Home About the Speaker At Work Diplomacy Human Rights Reflections Speaker’s Parade Speaker’s Rulings Speeches News Releases Photo Gallery About the Senate The Speaker and the Navy Canada Remembers Links Contact Us Français   SPEECHES Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, for an address to the Commonwealth Heads of Mission in Ottawa February 29, 2012   Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a dinner hosted by the Chargé d’Affaires of Canada to Saudi Arabia February 25, 2012   Notes for a toast to be given by Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of a dinner hosted by the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom February 20, 2012   Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of a dinner hosted by the Clerk of the House of Commons and Chief Executive February 19, 2012   Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of a dinner hosted by the ambassador of Colombia to Canada Cartagena, Colombia January 19, 2012   Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a reception hosted by the ambassador of Canada to Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia January 17, 2012   Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate for an address to the San Carlos Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bogotá, Colombia January 16, 2012   Parliamentary Service and its Management: Strengthening the Independence of Parliament, Presented by the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate to the 21st Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago January 9, 2012   on the occasion of a dinner for delegates to the Canada-Mexico Interparliamentary meeting at the Gatineau Museum of Civilization, on November 21, 2011 November 21, 2011   Notes for remarks to be given by Speaker Kinsella to welcome a mexican delegation to Ottawa for the XVIIIth Canada–Mexico Interparliamentary meeting November 21, 2011   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate Navy Appreciation Day - Senate Chamber November 15, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of of a luncheon with board members of the British garden following a remembrance ceremony - New York, NY, USA November 11, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a meeting with ambassadors to Canada - New York, NY, USA November 10, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception to celebrate Women's History Month October 18, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of an Address to the Atlantic Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Halifax, Nova Scotia October 1, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of the Red Mass Reception, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa September 22, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of an Address to Parliament by British Prime Minister David Cameron, House of Commons, Ottawa September 22, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate, National Federation of Presbyteral Councils, Ottawa September 21, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of a Dinner In Honour of a Visiting German Delegation - Ottawa September 8, 2011   Welcoming Remarks the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of a Meeting With Francophone Heads of Mission - Ottawa September 7, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of a Lunch at the Scottish Parliament September 1, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of a Dinner Hosted by the Honorary Consul for Canada in Edinburgh August 31, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of the Ireland Canada University Foundation Awards Ceremony August 29, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of a Lunch with Officials from the Irish Human Rights Commission August 29, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of a Lunch with the Irish Navy August 27, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the Occasion of a Reception with the Board of Directors of the Ireland Canada Business Association August 26, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on The Occasion of the retirement of Admiral McFadden July 21, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on The Occasion of a Reception to Welcome Qatari University Students to Canada July 20, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on The Occasion of Jacques Maritain Society Conference in Fredericton, NB May 29, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on The Occasion of a Ceremony to Award the Ordre de la Pléiade - 237-C March 21, 2011   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on The Occasion Of A Reception Hosted By The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association To Celebrate Commonwealth Day Women As Agents Of Change In The Senate - Ottawa March 9, 2011   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on The Occasion of a Reception Hosted by the Ottawa Diplomatic Association and Women Ambassadors of Ottawa to Celebrate International Women’s Day - Ottawa March 8, 2011 Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on The Occasion Of A Luncheon In Honour Of Speaker Okalik Of The Nunavut Legislative Assembly - Speaker’S Dining Room February 9, 2011   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception for the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Chiefs of Protocol, Ottawa December 09, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella of the Unveiling of the Carved Corbel In the likeness of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Ottawa December 09, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on The Occasion Of The Speaker’s Christmas Party December 03, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of the Reception For the 20th Anniversary of Fr. Sean O’Sullivan Room, Ottawa November 24, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of the Banquet for the 2010 Northeastern Society of Orthodontists, Montreal November 12, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of a Reception in Honour of the 90th anniversary Of Diplomatic Relations Between Canada and the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic November 2, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of a Lunch Hosted by the Chairman of the Czech Senate, Prague October, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate, Canadian Perspective On Minorities And Integration. Prague October, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of a Lunch Hosted by the Chairman of the Czech