INTERVENTIONS IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
Below are all of Senator Colin Deacon's interventions in the Senate Chamber dating back to his appointment in 2018. Interventions in the Senate Chamber includes Senator's statements at the commencement of Senate sittings, speeches on particular bills or motions, as well as questions posed in response to the speeches of other Senators or during the question period.
2026
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February 12th, 2026
Senator Deacon spoke to celebrate the achievements of the CAN Health Network, and the work of Dr. Dante Morra, at harnessing and deploying innovation into the health sector. Notably, he illustrated the incredible success of Virtual Hallway streamlining special consultations and reducing wait times for patients.
You can read the transcript/watch the speech here.
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February 5th, 2026
Senator Deacon rose to speak on Bill C-4 at second reading on February 5th, 2026. His remarks focused on Part 4 of the bill which relate to amendments to the Canada Elections Act and the collection and use of data by federal political parties.
You can watch Senator Deacon’s speech here.
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February 5th, 2026
Senator Deacon asked the Government Representative about the incongruent incentive structure at the CRA, where “tax earned by audit”, or TEBA, which is a tax compliance metric, is at odds with SR&ED which is a tax incentive. This puts R&D tax credits at risk of being de-incentivized due to the TEBA tax compliance metric.
You can watch Senator Deacon’s question here.