| Gender
Issues |
| September 10, 2008 |
Scarborough Women's Centre, 25th
Anniversary Celebration |
| November 21, 2007 |
UNIFEM Canada 2007
Awards Gala, Ottawa |
| November
4, 2005 |
Loretta
Alumnae Association Order of Mary Ward Tribute Evening, Loretto Abbey, Toronto |
| November
2, 2005 |
The
Equality Deficit – Chinese Immigrant Women in
Canada, LEAF Person's Day Breakfast, Toronto |
| November
24, 2004 |
The
Gender Gap: Zonta Club, Hong Kong |
| October
19, 2004 |
Women
who made a difference, Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Person's Day,
Royal Bank of Canada |
| April
4, 2004 |
Women
in the Changing World: Equality & Responsibility, Branksome Hall, Toronto |
| October
23, 2003 |
Bill
S-3: Presentation to the Standing
Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology |
| October
24, 2002 |
Canadian
Women Now: Charting a Course for the 21st Century, Ottawa Women's Canadian
Club |
| October
23, 2002 |
Bill
S-3, An Act to Amend the National Anthem to Include all Canadians, Second
Reading |
| May
29, 2002 |
Humanities
and Social Science Federation of Canada, Women Issues Network (WIN), 2002
Genders Colloquium, University of Toronto, May 29, 2002 |
| February
21, 2002 |
Bill
S-39, An Act to Amend the National Anthem Act to Include all Canadians, Second
Reading |
| December
3, 2001 |
Keynote
Speech, Margaret Campbell Fund |
| November
1, 2001 |
Keynote
Speech, Painting the Impossible, Women in Leadership Conference, Queen's
University, Kingston |
| Sept.
15, 2001 |
Women,
Business and Politics in the Canadian Context, Global Summit of Women, Hong
Kong |
| February
20, 2001 |
The
National Anthem - Senator's Inquiry |
|
June 15, 2000 |
Unsung
Heroes Famous Five Foundation, Calgary, Alberta |
|
October 14, 1999 |
Opening Address Global Perspectives on Personhood: Rights and Responsibilities
Conference, Calgary, Alberta |
| May 4, 1999 |
United
Way's Leading Women Program |
| Human Rights |
| December 12, 2007 |
Bill S-209, Second Reading, Senate of Canada |
| December 6, 2007 |
Bill C-280, Second Reading, Senate of Canada |
| April
30, 2002 |
Study
on Canada's Human Rights Obligations - Debate Continued, Senate of Canada |
| March
26, 2002 |
Inquiry
into the significance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, Senate of Canada |
| November
22, 2001 |
In
Search of Identity, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, McGill
University |
|
June 6, 2000 |
The 11th Anniversary of the
Tiananmen Square Massacre
- Senator's Statement |
| March 21, 2000 |
Visas
for Life: a Tribute to Dr. Feng Shan Ho - Senator's Statement |
|
February 22, 2000 |
The Convocation of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Senator's Statement |
|
February 10, 1999 |
Plight of the Women of Afghanistan
- Senator's Statement
|
|
February 8, 2000 |
Religious Freedom in China
- Senator's Inquiry
|
|
November 5, 1999 |
Human Rights in the New
Millennium Federation of Pakistani Canadian's Symposium |
|
September 9, 1999 |
The Plight of Chinese
Migrants on the B.C. Coast
- Senator's Inquiry
|
| Multiculturalism/Diversity/Immigration |
| June 4, 2009 |
Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural
Heritage (VMACCH), York University |
| October 29, 2008 |
Diversity by Design: choosing leaders for the
21st Century, Women in the Lead Directory Launch |
| June 17, 2008 |
Budget implementation Bill - 3rd Reading of
Bill C-50, Senate of Canada |
