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The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella

42nd Speaker of the Senate (2006 - 2014)

Biography

February 8, 2006 to November 26, 2014

Senator Noël A. Kinsella was appointed Speaker of the Senate of Canada on February 8, 2006 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Duties of the Speaker are multifaceted. It is the Speaker’s function, according to Senate Rules, to preserve order and decorum and to decide points of order subject to an appeal to the Senate. He is also called upon to perform diplomatic duties at home and abroad consistent with the Speaker of the Senate’s fourth overall position in the Canadian Order of Precedence. Receiving visiting dignitaries and hosting official diplomatic events are all part of the Senate Speaker’s day. Additional responsibilities come with each visit to Canada by a head of state, and with invitations from abroad.

Parliamentary service began with his appointment to the Senate by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on September 12, 1990, while serving as Associate Under-Secretary of State of Canada. He became the Senate Opposition Whip in 1994 and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in 1999. Senator Kinsella was elected Leader of the Opposition in the Senate in October 2004.

Academic work commenced with elementary and secondary schooling in Saint John, New Brunswick, and has involved university studies in several European universities including: University College, Dublin, Ireland (B.A.); St. Thomas Aquinas University, Rome, Italy (L.Ph., and Ph.D.), Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, Italy (S.T.L., S.T.D.). He is a licensed member of the College of Psychologists of New Brunswick. Dr. Kinsella spent 41 years as a faculty member at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, N.B. where he has taught psychology, philosophy and human rights, and is currently a member of the Board of Governors. A Knight of the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta, a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and an Honorary Captain (Navy) in the Canadian Forces, Speaker Kinsella has received an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Dominican University College, Ottawa, an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from St. Thomas University in Fredericton, N.B., and an honorary Doctor of Literature from University College, Dublin, Ireland.

Human rights is a field in which Speaker Kinsella has been active. He served as the Chairperson of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission for 22 years, beginning in 1967, as President of the Canadian Human Rights Foundation, and is well-known nationally and internationally as a human rights advocate and academic for such cases as Malcolm Ross, and for bringing Lovelace v. Canada to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. He is presently a member of the Advisory Council of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Born in Saint John, N.B., he is married to Ann Conley Kinsella.

Note to readers: The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, P.C. passed away on December 6, 2023.

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Speaker's Rulings

The Speaker shall preserve order and decorum in the Senate. In doing so the Speaker may act without a want of order or decorum being brought to his or her attention. Furthermore, the Speaker shall be authorized to act on his or her own initiative to interrupt any debate to restore order or to enforce the Rules of the Senate. In the case of grave disorder, the Speaker may suspend the sitting of the Senate for a period not to exceed three hours.

The Speaker shall decide points of order and when so doing shall state the reasons for the decision together with references to the rule or other written authority applicable to the case.

With respect to the Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, the authority of the Speaker is limited to matters expressly incorporated into these rules.

When the Speaker has been asked to decide any question of privilege or point of order he or she shall determine when sufficient argument has been adduced to decide the matter, whereupon the Speaker shall so indicate to the Senate, and continue with the item of business which had been interrupted or proceed to the next item of business, as the case may be.

