, Toronto ON
Last October, Senator Ratna Omidvar joined the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic’s to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Watch the panel discussionon the topics of race, identity and citizenship.
WATCH: Living Together, Right to the City – How to Build Inclusive Cities | 12th Annual Metropolis World Congress
Diversity and inclusion are not the same. One is a demographic reality; the other is a process that leads to equity and equality of opportunity, regardless of when and where you came from. Diversity is a demographic accident. Inclusion is what you do with it.
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