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Conservative Senator Don Plett (Manitoba) is a member of the Senate's Transport and Communications Committee. 

Why banning horse exports is not the solution

  • Let’s rather defend our people and our economy.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | March 24, 2025
Bill C-355, An Act to Prohibit the Export by Air of Horses for Slaughter and to Make Related Amendments to Certain Acts, was first introduced by Liberal MP Tim Louis (Kitchener-Costenaga, Ont.) in 2021, completed third reading in the House on May 9, 2024, and passed first reading in the Senate on May 21, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Why banning horse exports is not the solution

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | March 24, 2025
  • Let’s rather defend our people and our economy.

Why banning horse exports is not the solution

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | March 24, 2025
  • Let’s rather defend our people and our economy.
Bill C-355, An Act to Prohibit the Export by Air of Horses for Slaughter and to Make Related Amendments to Certain Acts, was first introduced by Liberal MP Tim Louis (Kitchener-Costenaga, Ont.) in 2021, completed third reading in the House on May 9, 2024, and passed first reading in the Senate on May 21, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Trudeau’s experimental Senate changes are turning out to be a dud

  • Recent changes have weakened the powers of the government and the opposition, making it much more difficult to reach consensus, and obtain and maintain agreements.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | August 21, 2024
After nine years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s experimental changes to the Senate are turning out to be another one of his signature failures, writes Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s experimental Senate changes are turning out to be a dud

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | August 21, 2024
  • Recent changes have weakened the powers of the government and the opposition, making it much more difficult to reach consensus, and obtain and maintain agreements.

Trudeau’s experimental Senate changes are turning out to be a dud

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | August 21, 2024
  • Recent changes have weakened the powers of the government and the opposition, making it much more difficult to reach consensus, and obtain and maintain agreements.
After nine years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s experimental changes to the Senate are turning out to be another one of his signature failures, writes Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jane Goodall Act: are good intentions good enough?

  • In its effort to phase out bad zoos, the legislation threatens to sweep up some of Canada’s great accredited zoos in the process.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | October 4, 2023
There’s no question that, if passed, Bill S-241 would radically alter the landscape for zoos and non-domestic animals held in human care in Canada, writes Sen. Don Plett. Unsplash photograph by Jackie Park

Jane Goodall Act: are good intentions good enough?

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | October 4, 2023
  • In its effort to phase out bad zoos, the legislation threatens to sweep up some of Canada’s great accredited zoos in the process.

Jane Goodall Act: are good intentions good enough?

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | October 4, 2023
  • In its effort to phase out bad zoos, the legislation threatens to sweep up some of Canada’s great accredited zoos in the process.
There’s no question that, if passed, Bill S-241 would radically alter the landscape for zoos and non-domestic animals held in human care in Canada, writes Sen. Don Plett. Unsplash photograph by Jackie Park

Liberal government’s carbon tax will hit farmers harder than many other Canadians

  • The Liberal government’s carbon tax will hit farmers harder than many other Canadians. Don’t take my word for it: the government admits it themselves
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | March 11, 2019
I do not expect this government to listen to farmers’ concerns. But I want to make it clear: Conservatives are listening, and if Andrew Scheer, pictured Feb. 25, 2019, is elected this fall, a Conservative government will repeal the carbon tax, writes Conservative Sen. Don Plett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal government’s carbon tax will hit farmers harder than many other Canadians

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | March 11, 2019
  • The Liberal government’s carbon tax will hit farmers harder than many other Canadians. Don’t take my word for it: the government admits it themselves

Liberal government’s carbon tax will hit farmers harder than many other Canadians

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | March 11, 2019
  • The Liberal government’s carbon tax will hit farmers harder than many other Canadians. Don’t take my word for it: the government admits it themselves
I do not expect this government to listen to farmers’ concerns. But I want to make it clear: Conservatives are listening, and if Andrew Scheer, pictured Feb. 25, 2019, is elected this fall, a Conservative government will repeal the carbon tax, writes Conservative Sen. Don Plett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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