Independent Liberal Sen. Lillian Dyck, to whom Stewart Olsens remarks were addressed, said she felt attacked personally. She called the comments undeniably condescending, unparliamentary and objectionable.
Date: Jun 07, 2018
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Liberal ministers, MPs were 'accosting' senators to vote against amended budget bill, senator says
Nine Liberal senators JoeDay, Lillian Dyck, ArtEggleton, JoanFraser, LibbeHubley, SergeJoyal, Terry Mercer, Jim Munson and Claudette Tardif and three Independents,SenatorsDiane Griffin, ric Forest and Stephen Greene, voted with all Conservatives present in the chamber (34) in support of
Date: Jun 21, 2017
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Senate threatens to block 'deeply flawed' bill to remove gender discrimination from Indian Act
A statement from Sen. Lillian Dyck, who chairs the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, said, We have been rushed to do this bill. That always puts us on the spot because we are supposed to be the Chamber of Sober Second Thought.
Date: Dec 13, 2016
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Indigenous parliamentarians brought unique perspective to assisted dying debate
Sen. Lillian Dyck argued that the aboriginal youth suicide epidemic is the result of dysfunctional communities still grappling with the after-effects of the residential school era, totally separate from the issue of allowing grievously ill people to end their lives with a doctor's help.
Lillian Dyck stressed the Senate's role as a protector of the minority. Art Eggletonspoke of the need to ensure the constitutional soundness of legislation. Denise Batters lamented that the government had not accepted the Senate's recommendations and suggestions.