INTERVENTIONS IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
Below are all of Senator Colin Deacon's interventions in the Senate Chamber dating back to his appointment in 2018. Interventions in the Senate Chamber includes Senator's statements at the commencement of Senate sittings, speeches on particular bills or motions, as well as questions posed in response to the speeches of other Senators or during the question period.
2026
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March 26th, 2026
Senator Deacon delivered a second reading speech highlighting the importance of data portability in the healthcare sector.
You can read the transcript/watch the speech here.
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March 26th, 2026
Senator Deacon spoke to the 2025 Budget Implementation Act, highlighting specifically the enactment of the Consumer-Driven Banking Act, the Stablecoin Act, amendments to PIPEDA enabling a data mobility right, insufficient amendments to the Bank Act to prevent fraud and his views on the Red Tape Reduction Act amendments enabling the use of “regulatory standards”.
He also paid a tribute to Andrew Moor, CEO of Equitable Bank, whose contributions to moving “Open Banking” in Canada forward were notably. Mr. Moor sadly passed away in June 2025.
To read the transcript of the speech / watch the video, click here.
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March 12th, 2026
Senator Deacon asked the Government Representative whether the government intends to introduce additional funding mechanisms under the Defence Industrial Strategy that specifically focus on Canadian SMEs seeking $10-$100M in scale up capital.
You can read the transcript/watch the speech here.
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February 26th, 2026
Senator Deacon spoke at third reading of Bill C-4, where he laid out his perspectives on Part 4 amendments to the Canada Elections Act and his support for an amendment to sunset provisions in the bill.
You can read the transcript/watch the speech here.
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February 12th, 2026
Senator Deacon spoke to celebrate the achievements of the CAN Health Network, and the work of Dr. Dante Morra, at harnessing and deploying innovation into the health sector. Notably, he illustrated the incredible success of Virtual Hallway streamlining special consultations and reducing wait times for patients.
You can read the transcript/watch the speech here.
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February 5th, 2026
Senator Deacon rose to speak on Bill C-4 at second reading on February 5th, 2026. His remarks focused on Part 4 of the bill which relate to amendments to the Canada Elections Act and the collection and use of data by federal political parties.
You can watch Senator Deacon’s speech here.
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February 5th, 2026
Senator Deacon asked the Government Representative about the incongruent incentive structure at the CRA, where “tax earned by audit”, or TEBA, which is a tax compliance metric, is at odds with SR&ED which is a tax incentive. This puts R&D tax credits at risk of being de-incentivized due to the TEBA tax compliance metric.
You can watch Senator Deacon’s question here.