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Archived News - 2013

December 11, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Mike Federico, Deputy Chief Corporate Command of the Toronto Police Services to discuss conducted energy weapons.

Senator Kenny met with Colin Freeze of the Globe and Mail to discuss national security policy and other current affairs.

November 20, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Jim Young, Assistant Chief - Special Operations/HUSAR, Vancouver Fire & Rescue and Vancouver Fire Chief, John McKearney to discuss emergency management & preparedness.

Senator Kenny met with Brian Pitman, manager of Security, Vancouver Metro Port to discuss issues relating to the port security.

Senator Kenny met with Acting Chief Constable Adam Palmer, Vancouver Police Services to discuss conducted energy weapons (CEW) & body-worn video.  

November 13, 2013

The Huffington Post published "Cameras can be a cop's best friend" by Senator Colin Kenny.

November 12, 2013

The Ottawa Citizen published "Cameras can be a cop's best friend" by Senator Colin Kenny.

Senator Kenny met with Eric Morse, co-chair of the Security Studies Committee of the Royal Canadian Military Institute to discuss military affairs.

Senator Kenny met with Senator (ret.) Stollery to discuss public affairs and the senate.

Senator Kenny met with Toronto Fire Chief and General Manager, Jim Sales and Deputy Fire Chief (HUSAR), Ron Jenkins  to discuss emergency management and preparedness.

November 11, 2013

Senator Kenny laid a Senate wreath at the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the War Memorial in Ottawa.

November 8-10, 2013

Senator Kenny attended Trilateral Commission meetings in Mexico City.

November 6, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Toronto Police Chief, Bill Blair to discuss conducted energy weapons and police cameras.

Senator Kenny met with Colin Freeze of the Globe and Mail to discuss the senate and other public policy issues.

November 4, 2013

The Huffington Post published "Canada's ability to defend itself may be at risk" by Senator Colin Kenny.

October 31, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Edmonton Police Chief, Rod Knecht to discuss tasers and body worn video cameras.

Senator Kenny met with Anne McLellan, former deputy prime minister and Canada's first Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to discuss intelligence oversight.

Senator Kenny met with Senator Tommy Banks (ret.) to discuss current affairs.

October 25, 2013

The Montreal Gazette published "Our miniscule navy leaves Canadians vulnerable" by Senator Colin Kenny.

October 24, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Anne Kingston's Macleans Magazine article on Pamela Wallin.

Senator Kenny appeared on the Bill Good Show (AM 980 - Vancouver) to discuss the senate and the motion to suspend the three senators without pay.

October 23, 2013

Senator Kenny met with editorial board of the Calgary Herald to discuss the senate spending scandal and disaster mitigation efforts in the wake of the Alberta floods.

Senator Kenny met with Rick Hanson, Chief of the Calgary Police Service to discuss body worn video cameras and tasers.

Senator Kenny met with Bruce Burrell, Calgary Fire Chief and Director of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency to discuss emergency management and emergency mitigation, 

The Calgary Herald published "Gutting our military and wasting our money" by Senator Colin Kenny.

October 19, 2013

The Victoria Times-Colonist published "Poor Government Procurement Threatens Defence" by Senator Colin Kenny.

The Huffington Post published "Tasers can spare lives with a little help from Ontario" by Senator Colin Kenny.

October 18, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Huffington Post Canada Bureau Chief, Althia Raj to discuss the senate and public policy.

The Toronto Star published "Tasers can spare lives with a little help from Ontario" by Senator Colin Kenny.

October 16, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Jordan Press of Postmedia News to discuss the senate and public policy.

The Huffington Post published "Is Canada being polite enough when it comes to espionage?" by Senator Colin Kenny.

October 15, 2013

The Ottawa Citizen published "Espionage is a fact of life. Oversight should be, too" by Senator Colin Kenny.

Senator Kenny met with Rob Russo, Managing Editor of the Parliamentary Bureau, CBC to discuss current affairs and public poicy.

October 10, 2013

Senator Kenny met with James Baxter, Founding Editor and Publisher of iPolitics to discuss current affairs.

October 9, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Lieutenant-General (Ret.) Paddy O'Donnell, former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff to discuss military and defence policy.

October 8, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Murray Brewster of the Canadian Press to discuss national security and defence issues.

