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.
2023
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December 14th, 2023
Senator Deacon speaks at Third Reading to Bill C-56 (An Act to Amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act), which would implement long awaited, significant changes to Canada’s Competition Act. Click here to see his speech.
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December 14th, 2023
The Council of Canadian Academies has identified procurement as the most effective strategy for helping Canada achieve its 2023 climate objectives. Senator Deacon questions the Government Representative of the Senate about why the federal government has not been leading an example by using procurement as a tool to reduce carbon emissions in supply chain. Click here to see the entire exchange.
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December 13th, 2023
Senator Deacon questions Minister Freeland and Minister Champagne on the details of the amendments to the Competition Act in Bill C-56 (An Act to Amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act). Click here to see the entire exchange.
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November 23rd, 2023
Senator Deacon rises in the Chamber to speak to an amendment to Bill C-234 at Third reading. Click here to see his speech.
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November 9th, 2023
Senator Deacon again asked the Government Representative in the Senate about when the Minister of Finance intends to deliver open banking in Canada, this time focusing on the benefit such a regime would bring for home buyers.
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November 2nd, 2023
Senator Deacon rises to speak on the Agriculture Committee’s Report on Bill C-234, An Act to Amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. Click here to see more.
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October 31st, 2023
Senator Deacon asks the Government Representative in the Senate about why the government is not acting on its promise to deliver open banking for Canadians. Click here to see more.
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October 31st, 2023
Senator Deacon’s statement on the Auditor General report findings on digital transformation in government.
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October 19th, 2023
Following the recent report from the Competition Bureau on the state of competition in Canada from 2000-2020, Senator Deacon rises in the Chamber to speak on the findings of this report, and what it means for Canadians’ cost of living and personal data privacy in the digital economy. Click here to see his speech.
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September 28th, 2023
Canada is falling behind other countries in the race to embrace digital transformation and in providing convenient, digital government services to citizens. In this speech on his motion 107, Senator Deacon urges the Government of Canada to prioritize end-to-end digitization of convenient and cost-efficient government services that transforms the public service delivery experience for Canadians. Click here to see the full speech.
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September 21st, 2023
Senator Colin Deacon celebrating the success of Minister Colton LeBlanc and the work of Nova Scotia’s Department of Cybersecurity and Digital Solutions.
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Votes in the Chamber
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