2013  
Speaker’s Ruling - Review of living expenses June 4, 2013
Speaker’s Ruling - Distribution of documents May 29, 2013
Speaker’s Ruling - Twenty-second report of Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration May 28, 2013
Speaker’s Ruling - Twenty-fourth report of Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration May 23, 2013
Speaker’s Ruling - Question of Privilege: Witnesses before committee May 8, 2013
Speaker’s Ruling - Question of Privilege – Remarks on February 13, 2013 April 24, 2013
Speaker’s Ruling - Point of Order on Motion 144 (Other Business) April 16, 2013
Speaker’s Ruling - Senators’ Statements March 20, 2013
Speaker’s Ruling - Question of Privilege: Parliamentary Budget Officer February 28, 2013
Speaker’s Ruling - Senators’ Statements February 5, 2013
2012  
Speaker’s Ruling - Committees Meeting During Meetings of Committees of the Whole June 5, 2012
Speaker’s Ruling - Point of Order on First Report of Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament April 25, 2012
2011  
Speaker’s Ruling - Remarks during speeches December 16, 2011
Speaker’s Ruling - Process for studying the Estimates and adopting supply bills December 16, 2011
Speaker’s Ruling - Bill C-232 and the royal consent March 21, 2011
Speaker’s Ruling - Bill S-223 and the Royal Recommendation March 10, 2011
2010  
Speaker’s Ruling - Sixth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce December 01, 2010
Speaker’s Ruling - Question of Privilege September 27, 2010
Senators' Statements May 13, 2010
Speaker’s Ruling - Point of Order Concerning Bill C-268 April 15, 2010
Speaker’s Ruling - Question of Privilege March 17, 2010
2009  
Speaker’s Ruling - Bill S-241 and the Royal Recommendation November 17, 2009
Senators' Statements September 29, 2009
Question of Privilege September 17, 2009
Question of Privilege - Events before Introduction of Bill S-7 June 17, 2009
Point of Order - Senator's Statements May 12, 2009
Point of Order - Question Period May 5, 2009
Point of Order - Bill S-219 May 5, 2009
Point of Order - Bill S-230 May 5, 2009
Question of Privilege - Veterans' Affairs April 21, 2009
Question of Privilege - Remarks during Debate April 21, 2009
Question of Privilege March 31, 2009
Points of Order on Senators's Statements and Question Period March 11, 2009
Bill S-207 and the Royal Recommendation February 24, 2009
Bill S-201 and the Royal Recommendation February 24, 2009
Bill S-203 and the Royal Recommendation February 24, 2009
Bill S-204 and the Royal Recommendation February 24, 2009
2008  
Question of Privilege June 26, 2008
Bill S-234 May 27, 2008
Bill C-253 May 13, 2008
Senators' Statement May 7, 2008
Point of Order April 29, 2008
Questions and Answers during Question Period April 8, 2008
Requirement for Royal Consent on Bill S-224 February 26, 2008
2007  
Motion to Adopt Report of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee and Request Government Response December 11, 2007
Question of Privilege May 29, 2007
Point of Order May 17, 2007
Point of Order May 9, 2007
Motion to Urge Continued Dialogue Between People's Republic of China and the Dalai Lama April 24, 2007
Motion to Authorize Committee to Study Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 2006 Resolution on Anti-Semitism and Intolerance April 24, 2007
Point of Order April 24, 2007
Ajournment of Bill S-222 February 7, 2007
2006  
Notice Requirements October 26, 2006
Official Languages September 26, 2006
Question Period May 30, 2006
Electronic Devices May 16, 2006
Bill S-212 May 11, 2006
Question Period May 10, 2006
SPEAKER'S STATEMENT - Electronic Devices April 27, 2006
Electronic Devices April 5, 2006

