Hon. Larry W. Smith (Leader of the Opposition): I would like to congratulate Senator Marwah on an excellent presentation in terms of the thoroughness with which he attacked disclosing this information to our colleagues. I feel a tremendous sense of urgency to beat the clock and make sure that ... Full Article

October 16th, 2018 – This week, the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, appeared before the Senate Question Period where Senator Larry W. Smith, Leader of the Opposition, raised critical questions about the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project. Senator Smith led with a ... Full Article

Honourable Senators, I am once again pleased to rise to offer a few words of welcome, this time to our five new colleagues who were named to this place earlier this month. They have been called upon by Her Excellency the Governor General, on the advice of Prime Minister Trudeau, to serve their ... Full Article

Conservative Senators are concerned about the construction timeline of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project. Last week, Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced that the government would not appeal the Federal Court of Appeal’s ruling, claiming it would be ... Full Article

Last week, the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice, appeared before the Senate Question Period. The Senate Conservative Caucus took this opportunity to raise critical questions about the impending legalization of marijuana, set for October 17. Last month, the government ... Full Article

Honourable Senators, I rise today to also offer sincere congratulations to our two new colleagues, the Honourable Beverley Busson and the Honourable Martin Klyne, who were named to the Senate of Canada on Monday upon the recommendation of Prime Minister Trudeau. Members of the Conservative ... Full Article

The Senate resumed sitting last week, and our strong Conservative team in the Senate took the opportunity to ask the government serious questions. Marijuana is set to become legal in Canada in less than four weeks. Last spring, the Senate studied the implications of legalization (Bill C-45); ... Full Article

September 25th, 2018 – This week, the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice, appeared before the Senate Question Period. The Senate Conservative Caucus raised critical questions about the impending legalization of marijuana, set for October 17th. Senator Larry W. Smith, ... Full Article

As the session comes to an end in the Senate, I wish to reflect on the dedicated work that has taken place over the past few months. Our strong Conservative team has done diligent work reviewing the legislation brought before us. We remain concerned that the Trudeau government is not ready for ... Full Article

June 21, 2018 – Senator Larry W. Smith, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate made the following statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day: Today, Canadians should take the time to celebrate the outstanding contributions of our First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. On this very ... Full Article