Senate Committee on the Economy, Agriculture and Transport, Valdstein Palace, Prague October, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of an official dinner hosted by the Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic, Prague October, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion Of A Dinner Hosted By The Chairman Of The Czech Senate Committee On Education, Science, Culture, Human Rights And Petitions, Prague October, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of a Reception to Launch Canada Cuisine Week, Hosted By the Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic, Bellevue Restaurant, Prague October, 2010   Public Service in His Footsteps - Some Theological Dimensions of Public Service - By Noël A. Kinsella Speaker Senate of Canada Lecture presented to the Christian Culture Series Assumption University Windsor, ON October 3, 2010   Speaking Notes for The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of receiving the John Sweeney Award St. Jerome’s University Waterloo, ON October 2, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of a Farewell Reception in Honour Of her Excellency the Governor General and his Excellency Jean-Daniel Lafond September 28, 2010   The Practice of Law in His Footsteps September 22, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of a Diplomatic Gathering - Upper Canada Village September 15, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of a Diplomatic Gathering Aboard HMCS Fredericton September 15, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of the Banquet for the 2010 Intelligence Community Conference June 21, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of the Annual Meeting With the Diplomatic Corps June 18, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of the Speaker’S Annual BBQ June 16, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of the Reception in Honour of the Restoration of the Ascension Window St. James Parish Church, Barbados June 09, 2010 Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of a Reception for U.S. Interns June 09, 2010 Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of the Presentation of the Distinguished Service Award and Welcome Back to the Hill Reception For the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians June 07, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of the Annual Memorial Service for Deceased Parliamentarians June 07, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate Honorary Captain (Navy) Reviewing Officer On the occasion of the 9 Sea Rodney Annual Cadet Review June 07, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of a Reception Honouring a Gift of Art From the Government of New Zealand to Parliament June 03, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker Of The Senate On The Occasion Of A Dinner In Honour Of A Delegation From Oman June 03, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker Of The Senate On The Occasion Of A Reception To Celebrate Arab Day June 01, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker Of The Senate On The Occasion Of An Address To Parliament By The President Of The United Mexican States May 27, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker Of The Senate On The Occasion Of The Unveiling Of The Portrait Of The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien May 25, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of the Bicentennial of Argentina’s Independence May 25, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate On the occasion of a Cultural Gala Asian Heritage Month May 22, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker Of The Senate On The Occasion Of A Reception For His Excellency, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon May 12, 2010   Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Speaker of the Senate on the Occasion of a Luncheon for a Delegation from The National People’s Congress Of China May 11, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of a Luncheon for a Parliamentary Delegation from Poland May 5, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of an “Up Spirits” Break Following the Presentation of the Naval Centennial Bell May 4, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of the Presentation of a Ship’s Bell for the 100th Anniversary of the Formation of the Canadian Navy May 4, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella On the occasion of the Honorary Captains’ Dinner 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Canadian Navy May 4, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion on the Occasion of Constitution Day in Poland Canadian Museum of Civilization May 3, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of a Reception for the Olympic and Paralympic Athletes and Coaches April 22, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion On the occasion of the Spring Festival Gala Concert 2010 March 08, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of a Luncheon for the Council of Arab League Ambassadors to Canada March 02, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella at the Fourth Annual Diplomatic Ski Day, Kingsway Golf and Country Club january 30, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella at a Reception Hosted by Canada’s Ambassador to Latvia January 21, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella at a Luncheon Hosted by the Mayor of Ventspils, Latvia January 20, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella at a Luncheon Hosted by the Secretary of the Latvian Saeima January 19, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of a Dinner Hosted by the Honourable Gundars Daudze Speaker of the Latvian Saeima January 18, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella at a Luncheon Hosted by the Deputy-Speaker of the Latvian Saeima January 18, 2010   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella at a Reception Marking the Retirement of the Honourable Lorna Milne December 10, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of a Reception Celebrating the Arrival of the Olympic Torch on Parliament Hill December 10, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of a Special Screening of the Documentary “Women in Shroud” in Recognition of Human Rights Day December 10, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella at a Reception Marking the Retirement of Senator Grafstein December 9, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of a Reception for the Quilt of Belonging