2009

Senator Dennis Patterson
December 30, 2009 Hon. Dennis Glen Patterson: Honourable senators, I will begin my first address in this chamber speaking Inuktitut, the first language of the majority of the residents of Nunavut. [Editor’s Note: Senator Patterson spoke in Inuktitut — translation …
Senator Dennis Patterson
December 14, 2009 Honourable senators, today I will talk about the misinformed animal welfare activists who have had the gall to interfere with the Inuit subsistence economy in the harvesting of seals. These activists are some of the same folks …
Senator Dennis Patterson
November 19, 2009 Honourable senators, I wish to say how delighted I am with the recent announcement of Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, that a new turbot quota of 1,500 tonnes has been established in area OB off …