| May 3, 2008 |
Kaleidoscope: a mosaic in
motion - a fundraiser for the International Centre of Winnipeg |
| September 25, 2007 |
Ottawa Chinatown Gateway Project Launch |
| September 8, 2007 |
Ethiopian Millennium Festival,
Toronto |
| February
27, 2007 |
Who's
a Canadian? University College, University of Toronto
|
| May
10, 2006 |
Canada’s Changing Identity
- From
Bicultural to Multicultural,
Women's Canadian Club of Toronto
|
| March
21, 2006 |
Our
journey: opportunities, challenges, and achievements, Advisory Committee on
Visible Minorities, Justice Canada, March 21, 2006
|
| December
9, 2005 |
Acceptance
of Eid-ul-Fitr 2005 Award, 9th Celebration, Queen's Park, Toronto
|
| November
25, 2005 |
Bill C-331 - Internment of Persons of Ukrainian Origin Recognition
Bill, Second Reading in the Senate
|
| June
16, 2005 |
"So,
where are you really from?" The Asian Diaspora in the Americas
Conference, University of Illinois
|
| March
6, 2005 |
GenerAsians
Conference, Queen's University
|
| June
27, 2004 |
I-STAR
Awards
|
| May
25, 2004 |
Why
should we celebrate Asian Heritage Month? Rotary Club of Calgary
|
| May
12, 2004 |
The
New Face of Canada: is immigration the answer? Hamilton Canadian Club
|
| February
15, 2004 |
Vision
Youth Leadership Program, Graduation, Toronto
|
| September
23, 2003 |
Bill
C-25: The Public Service Modernization Bill, Third Reading in the Senate
|
| February
22, 2003 |
Vision
Youth Leadership Program, Graduation, Toronto
|
| January
21, 2003 |
The
Canadian Tapestry: a View from Within, Bishop White Committee, ROM, Toronto,
Ontario
|
| October
30, 2002 |
Asian
Canadian Women Artists Opening Exhibition, Montreal, Quebec
|
| October
29, 2002 |
Tasting
Diversity: A Celebration of Immigrant Women and their Cooking, Book Launch,
Toronto
|
| October
2, 2002 |
The
Jews in China: an enduring friendship between two ancient cultures, Soloway
Jewish Community Centre, Ottawa
|
| December
6, 2001 |
Motion
to Recognize May as Asian Heritage Senate Month Adopted
|
| May
29, 2001 |
Senate Motion
to Recognize May as Asian Heritage Month
|
| May
4, 2001 |
Keynote
Address, Alberta Network of Immigrant Women
|
| July
1, 2000 |
Citizenship
and Immigration: The Chinese-Canadian Experience, Canadian Studies Conference,
Australia |
| May 27, 2000 |
Canadian Immigration: a
Chinese Perspective,
Association of Asian American Studies Conference |
|
March 16, 2000 |
Workshop: Improving Participation: Not Just a Numbers Game, Liberal Party of Canada's Biennial Conference |
|
April 26, 1999 |
Opening Address - Is Multiculturalism Possible? Multicultural
Conference University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. |
|
Chinese
Community
|
| December 8, 2009 |
Hong Kong Veterans Memorial Wall,
Statement in the Senate |
| August 15, 2009 |
Hong Kong Veterans Memorial
Wall Unveiling, Ottawa |
| June 5, 2009 |
Canada-China Legislative Association - Visit to the University of Toronto
by the China-Canada Legislative Association |
| February 28, 2009 |
LEAP-YMCA/Ryerson University |
| June 28, 2008 |
Roundhouse Reunion - Hakka
Conference 2008 |
| June 10, 2008 |
150th Anniversary Celebration of
Chinese in Canada |
| March 6, 2008 |
Opening of the Richard
Charles Lee-Canada Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto |
| November 2, 2007 |
Golden
Mountain: Canada and China, interconnected
Opening address, McCord Museum Colloquium |
| May 6, 2007 |
Is it really a Chinatown mentality?