Senator Kenny met with Jennifer Malloy, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Police Boards and Cathryn Palmer, President, Canadian Association of Police Boards to discuss policing policy.

October 7, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Postmedia reporter Stephen Maher to discuss national security issues.

October 4, 2013

The Ottawa Citizen published Senator Kenny's letter to the editor response to Bob Plamondon's oped on Pierre Trudeau.

Senator Kenny attended the Investiture of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces Ceremony at the Governor's General residence in Quebec City, the Citadelle of Quebec.

Senator Kenny attended the Governor General Medals and Honour Ceremony at the Citadelle of Quebec.

Senator Kenny met with Stephen Wallace, Secretary to the Governor General to discuss honours and recognition.

October 2, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Terrry Milewski, CBC News senior political correspondent  to discuss current affairs.

September 30, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Nick Taylor-Vaisey's Macleans article on the state of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Senator Kenny met with Commodore (Ret'd) Kelly Williams of General Dynamics to discuss naval affairs and shipbuilding.

September 27, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in a Vancouver Sun editorial on coastal surveillance.

Senator Kenny met with Bruce Anderson of Anderson Insight to discuss current affairs.

September 26, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in the Victoria Times-Colonist editorial on coastal surveillance and transponder requirements.

September 23, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Jacques Roy, former Canadian ambassador to France, Switzlerland, Saudi Arabia and the EU to discuss foreign affairs and international security.

September 20, 2013

The Huffington Post  published "Canada must strengthen it's missile defence" by Senator Colin Kenny.

September 19, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in David Bly's Victoria Times-Colonist column on the senate.

Senator Kenny was referenced in Cindy E. Harnett and Sarah Petrescu Victoria Times-Colonist article on the towing excercise collision between HMCS Algonquin and HMCS Protecteur.

September 18, 2013

Senator Kenny met with BGen (ret'd) Don MacNamara, Chair of the Board of Governors at the Royal Military College to discuss current affairs.

Senator Kenny met with Dr. James Boutilier, Special Advisor at Maritime Pacific Command Headquarters to discuss naval affairs.

Senator Kenny met with the editorial board of the Victoria Times-Colonist to discuss the Royal Canadian Navy, the senate, shipbuilding, coastal surveillance and ballistic missile defence.

Senator Kenny met with David Pugliese of the Postmedia News to discuss current affairs.

September 17, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Victoria Police Chief-Constable, Jamie Graham to discuss policing issues.

Senator Kenny met with Rear-Admiral (ret'd) Tyrone Pile to discuss naval affairs.

Senator Kenny met with Gordon Smith, Director of the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria to discuss international affairs.

September 16, 2013

The National Post published "The case for missile defence" by Senator Colin Kenny.

September 13, 2013

Senator Kenny met with the former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Bruce Donaldson to discuss national defence.

September 12, 2013

Senator Kenny attended the Presentation of the Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) at the residence of the Governor General, Rideau Hall.

September 11, 2013

Senator Kenny attended the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Change of Appointment Ceremony at the National Defence Headquarters. Bruce Donaldson was succeeded by VCDS Guy Thibault.

September 5, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Douglas Quan's Postmedia article on Commissioner Paulson's silence on the issue of ticketing marijuana use.

The Huffington Post published "Why Canada Can't Handle Disasters" by Senator Colin Kenny.

September 3, 2013

The Calgary Herald published "Why are we still so unprepared for disasters?" by Senator Colin Kenny.

August 28, 2013

The Victoria Times Colonist published "Canada's drug laws are outdated"by Senator Colin Kenny.

Senator Kenny spoke with CTV's George Hoff about Senate regulations and policies.

August 27, 2013

The Huffington Post published "Canada's drug laws are outdated"by Senator Colin Kenny.

August 26, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in David Pugliese's article on military commanders blocking soldiers from applying to special operations.

August 24, 2013

The Ottawa Citizen published "Smarter on Crime" by Senator Colin Kenny.

August 21, 2013

Senator Kenny spoke with George Hoff of CTV to provide background information on the ongoing Senate expense scandal.

August 20, 2013

Senator Kenny met with former the former president of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Tom d'Aquino to discuss bilateral trade.

August 19, 2013

Senator Kenny met with CBC National Affairs editor Chris Hall to discuss current affairs.

