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Join Independent Senator Paula Simons of Alberta and Senator Ratna Omidvar of Ontario as they co-host the final roundtable on municipal issues, inspired by Senator Simons' Senate inquiry into the role of municipalities in Canada today. They are joined by Mayor Dawn Arnold, Mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick; Dr. Kennedy Stewart, professor at Simon Fraser University, the former mayor of Vancouver and a former NDP MP; Lewis Cardinal, Project Manager at Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre in Edmonton; Edmonton City Councillor Keren Tang; and Mary Rowe, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute.

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Rejoignez la sénatrice indépendante de l'Alberta, Paula Simons, alors qu'elle anime la deuxième enquête sur les municipalités, modérée par la sénatrice indépendante de l'Ontario, Bernadette Clement. Cette conversation met en vedette des maires franco-canadiens éminents de partout au pays, plongeant dans le sujet vital des municipalités et de la préparation aux urgences. Ils ont le privilège d'être rejoints par la mairesse Elisa Brousseau de Bonnyville, AB, le maire Eric Marquis d'Edmundston, NB, et l'ancien maire de Gatineau, Maxime Pendinaud-Jobin.

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Join Independent Albertan Senator Paula Simons as she hosts the second municipalities inquiry, moderated by Independent Ontario Senator Bernadette Clement. This conversation features prominent French-Canadian mayors from across the country delving into the vital topic of municipalities and emergency preparedness. They are privileged to be joined by Mayor Elisa Brousseau of Bonnyville, AB, Mayor Eric Marquis of Edmundston, NB, and former Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pendinaud-Jobin.

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Independent Albertan Senator Paula Simons moderates a panel of prominent Canadian experts on the topic of infrastructure and municipalities. She is joined by former federal Cabinet Minister Hon. Lisa Raitt, former Calgary Major and current Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi, Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell, urban planner and Co-Chair Commissioner of the Vancouver City Planning Commission Amina Yasin, and York University Professor Dr. Zac Spicer. This conversation was recorded in late January 2024.

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Senator Simons talks to Alex Marshall and Kristy Harcourt about proposed legislation that will negatively affect the health and privacy rights of the transgender community.

Alex Marshall works for the University of Alberta’s College of Health Science, where she is the college’s Strategic Initiatives Officer for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Kristy Harcourt is a social worker in clinical practice and therapist who devotes much of her practice to counselling trans kids and their families. She is a social work instructor at MacEwan University, the organizer of Edmonton’s annual Queer Prom and a long time gay rights activist.