Senator for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Senate of Canada
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Senator Percy Downe retweeted
Gambling-related suicides in Ontario have tripled since Doug Ford’s PCs privatized online casino games and sports betting in 2022.
I asked the Minister of Health what she’s doing to address this crisis. @SylviaJonesMPP failed to offer solutions that actually tackle the root causes of gambling addiction.
The government must act now. Stop advertising online gambling. Prevent gambling harm before it happens.
Sign my petition to ban online gambling advertising: leefairclough.ca/gambling
#onpoli
First step, but like the ban on cigarettes, we need more including a total ban on sports betting ads. Via @CBCNews / @cbcdaveseglins
cbc.ca/news/investigates/gam…
#Bansportsbetting #PEI #cdnpoli #Senca
Time to ban all sports betting ads. Problem gambling jumps. Via @CBCNews / @cbcdaveseglins
cbc.ca/news/investigates/pro…
#Bansportsbetting #PEI #cdnpoli #SenCA
Wonderful celebration for the 115th National Day Reception of the Republic of China with Dr. Ho-jen Tseng, Ambassador of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, and Madam Yu-ling Lu.
@TaiwanInCanada #SenCA #PEI 🇹🇼🇨🇦
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
National Bank Financial’s chief economist sees Canada taking investment seriously after a decade of what he calls 'stagnant' growth. Read on financialpost.com/investing/…
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
🧡Please take care: This content references Indian Residential Schools.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a solemn day to remember the First Nations, Métis and Inuit children who suffered and lost their lives at Indian Residential Schools, Indian Day Schools and other institutions, and to reflect on the lasting impacts across generations.
Members of the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples invited fellow senators to wear orange and come together in reflection on truth, respect and reconciliation.
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#OrangeShirtDay #APPA #SenCA
ALT A group of senators wearing orange shirts gathered in the Senate foyer.
ALT A group of senators wearing orange shirts gathered in the Senate foyer.
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Senator Percy Downe retweeted
He’s 92.
Our 92 year old former PM is more intelligent, classy & pragmatic than anyone working in the US government today.
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
The one in the blue and white shirt is still the US president. And his Republican colleagues in Congress and the Senate still support him.
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
This was published in October 2024
And 77 million Americans STILL voted for him.
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.
The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.
We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.
Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
Canada welcomes that the U.S. is now withdrawing its positions on discoverability and labelling and is confirming that measures to promote French language and Canadian culture will not be subject to future U.S. trade actions.
We look forward to further constructive U.S. clarifications on their other positions which would create the possibility of a mutually beneficial trade agreement that respects Canadian sovereignty.
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
Elections have consequences. For some of us, this is a gratifying example.
⚡️ Hungary officially labels Russia a threat and backs Ukraine’s sovereignty in a major foreign policy shift.
united24media.com/world/hung…
Canada and the US are in an economic war, so I'm surprised that many PEI businesses, like the Redwater Restaurant and Delta, are still flying the American flag. The issue is not with individual Americans, but rather the Donald Trump Administration. Take the American flags down.
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
"Václav Havel also had a philosophy of resistance. He called it the 'as if' approach to tyranny."
@policy_mag Editor @Lisa_VanDusen
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"‘We Will Not Give What They’ve Asked’: Mark Carney’s Havel Moment"
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#cdnpoli #TrumpTariffs
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
Canada is NOT the 51st state. Trump owes our friends and neighbors an apology for nearly 2 years of his boorish insults and jeers.
Canada IS Washington state’s biggest trading partner and our country’s closest ally.
Dump Trump’s tariffs. NO TRADE WAR. 🇺🇸🇨🇦
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
I don’t miss American alcohol. I don’t think about it. I won’t buy it any time soon.
But the primary reason for pulling it was to leverage it in trade bargaining. So, yeah, go ahead and trade it back. That’s the point.
Then the consumer can decide if they want to buy it.
The Canadian Mental Health Association (@CMHA_NTL) recognizes the rising harm caused by widespread gambling ads in sports. Visit their website at cmha.ca/more-than-the-score to learn how this is impacting youth in our country and find tools to help those living with addiction.
Senator Percy Downe retweeted
When we control our own energy, we control our future.
Watch the new edition of Forward Guidance:
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