August 15, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Althia Raj's Huffington Post article on senator's travel expenses.

July 31, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Lee Berthiaume of Postmedia News to discuss current affairs.

July 30, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Gary O'Brien, Clerk of the Senate to discuss Senate business.

July 29, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Murray Brewster of the Canadian Press to discuss current affairs.

Senator Kenny was referenced in Eva Cohen's letter to the editor (Ottawa Citizen) regarding his disaster response oped.

July 26, 2013

Senator Kenny attended a dinner at the Historic Home of the Commandants hosted by Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Amos and the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, General John Paxton Jr.

After the dinner, Senator Kenny attended the Marine Barracks Evening Parade and met with Rep. Howard ‘Buck’ McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee to discuss bilateral defence initiatives.

He also met with Rep. Filemon Vela to discuss other bilateral issues.

July 25, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner to discuss bilateral border initiatives such as Ship Rider.

Senator Kenny met with Rep. Mike Conaway to discuss special operations oversight.

Senator Kenny met with Dwight N. Mason, former Chairman of the United States Section of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, Canada-United States (1994-2002) to discuss ballistic missile defence.

July 18, 2013

Senator Kenny attended the Canadian Army Change of Command Ceremony on Parliament Hill. Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse assumed command of the Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin.

July 16, 2013

Senator Kenny met with the editorial board of the Edmonton Journal to discuss defence and security spending and policies.

The Calgary Herald published "Disaster relief teams are in need of rescue" by Senator Colin Kenny.

July 15, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Toronto Police Chief, Bill Blair to discuss policing issues.

Senator Kenny met with Rob Silver of Crestview Strategies to discuss current affairs.

Senator Kenny met with Matt Gurney of the National Post to discuss current affairs.

July 14, 2013

The Victoria Times-Colonist published "Federal funding cut erodes disaster response" by Senator Colin Kenny.

July 13, 2013

The Halifax Chronicle Herald published "Ottawa is eroding our disaster relief capacity" by Senator Colin Kenny.

The Huffington Post published "The erosion of Canada's disaster relief capacity" by Senator Colin Kenny.

NationalNewsWatch published "The erosion of Canada's disaster relief capacity" by Senator Colin Kenny.

July 12, 2013

The Ottawa Citizen published "Canada's disaster response is in crisis" by Senator Colin Kenny.

The Edmonton Journal published "When disaster comes along" by Senator Colin Kenny.

June 28, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Steve Madeley of CFRA 580 Radio to discuss current affairs.

June 27, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Stephen Maher of Postmedia News to discuss current affairs.

June 24, 2013

The Toronto Star published "Politics not, statesmanship, takes priority in foreign aid" by Senator Colin Kenny.  

June 20-23, 2013

Senator Kenny was in Luanda, Angola as part of the Johns Hopkins University's Atlantic Basin Eminent Persons meeting on "redefining" Atlantic relations. The meeting included leaders from all four Atlantic continents and was chaired by Jose Maria Aznar, former President of Spain and Dan Hamilton of Johns Hopkins University.

June 19, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Stewart Bell's National Post article on a newly declassified memo from 2007 that detailed the government's knowledge of the above average casualty rate of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.

June 17, 2013

The Senate Committee on National Security and Defence was referenced in Mel Cappe's Globe and Mail op-ed on the Senate.

June 15, 2013

The Calgary Herald published "Bring in a union to solve sickness at the RCMP"by Senator Colin Kenny.

June 13, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Jacques J.M. Shore's op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen.

Senator Kenny appeared on the Todd Veinotte Radio Show in Halifax to discuss the ongoing harassment troubles in the RCMP.

June 12, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Douglas Quan's Postmedia article on the sagging enrollment figures at RCMP's training academy, Depot.

The Edmonton Journal published "Does the government truly want to fix the RCMP?" by Senator Colin Kenny.

June 10, 2013

The Ottawa Citizen published "Does the government truly want to fix the RCMP?" by Senator Colin Kenny.

May 30, 2013

Senator Kenny attended CANSEC 2013 and met with David Pugliese of the Ottawa Citizen to discuss defence and security in Canada.

Senator Kenny met with Mark Sutcliffe of Postmedia News to discuss current affairs.

May 29, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Tobi Cohen of Postmedia News to discuss current affairs.

