Lynn Beyak kicked out of all Senate committees after First Nations remarks
The controversial senator remains part of the Conservative caucus. Continue reading
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Edmonton, Winnipeg mayors call for Lynn Beyak’s resignation over Indigenous issues comments: ‘Her time in the Senate should be over’
As controversy continues to swirl around an Ontario senator’s contentious positions on issues affecting Canada’s Indigenous people, two prominent Canadian mayors are calling for her to step down. Continue reading
Senator calls for Indigenous people to trade status cards for Canadian citizenship
Sen. Lynn Beyak once again defended residential schools and says that the Indian Act is not needed. Continue reading
Removal from committee a ‘threat’ to freedom of speech: Sen. Lynn Beyak
Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak says her party’s decision to sanction her for comments about Canada’s residential school history amounts to a threat to freedom of speech. Continue reading
Lynn Beyak axed from Senate committee over comments defending residential schools
Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak, who famously declared “some good” came out of Canada’s residential schools, has been removed from the Senate’s committee on aboriginal peoples. Continue reading
‘Nothing short of expulsion’: Senate grapples with new scandals
By Mike Le Couteur Global National Ottawa Correspondent
The lack of action on Sen. Don Meredith and Sen. Lynn Beyak is bringing back terrible memories for those in the Senate who lived through the expense scandal. Continue reading
Senator who defended residential schools urged to leave aboriginal committee
Last week Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak said the government-funded, church-operated schools where indigenous children endured widespread sexual and physical abuse were not all bad. Continue reading
Tory senator defends residential school system, says good work ‘unacknowledged’
Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak said “the abundance of good” that occurred in residential schools has not been acknowledged. Continue reading