December 8, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of a Luncheon for the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia December 8, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of a reception for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights December 1, 2009   The Triple “P” and Triple “H” of Christmas -Peace, Politics and Prayer- -Heart, Hope and Humanity December 1, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of a Ceremony of Roses to mark December 6 The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women December 1, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of a Retirement Reception for the Honourable Marcel Prud’Homme, P.C. November 25, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of the Retirement of the Honourable John Bryden November 24, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the Occasion of the Celebration of National Child Day November 23, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the Veterans Week and Remembrance Day Ceremony November 6, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the Ceremony for inductions into the Ordre de la Pléiade November 5, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of University of Moncton Alumni Reception November 4, 2009   Tribute to the Honourable Roméo Leblanc by Speaker Kinsella November 3, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of the deployment of HMCS Fredericton October 25, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the 7th CPA Canadian Parliamentary Seminar October 20, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of an official visit to Holy See October 15, 2009   Notes for a toast by Speaker Kinsella to the Ambassador of Canada to the Italian Republic in Rome October 14, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of the reception hosted by Speaker Kinsella October 13, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of the luncheon with Canadian Investors in Albania October 13, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of the dinner offered by the Prime Minister of Albania, His Excellency Sali Berisha October 13, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of the Official Luncheon offered by the Speaker of Albanian Parliament, H.E. Jozefina Topalli, in honour of the Speaker of the Senate of Canada October 13, 2009   Speaking Notes in honour of Canadian Museums Day on Parliament Hill September 29, 2009   Toast Notes in Honour of the Visit to Canada of the visit to Canada of His Excellency Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia August 27, 2009   Speaking notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the Parliamentary Internship Program Brown Bag Lunch June 17, 2009   Speaking notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the Speaker’s Annual BBQ June 10, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the visit of Speaker Bebic of the Republic of Croatia June 9, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the visit of the Honourable Zheng Silin and a Parliamentary Delegation from the People’s Republic of China June 9, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of the Canada-Lebanon Inter-Parliamentary Group June 8, 2009   Speaking notes for Speaker Kinsella, Honorary Captain (Navy) Reviewing Officer, on the occasion of the Navy League Cadet Corp Vice Admiral Kingsmill 21st Annual Review June 7, 2009   Economic Recession: Hazardous to Your Rights? Delivered at the GLOBUS Summer Institute at Menno Simons College, Winnipeg, Manitoba June 4, 2009   Speaking Notes for Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of D-Day Commemoration Ceremony, the Senate Chamber June 2, 2009   Notes for a Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a dinner hosted by Mr. Ciril Smrkolj, President of the Slovenian Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry May 22, 2009   Notes for a Toast given by Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of a dinner hosted by the President of the National Council of Slovenia, Mr. Blaz Kavcic May 21, 2009   Notes for a Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a lunch hosted by the Mayor of Koper, Mr. Boris Popovic May 21, 2009   Notes for a Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a dinner hosted by Canada’s Ambassador to Romania, Her Excellency Mrs. Marta Moszczenska May 19, 2009   Notes for a Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a luncheon hosted by leaders of Parliamentary Groups of the Romanian Senate May 19, 2009   Notes for a Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a dinner hosted by the Speaker of the Romanian Senate, the Honourable Mircea Geoana May 18, 2009   Notes for a Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a dinner hosted by His Most Eminent Highness The Prince Fra’ Matthew Festing, Grand Master Of The Sovereign Order Of Malta May 16, 2009   Notes for a Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a dinner hosted by the Canadian Ambassador to the Holy See, Her Excellency Anne Leahy May 15, 2009   Speaking Notes on the Occasion of Speaker Kinsella’s Visit to LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome May 15, 2009   Speaking Notes from the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a presentation to the Honourable Marcel Prud'homme, P.C. by the President of the National Assembly of Cuba May 5, 2009   Speaking Notes from the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, at a dinner in honour of a Parliamentary Delegation from Australia April 21, 2009   Toast Notes in Honour of the Visit to Canada of a Parliamentary Delegation from Mexico March 26, 2009   Speaking notes at the reception in Honour of the Dominion Institute’s “Passages to Canada” Initiative on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 24, 2009   Speaking Notes on the occasion of the Forum for Young Canadians March 12, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of a farewell reception in honour of the Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson for his contribution to the Senate 1993-2008 February 26, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of the Swearing in of the Senate Pages February 26, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of the farewell reception in honour of the Honourable Marilyn Trenholme Counsell for her contribution to the Senate 2003-2008 February 10, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of a the Surprise Celebration in honour of the contribution of the Honourable Senator Marcel