There’s another call for Lynn Beyak to be removed from Canada’s Senate.
Manitoba’s Mary Jane McCallum, a Senator of Cree heritage, has brought forth a motion to have Beyak expelled, based on what she calls the Dryden Senator’s “individual racism.”
McCallum points out if the Senate takes its role seriously in addressing members’ conduct, and holding them accountable, the Senate is duty bound to finish the process that ended prematurely with prorogation.
Beyak was suspended from the Senate over letters posted to her website many felt were racist concerning residential homes, but that suspension ended when parliament ended for the last federal election.
She later apologized for the letters.
McCallum says “It is this unwillingness and inability to act that we must address internally or risk becoming a federal institution that perpetuates systemic racism.”
McCallum points out allowing Beyak to remain in a position with the inherit title “Honourable” while such deeds have been deemed as irresponsible, sets a poor example that is contrary to how Parliamentarians expect themselves to act.
If Beyak is removed, it will be a first in Canadian history.
