Senator Tony Dean

Tony Dean was appointed to the Senate of Canada on November 10th, 2016.  Prior to his appointment, Senator Dean was a professor at the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto and continues his association with the School as a Distinguished Senior Fellow.…

Speeches Third reading of Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of operations at the Port of Montreal. April 30, 2021 On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable…

Senator Tony Dean Canada’s Senate has taken some knocks over the past few years and, as recent events show, it still is. These issues have rubbed salt into public disenchantment with a 150-year-old institution and Senators who are still working with 150-year-old job descriptions. The stakes are hi…

Honourable senators, on October 31, I was privileged to attend an important symposium at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, one focused on young people and cannabis. The symposium brought together international experts on cannabis harms and harm reduction and followed a similar gathering of experts…

Senator Tony Dean Some of my senatorial colleagues worried aloud recently that the summer deadline for passing legislation that would legalize and strictly regulate cannabis is too tight. Based on old Senate debating habits, they may have an argument. But given the importance of this legislation f…