ACCP, Vancouver Club, May 6, 2007 |
| March
3, 2006 |
Hong
Kong Immigration to Canada, Panel Presentation, University of Toronto
|
| December
3, 2005 |
Community,
Leadership, and Government: Canadian Women of Chinese Heritage
|
| October
24, 2005 |
Alberta:
the Chinese Canadian Perspective, Past and Present, University of Alberta 7th
Annual CPR Lecture "Centennial Lecture"
|
| November
25, 2003 |
The
Chinese Head Tax Redress Controversy, Lecture, University of Toronto
|
| September
13, 2003 |
The
Head Tax Issue - 12th AGM National Congress of Chinese Canadians, Winnipeg
CCCC
|
| May 5, 2001 |
Chinese-Canadian
Achievements, Trials and Tribulations, Past and Present |
| March 29, 2001 |
The
Role Played by Chinese-Canadians in World War II - with reference to the life
of Kam Len Douglas Sam,
Association of Asian American Studies Conference |
|
June 14, 2000 |
What does it mean to be a Chinese
Canadian? The Chinese Canadian Cooperation Society; The Chinese Canadian Women Co-operation Council |
| February
19, 2000 |
Chinese
Canadian Heritage Fund Inaugural Celebration |
| December 3,
1999 |
The Opening of
the Chinatown 2000 Photo Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario |
| November
19, 1999 |
The Unveiling
of the Statue of Confucius, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto |
| October 30,
1999 |
First
Conference for Students of Chinese Heritage, York Region School Board |
|
June 3, 1999 |
The Dragon Boat Festival
- Senator's Statement |
| May
1, 1999 |
Hong
Kong, 1941-1945: China and Hong Kong History,
Philately and Culture Society |
|
February 16, 1999 |
The Chinese New Year
- Senator's Statement |
|
February 2, 1999 |
The History of the Chinese in Canada - Senate Inquiry |
| Education |
| May 19, 2009 |
Building a Learning Society,
HKUSpace |
| May 6, 2008 |
Inquiry on Post-Secondary Education,
Senate of Canada |
| April 23, 2009 |
CESBA Keynote Speech |
| November
21, 2006 |
Inquiry on the state of literacy - Response to Senate Inquiry |
| November
3, 2005 |
Survival
in a Continously Shrinking World, CCAS, Vancouver |
| September
30, 2004 |
In
Search of Excellence, Upper Canada College Awards Day |
| February
2, 2004 |
Panel
on Literacy - Cedarbrae District Branch, Toronto Public Library |
| September
03, 2003 |
Universities
Engaging with their Social and Cultural environment, ACU General
Conference, Belfast |
| International
Affairs |
| June 27, 2009 |
Opening Keynote Address,
Post-Colonial Transformations in China's Hong Kong & Macau Conference,
University of Waterloo |
| February 12, 2009 |
Statement on the situation in Zimbabwe,
Senator's Statements |
| October 2, 2007 |
York Centre for Asian Research, York
University |
| October
17, 2003 |
Receipt
of an Honourary Professorship, Yanbian University of Science and
Technology, Yanji, Jilin, China |
| October
11, 2003 |
Receipt
of an Honourary Ph.D. (Political Science), Soongsil University, Seoul, South
Korea |
| June
5, 2003 |
World Health Organization - Motion Requesting Government Support for Taiwan's
Request for Observer Status - Response to Debate |
| May
21, 2003 |
Beyond
Kyoto: or what kind of world will our grandchildren live in? Canadian
Club, Victoria |
| October
23, 2001 |
Inquiry on Intellectual Property Rights and Diseases in Developing Nations -
Response to Senate Inquiry |
| Miscellaneous |
| October 8, 2009 |
The Ultimate Gift, Laurier Club of
Manitoba |
| May 29, 2009 |
Ontario Genealogical Society Conference 2009 |
| May 6, 2009 |
Canada's Access to Medicines Regime,
Senator's Statement |
| March 30, 2009 |
Family Stories, Library Association,
University of Toronto |
| March 4, 2009 |
Heart Truth Campaign, H.S.F.C., Senator's
Statement |
| December 6, 2007 |
Queen's York Rangers and the Aurora
Armoury - Senator's Statement |
| March
27, 2007 |
Appointments to the Board of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
- Senator's Statement |
| February 16, 2007 |
Special
Citizenship Ceremony |
| October
5, 2006 |
World
Sight Day - Senator's Statement |
| October
27, 2005 |
Hong
Kong 1941, D.A. Wilson Secondary School, Whitby, Ontario |
| October
26, 2005 |
World
Mental Health Day, George Brown College, Toronto |
| October
27, 2004 |
Autism
Awareness Month - Senator's Statement |
| Sept.
24, 2004 |
A
Twist of Fate: from Hong Kong to Canada, Granite Club, Toronto |
| May
4, 2003 |
Freeze
Frame Children's Film Festival, Closing Ceremony, Winnipeg |
| October
20, 2001 |
25th
Anniversary of Varsity Division #726 of St. John Ambulance - Inspection &
Banquet - Keynote Speech on Volunteerism |
| June
14, 2001 |
Nelson
Mandela: Motion to Declare Honourary Citizen of Canada - Senator's Statement |
| May
4, 2000 |
Official
Opening of the Robert Murray Bell
and Ann Walker Bell Collection |
| November
18, 1999 |
Wedgewood
Osteoporosis Tea - Senator's Statement |
| June
2, 1999 |
Canada
Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Bill -
Second Reading |
| May
6, 1999 |
Organ
Donation - Senator's Statement |