Senator Kenny was referenced in Senator Jim Munson's interview on CBC Radio's Ontario Today about the ongoing Senate affair.

May 27, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Chief of the Defence Staff, General Tom Lawson to discuss matters relating to national security and defence.

Senator Kenny was referenced in Nick Taylor-Vaisey's Macleans blog.

The National Post published Senator Kenny's letter to the editor in response to the question posed to him by editor, Paul Russell: "Is honesty still a part of politics?"

The National Post published "A lot of money for unecessary ships" by Senator Colin Kenny.

May 24, 2013

Senator Kenny attended the Investiture of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces at the residence of the Governor General, Rideau Hall.

May 23, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Rex Murphy'smonologue on CBC's the National.

May 22, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in the National Post editorial on the Senate.

Senator Kenny was referenced in Chris Selley's National Post round-up of Senate news.

May 21, 2013

The Ottawa Citizen published "Punish Errant Senators, Not the Senate" by Colin Kenny.

Senator Kenny was referenced in Andrew Potter's Ottawa Citizen article on the Senate controversy.

May 19, 2013

Senator Kenny appeared on Cross Country Check-up with Rex Murphy to discuss the latest on-goings in the Senate.

May 17, 2013

Senator Kenny attended the Open Forum on Harassment in the RCMP in Vancouver to hear testimony from RCMP harassment victims.

Senator Kenny met with Chris Brown of the CBC to discuss current affairs.

May 15, 2013

Senator Kenny was a guest of honour at the RCMP 30 year Service Recognition Ceremony. He met briefly with Deputy-Commissioner Cabana and Commissioner Paulson [PICTURE].

May 13, 2013

The National Post published Canada's search-and-rescue dodge by Senator Colin Kenny.

Senator Kenny met with Althia Raj of Huffington Post Canada to discuss current affairs.

May 11, 2013

The Ottawa Citizen published The RCMP has a long way to go by Senator Colin Kenny.

May 6, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Terry Milewski of CBC News to discuss current affairs.

May 5, 2013

Senator Kenny laid a Senate wreath at the Victory in the Atlantic ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

May 3, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Murray Brewster of the Canadian Press to discuss current affairs.

Senator Kenny attended the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada dinner in Montreal.

May 2, 2013

Senator Kenny attended the Battle of the Atlantic Dinner at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa with Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Bruce Donaldson.

May 1, 2013

Senator Kenny met with John Adams, former Chief of Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) to discuss Canadian security issues.

April 29, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Brigadier-General Denis Thompson, Commander Canadian Special Operations Forces Command to discuss issues relating to the defence.

April 25, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Robert Fowler, former Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Ministers Trudeau, Turner and Mulroney as well Deputy Minister of National Defence, to discuss foreign affairs and international security.

April 24, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Jennifer Ditchburn of the Canadian Press to discuss current affairs.

Senator Kenny was referenced in Jordan Press' Ottawa Citizen article on the vulnerability of train lines to terror attacks.

April 23, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in a Calgary Herald editorial on the foiled terrorist plot to bomb a VIA Rail train.

April 22, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Jordan Press of Postmedia News to discuss issues to relating to the Senate.

April 19, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Stephen Wallace, Secretary to the Governor General to discuss issues relating to public policy.

April 18, 2013

Senator Kenny met with former RCMP Deputy-Commissioner, Raf Souccar to discuss policing matters.

April 17, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Michael Den Tandt of Postmedia News to discuss current affairs.

April 16, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in John Ward's Canadian Press article on the newly minted medals for Canada's WW2 Bomber Command veterans.

April 15, 2013

Senator Kenny met with the American Ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson to discuss Canada-US bilateral relations.

April 11, 2013

Senator Kenny met with CBC's Greg Weston to discuss current affairs.

Senator Kenny was referenced in Colin Horgan's iPolitics article on Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessels.

April 10, 2013

Senator Kenny met with James Baxter of iPolitics to discuss current affairs.

April 9, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Commodore Kelly Williams (Ret.) to discuss matters pertaining to naval affairs.

April 8, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Lieutenant-General Blondin, Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force to discuss matters relating to national defence.

April 4, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Bruce Campion-Smith of the Toronto Star to discuss current affairs.

March 27, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Vancouver Police Chief, Jim Chu to discuss policing issues.