Prud’homme’s 45 years in Parliament February 5, 2009   Speaking Notes on the Occasion of an orientation day for diplomats January 30, 2009   Speaking notes on the occasion of the: VI Encuentro Mundial de las Familias (VI World Meeting of Families) in Mexico City January 16, 2009   Opening Remarks on the Occasion of the Celebration of National Child Day november 24, 2008   Speaking Notes on the Occasion of the St. Thomas University Auditorium Dedication November 21, 2008   Speaking Notes on the occasion of the Formal Opening of the International Conference on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities November 18, 2008   Tribute to Tom Forrestall November 8, 2008   Speaking Notes on the occasion of the Veterans Week and Remembrance Day Ceremony November 6, 2008   Speaking Notes on the occasion the departure of Ambassador Al-Suwaidi November 5, 2008   Serving the Common Good: Ethics-Based Civic Education and Public Service, the 2008-2009 John J. Wintermeyer Lecture, St. Jerome’s University September 26, 2008   Notes for a speech given by Speaker Kinsella at the Fall Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE in Toronto Septembre 18, 2008   Notes for a toast given by Speaker Kinsella at the Fall Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE in Toronto Septembre 18, 2008   Speaking Notes for a reception for Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians May 12, 2008   Speaking Notes for Reception in Honour of Lifting Visa Restrictions for Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, and Slovakia March 5, 2008   Notes for a toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a dinner for the Czech Prime Minister February 28, 2008   Notes for a speech given by Speaker Kinsella at a dinner for the Canadian Ambassador to Kuwait January 8, 2008   Toast given by Speaker Kinsella to the National Assembly of Kuwait January 7, 2008   Notes for a toast given by Speaker Kinsella for the Prime Minister of Russia, his Excellency Viktor Zubkov November 29, 2007   Notes for remarks given by Speaker Kinsella at a ceremony honouring Senator Prud'homme and Mr. Leslie Forrest November 29, 2007   FEDERALISM: THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE 1867-2007 November 9, 2007   Speech given by Speaker Kinsella on the occasion of the 5th Anniversary of Canada-Russia Bilateral Relations November 7, 2007   Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a lunch hosted by His Excellency Sergei Mironov, Speaker of the Federation Council-Russia November 7, 2007   Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a dinner hosted by Canada's ambassador to Russia, Ralph Lysyshyn November 4, 2007   Can Canada Afford a Charter of Social and Economic Rights? - Toward a Canadian Social Charter November 1-2, 2007   A Toast Given by Speaker Kinsella in Austria to Speaker Erlitz July 3, 2007   Speech Given by Speaker Kinsella in the Slovak Republic for a Canada Day Reception June 28, 2007   Speech Given by Speaker Kinsella to the Slovakia-Canada Friendship Group June 28, 2007   A Toast Given by Speaker Kinsella to the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic June 28, 2007   A Toast Given by Speaker Kinsella to the Speaker of the Sejm of Poland June 26, 2007   Toast Given by Speaker Kinsella to the Poland-Canada Friendship Group June 26, 2007   A Toast Given by Speaker Kinsella at a Reception to be Hosted by the Ambassador for Canada in Poland June 26, 2007   A Toast Given by Speaker Kinsella at a Dinner Hosted by the Speaker of The Senate of Poland June 25, 2007   Tribute to Senator Dan Hays June 13, 2007   Speech “Sober Second Thought: The United Nations and the Phrase ‘Visible Minority’, The Implication of the Whorfian Hypothesis for Human Rights” Delivered at GLOBUS Conference at the University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan June 8, 2007   Toast given by Speaker Kinsella at a dinner at the residence of the Korean Ambassador May 31, 2007   Parliamentary Diplomacy: the Canadian Approach May 4, 2007   Speech given at the Association for Canadian Studies Conference April 17, 2007   Speech given at the Canada Council for the Arts March 27, 2007   Speeches given for the Chilean Delegation March 26-30, 2007   Seventy-Fifth anniversary of the Statute of Westminster December 11, 2006   Fifty-Eighth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights December 10, 2006   Speech given in the honour of the Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Ms. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic November 22, 2006   NATO Plenary Speech November 17, 2006   Speech Officially Launching the National Ethics Symposium, 2004 November 9, 2006   Speech given in Honor of the President of the Slovenian National Assembly, France Cukjati, M.D.,MP November 7, 2006   Speech given at the Pages of Reflection Journal Launch October 31, 2006   Honorary Doctorate Speech given at the Dominican University College convocation October 29, 2006   Speech given in honour of the 5th CPA Canadian Parliamentary seminar October 27, 2006   Speech given at the St. Thomas Alumni Reception October 25, 2006   Speech in honor of the King and Queen of Sweden October 24, 2006   Speech given at the Hungarian Flag Raising Ceremony, Fredericton City Hall October 23, 2006   Speech in honor of the Pakistani Speaker October 10, 2006   Speech to Honor the President of Latvia September 25, 2006   Address by the Speaker to his Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, after his speech in the House of Commons September 22, 2006   Speech given to the CIAJ September 14, 2006   Speech given at GLOBUS Conference, in Belgium August 21, 2006   Annual General Meeting of the Société nationale de l’Acadie Memramcook, New Brunswick July 21, 2006   44th Commmonwealth Parliamentary Association Canadian Regional Conference July 10, 2006   Tribute to John Peters Humphrey Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies (CASHRA) Conference June 16, 2006    Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians – Memorial Service June 05, 2006   Opening of the Library of Parliament May 30, 2006   Address to the Honourable John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, after his speech in the House of Commons Chamber May 18, 2006   Presentation of Honourary Diploma of the Federation Council (Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation) To Senator Prud’homme May 10, 2006   Unveiling of Senator Dan Hay’s Portrait May 08, 2006   Promoting Diversity as a Human Right May 04, 2006