Speeches

2014  
Statement of the Speaker of the Senate Regarding the Bestowing of the Chain of Office Upon the Usher of the Black Rod November 25, 2014
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of Navy Appreciation Day November 25, 2014
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a luncheon marking the close of the XXth Canada-Mexico Interparliamentary Meeting November 25, 2014
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the presentation of a painting in tribute to the RCMP November 19, 2014
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities November 19, 2014
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of Canadian Museums Day on Parliament Hill November 18, 2014
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a luncheon for United Nations Ambassadors Accredited to Canada November 13, 2014
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a dinner in honour of H.E. Dr. Abdullah Mohammed Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Majlis Ash-Shura Consultative Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a visiting Saudi Arabian delegation November 11, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of L’Arche November 10, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a visit to the Senate Chamber by H. E. Dr. Abdullah Mohammed Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Majlis Ash-Shura Consultative Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a Saudi Arabian delegation November 10, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception celebrating Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians November 3, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of an address of His Excellency François Hollande, President of the French Republic, to both Houses of Parliament in the House of Commons Chamber November 3, 2014
Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of the St. Thomas University Alumni reception October 29, 2014
Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of a reception hosted by the Canadian Ambassador to Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia, in Budapest, Hungary October 14, 2014
Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of a visit by the Parliamentary Officers Study Program October 2, 2014
Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of a reception in honour of the University of Sudbury’s Centennial September 30, 2014
Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of an Address by His Excellency Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, to both Houses of Parliament September 17, 2014
Speaking notes the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of the activity HMCS Fredericton Bike-for-Wishes in Frederecton, NB August 15, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the 52nd Canadian Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association July 23, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the opening of the 40th session of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) July 7, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the reception marking the retirement of Senator Catherine Callbeck June 18, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the reception marking the retirement of Senator Joanne Buth June 18, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the reception marking the retirement of the Honourable Andrée Champagne, P.C. June 17, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Roméo Dallaire June 16, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Hugh Segal, C.M., Senator June 12, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception for the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) June 11, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the presentation of the Distinguished Service Award of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians June 9, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the Annual Memorial Service for Deceased Parliamentarians June 9, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception in honour of Prince’s Charities Canada June 3, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a visits to Leiden University in the Netherlands May 23, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the 2014 Parliamentary Tour Guides May 6, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a luncheon in appreciation of the assistance provided at the 2013 St. John Ambulance day on the Hill April 9, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a luncheon to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide April 7, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the visit of the President of the National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia April 3, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of an address to Parliament by His Highness The Aga Khan February 27, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the celebration of the National day of the Republic of Serbia February 10, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella at the Canadian International School of Beijing February 3, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the opening of the 31st Canadian Presiding Officers" Conference January 31, 2014
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the 22nd Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth January 22, 2014
2013  
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Q.C. December 4, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a literary celebration in honour of the Honourable Serge Joyal and his book "Le mythe de Napoléon au Canada français" November 27, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. on the occasion of a reception in honour of His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins November 27, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Gerald J. Comeau, P.C. November 27, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception marking the visit to Canada of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia November 20, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a literary celebration of the book "The Unwritten Diary of Israel Unger" November 5, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella Veterans Week and Remembrance Day Ceremony November 4, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella at the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians - 9th annual Douglas C. Frith fundraising dinner October 23, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the St. Thomas University Alumni Reception October 22, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the unveiling of a portrait of Senator Cairine Wilson October 16, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception hosted by the Ambassador of Germany to celebrate the Day of German Unity October 3, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception celebrating the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China Septembre 26, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a luncheon in honour of the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella hosted by His Excellency Gjorge Ivanov, President of Macedonia September 6, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a luncheon hosted by Mr. Igor Ivanovski, Chair of the Parliamentary Group for Cooperation with the Parliament of Canada in Skopje, Macedonia September 5, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a dinner hosted by his Excellency, Mr. Trajko Veljanoski, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia September 5, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a visit to St. Paul’s University in Ohrid, Macedonia September 4, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a visit at the Parliament of Macedonia in Skopje, Macedonia September 3, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the 14th World Scout Moot August 13, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a lunch with CARICOM Heads of Missions June 25, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a Religious Freedom and Foreign Policy Seminar June 20, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a