Senator Kenny met with Staff Sergeant Eddie Macdonald of the RCMP Staff Relations Representative Program to discuss issues pertaining to the RCMP.

Senator Kenny met with David Klein and Jason Murray of Klein Lyons Law Firm to discuss the class action harassment lawsuit against the RCMP and the Government of Canada.

March 26, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Matt Gurney of the National Post to discuss current affairs.

Senator Kenny met with Colonel Brian Macdonald (Ret.) to discuss defence issues.

Senator Kenny met with Tom Axworthy to discuss national affairs.

Senator Kenny met with Jim Coutts, former Principal Secretary to PM Trudeau, to discuss national affairs.

March 22, 2013

Senator Kenny attended the Presentation of the Meritorious Service Decorations at the Governor's General resdidence, Rideau Hall.

March 21, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Stephen Maher of Postmedia to discuss current affairs.

March 20, 2013

Senator Kenny met with former Canadian High Commissioner to the UK, James Wright to discuss foreign affairs.

March 6, 2013

Senator Kenny met with the former Assistant Deputy Minister of Defence Materiel, Dan Ross, to discuss issues pertaining to the Canadian Forces.

March 5, 2013

Senator Kenny attended the Investiture of the Order of Military Merit at Rideau Hall which recognizes meritorious service and devotion to duty by members of the Canadian Forces.

March 4, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, Vice-Admiral Bruce Donaldson to discuss matters pertaining to the Canadian Forces.  

March 1, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Parliamentary Budget Officer, Kevin Page to discuss matters of military procurement.

February 28, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Mike Blanchfield of the Canadian Press to discuss national affairs.

February 27, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Lieutenant-General Michael Jeffery (Ret.) to discuss matters relating to the Canadian Forces.

February 25, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Major-General Lewis MacKenzie (Ret.) to discuss matters relating to the Canadian Forces.

February 22, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Tom Stamatakis, President of the Canadian Police Association to discuss policing matters.

Senator Kenny met with Rear-Admiral Tyrone Pile (Ret.) to discuss matters pertaining to the Royal Canadian Navy.

February 19, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in an Edmonton Journal editorial on the Senate.

February 18, 2013

Senator Kenny appeared on the Rick Gibbons Radio Show (580 CFRA)to discuss the Senate.

February 17, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Rex Murphy's Cross-Country Checkup (CBC Radio One) interview with former Auditor General, Sheila Fraser.

February 15, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in an Ottawa Citizen editorial on the Senate.

Senator Kenny met with CTV's Kevin Newman to discuss current affairs.

February 14, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Ian McDougall of Uniform Yankee Juliet Air Inc. to discuss airport safety.

Senator Kenny met with CBC contributor, Brian Stewart to discuss issues relating to national security.

Senator Kenny met with Colin Freeze of the Globe and Mail to discuss national security issues.

February 13, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Global TV's Tom Clark to discuss national affairs.

February 11, 2013

The National Post published "Don't neuter the PBO" by Senator Colin Kenny.  

February 8, 2013

Senator Kenny was referenced in Michael Den Tandt's column on the Senate. The column was also published in: Montreal Gazette, Edmonton Journal, Regina Leader Post, Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, and The Province.

February 7, 2013

Senator Kenny met with former Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Commander, Rear-Admiral (ret.) Roger Girouard to discuss matters pertaining to the Royal Canadian Navy.

Senator Kenny met with Brigadier-General (ret.) Don Macnamara to discuss issues pertaining to national security and defence.

Senator Kenny met with Rear-Admiral (ret.) Tyrone Pile, former Commander Maritime Forces - Pacific (MARPAC), to discuss matters pertaining to the maritime security.

February 5, 2013

Senator Kenny with Canadian Press Ottawa Bureau Chief, Rob Russo to discuss national affairs.

January 28, 2013

Senator Kenny met with former Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Michael Kergin to discuss foreign affairs.

January 24, 2013

Senator Kenny met with former Canadian Ambassador to France, Jacques Roy to discuss foreign affairs.

January 22, 2013

Senator Kenny met with the CBC's Terry Milewski to discuss national affairs.

January 21, 2013

Senator Kenny attended the funeral service for the Honourable Robert Gordon Robertson at Mackay United Church.

January 14, 2013

Senator Kenny met with Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin, Commander of the Canadian Army to discuss matters relating to national defence.