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Senator Kim Pate

Kim Pate is an Independent Senator for Ontario and former executive director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies. She has spent 35 years advocating for the rights of men, youth, and women who have been marginalized, victimized, criminalized, and institutionalized.

On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment

  • Abuses committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are war crimes and belong before the International Criminal Court. However egregious, they do not
Opinion | BY FRANçOIS CRéPEAU, LEILANI FARHA, ALEX NEVE, SENATOR KIM PATE | November 15, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has failed, in both words and actions, to equally champion the rights of Palestinians, write the François Crépeau, Leilani Farha, Alex Neve, and ISG Senator Kim Pate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment

Opinion | BY FRANçOIS CRéPEAU, LEILANI FARHA, ALEX NEVE, SENATOR KIM PATE | November 15, 2023
  • Abuses committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are war crimes and belong before the International Criminal Court. However egregious, they do not

On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment

Opinion | BY FRANçOIS CRéPEAU, LEILANI FARHA, ALEX NEVE, SENATOR KIM PATE | November 15, 2023
  • Abuses committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are war crimes and belong before the International Criminal Court. However egregious, they do not
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has failed, in both words and actions, to equally champion the rights of Palestinians, write the François Crépeau, Leilani Farha, Alex Neve, and ISG Senator Kim Pate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To stabilize Canada’s economy, start with a guaranteed liveable income

  • We cannot afford to continue to privilege the loudest voices, by allowing the perspective of those who have the time, resources, and capacity to
Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | June 8, 2023
As inequality rises, so does the importance of ensuring that individuals are able to meet their basic needs through strong financial, health and social supports including guaranteed liveable basic income, writes Senator Kim Pate. Image courtesy of Pixabay

To stabilize Canada’s economy, start with a guaranteed liveable income

Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | June 8, 2023
  • We cannot afford to continue to privilege the loudest voices, by allowing the perspective of those who have the time, resources, and capacity to

To stabilize Canada’s economy, start with a guaranteed liveable income

Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | June 8, 2023
  • We cannot afford to continue to privilege the loudest voices, by allowing the perspective of those who have the time, resources, and capacity to
As inequality rises, so does the importance of ensuring that individuals are able to meet their basic needs through strong financial, health and social supports including guaranteed liveable basic income, writes Senator Kim Pate. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Consider the costs of not acting on mental health

  • Mental health was dubbed the poor cousin of health care as a result of the 2006 Senate report, Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health,
Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | October 1, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Sept. 25, 2020, arriving at the West Block before Question Period. Senator Kim Pate is in favour of a guaranteed livable income. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Consider the costs of not acting on mental health

Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | October 1, 2020
  • Mental health was dubbed the poor cousin of health care as a result of the 2006 Senate report, Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health,

Consider the costs of not acting on mental health

Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | October 1, 2020
  • Mental health was dubbed the poor cousin of health care as a result of the 2006 Senate report, Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health,
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Sept. 25, 2020, arriving at the West Block before Question Period. Senator Kim Pate is in favour of a guaranteed livable income. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Segregation ruling could doom federal prison bill: Senator Pate

  • The Court of Appeal for Ontario has struck down parts of Canada’s solitary confinement regime in a ruling that could have fatal repercussions for
Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | April 8, 2019
Sen. Kim Pate, pictured in 2017 on a fact-finding mission with other Senators, receives a note from a prisoner at the Regional Reception Centre in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que. In October 2018, the federal government introduced Bill C-83, which purports to eliminate the use of segregation.It is simply sleight of hand.The bill does indeed remove language about segregation from the Corrections and Conditional Release Act—but it creates 'structured intervention units' (SIUs), which amount to the same thing, writes Sen. Pate. Photograph courtesy of the Senate

Segregation ruling could doom federal prison bill: Senator Pate

Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | April 8, 2019
  • The Court of Appeal for Ontario has struck down parts of Canada’s solitary confinement regime in a ruling that could have fatal repercussions for

Segregation ruling could doom federal prison bill: Senator Pate

Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | April 8, 2019
  • The Court of Appeal for Ontario has struck down parts of Canada’s solitary confinement regime in a ruling that could have fatal repercussions for
Sen. Kim Pate, pictured in 2017 on a fact-finding mission with other Senators, receives a note from a prisoner at the Regional Reception Centre in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que. In October 2018, the federal government introduced Bill C-83, which purports to eliminate the use of segregation.It is simply sleight of hand.The bill does indeed remove language about segregation from the Corrections and Conditional Release Act—but it creates 'structured intervention units' (SIUs), which amount to the same thing, writes Sen. Pate. Photograph courtesy of the Senate

Creating alternatives to the criminal justice system is key to reducing court delays

  • Earlier this month, the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, of which I am a member, released its final report on the topic
Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | June 23, 2017
Marginalized individuals, contending with issues including prior victimization, impoverishment, homelessness, addictions, and disabling mental health issues too often end up criminalized and imprisoned, writes Independent Senator Kim Pate, who sits on the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. Photograph courtesy of C.P.Storm

Creating alternatives to the criminal justice system is key to reducing court delays

Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | June 23, 2017
  • Earlier this month, the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, of which I am a member, released its final report on the topic

Creating alternatives to the criminal justice system is key to reducing court delays

Opinion | BY SENATOR KIM PATE | June 23, 2017
  • Earlier this month, the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, of which I am a member, released its final report on the topic
Marginalized individuals, contending with issues including prior victimization, impoverishment, homelessness, addictions, and disabling mental health issues too often end up criminalized and imprisoned, writes Independent Senator Kim Pate, who sits on the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. Photograph courtesy of C.P.Storm
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