Canadian Senate committee hearings tackled artificial intelligence risks, youth online porn access, food security, emissions targets and more, revealing the high-stakes work shaping Canadian lives.
Thanks for this detailed report. Your work in informing us is so important! I do wonder what the senators do with all the new insights they gain? I see far to many politicians (federal, provincial, municipal) making impassioned speeches to the effect "somebody ought to do something!". If not them, WHO?
I get why you wonder what senators do with those insights. They package them into committee reports packed with recommendations. The Senate rules let them demand a detailed government reply. The Human Rights Committee got exactly that on anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination in the commission. See it at https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/RIDR/reports/44-1. Still, the "somebody ought to do something" speeches keep coming because follow-through too often stalls in cabinet.
Thanks for this detailed report. Your work in informing us is so important! I do wonder what the senators do with all the new insights they gain? I see far to many politicians (federal, provincial, municipal) making impassioned speeches to the effect "somebody ought to do something!". If not them, WHO?
I get why you wonder what senators do with those insights. They package them into committee reports packed with recommendations. The Senate rules let them demand a detailed government reply. The Human Rights Committee got exactly that on anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination in the commission. See it at https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/RIDR/reports/44-1. Still, the "somebody ought to do something" speeches keep coming because follow-through too often stalls in cabinet.
Thanks for that clarification !