farewell Reception for His Excellency Zenon Henryk Kosiniak, Ambassador of Poland June 19, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians 2013 Distinguished Service Award June 9, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians Memorial Service June 9, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception in honour of Her Excellency Miriam Ziv, Ambassador of Israel June 4, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a visit of His Excellency the Honourable Sephiri Enoch Motanyane, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Lesotho and a Parliamentary Delegation June 4, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Seminar Luncheon June 4, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a luncheon in Honour of the Ireland Canada University Foundation May 31, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception in Honour of Canadian Parliamentary Internship Program, Western Kentucky University May 29, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the Unveiling Ceremony of the Diamond Jubilee Table Calendar May 29, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a Visit of His Excellency Vangelis Meimarakis, Speaker of the Parliament of the Hellenic Republic and a Parliamentary Delegation May 28, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a Literary Celebration in Honour of Genius Born of Anguish May 8, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception for the 222nd anniversary of adoption of the Polish Constitution May 3, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a Reception in honour of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind May 2, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception Celebrating 20 Years of Canada-Croatia Relations April 24, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a visit of His Excellency Gjorge Ivanov, President of the Republic of Macedonia April 23, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the Saint John Ambulance Day on the Hill April 23, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a Royal Canadian Air Force Day on the Hill April 16, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a the G20 Speakers Consultation, Presiding Officers of Upper Chambers and Unicameral Houses of the G20, Mexico City April 5, 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a reception in honour of Nova Scotia Business Inc March 20 , 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the Scouts Canada Award Ceremony February 26 , 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a visit to Canada of His Excellency Dimitris L. Avramopoulos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece. February 26 , 2013
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of a visit of His Eminence John Cardinal Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria February 4 , 2013
2012  
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the Chanukah Reception 2012 December 11, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella on the occasion of the retirement Reception for Senator Mahovlich December 11 , 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a luncheon for the Speaker of the National Assembly of Quebec December 10, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a reception for a delegation from the Asssociation Interparlementaire Canada-France December 10, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a reception for the staff of the 127th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) December 5, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a reception celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Canadian Museums Association and Canadian Museums Day November 27, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a reception to mark the departure from Canada of Romania’s Ambassador Her Excellency Elena Ştefoi November 6, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of Veterans Week and Remembrance Day Ceremony 2012 November 5, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a luncheon in honour of the Speaker of the National Council of Switzerland November 1, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of of the retirement of The Honourable Gerry St. Germain October 30, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a luncheon for the visit of the Federal Constitutional court of Germany (Bundesverfassungsgericht) October 30, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of Navy Appreciation Day 2012 October 30, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate on the occasion of a reception celebrating the awarding of the Grey Cup for the 100th time October 24, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate: Welcoming remarks at the inaugural ceremony of the 127th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) October 21, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a reception marking the retirement of Senator Robert Peterson October 18, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a reception for H.E. Philippe Zeller, Ambassador of France to Canada October 17, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a luncheon to honour the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation October 17, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a luncheon for the Canada – China Legislative Association (16th Bilateral) October 16, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a dinner hosted by Milorad Živković, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina September 13, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a luncheon hosted by the President of the Hellenic Parliament, Athens, Greece September 11, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a dinner hosted by Mr. Ioannis Macheridis, Regional Governor of the South Aegean Region September 7, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of the presentation of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals August 26, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, at the opening ceremony to the Summer Course on the Rights of the Child, Université de Moncton August 8, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a dinner in honour of John Hogg, President of the Senate of Australia July 13, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Consiglio Di Nino June 27, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, On the occasion of the retirement of The Honourable W. David Angus, Q.C., Ad. E. June 20, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Ethel Cochrane June 19, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of a luncheon in honour of Dr. Riccardo Pelizzo June 6, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of the Farewell Luncheon for the Turkish Ambassador, His Excellency Rafet Akgunay June 5, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of the unveiling of Commemorative Plaques in honour of Parliamentarians who served during the 40th Parliament and the presentation of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians’ distinguished service award June 4, 2012
Speaking notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, on the occasion of the presentation of Queen Elizabeth ii Diamond Jubilee Medals to Senate Table Officers May 17, 2012
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
2011  
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 the gala dinner of the Johanniter Aid Association October 22, 2011
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella: Canada and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta October 21, 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
2010  
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 Da y 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
2009  
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
2008  
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
2007  
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 65th 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
2006  
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 Swede 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
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