Senator Lynn Beyak Faces Suspension
- 4 years ago
THUNDER BAY – Senator Lynn Beyak is in hot water again. The Senator who was suspended from the Senate has failed in the view of the Senate Standing Committee to have done what was required for her reinstatement.
This will likely lead to her suspension from the Senate for the remainder of the current session of Parliament.
In a report, released on January 31, 2020, the Senate Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators states, “The privilege of serving in the Senate is contingent on an understanding that there is no place for racism within the institution. Senator Beyak’s actions, or inactions, have cast doubt on the integrity of the institution, which is to the detriment of her colleagues, the Senate, and Canadians. All Canadians need to have confidence in their democratic institutions and those who serve in them.”
As a part of her path to reinstatement to the Senate, Ms. Beyak was to issue an apology.
“Your committee was apprised of Senator Beyak’s apology through correspondence received from her lawyer in November 2019.”
TO ALL SENATORS
The Senate Ethics Officer, in his report of March 19, 2019, found me in breach of section [sic] 7.1 and 7.2 of the Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators and for that I sincerely apologize to all Senators.
Hon. Lynn Beyak, Senate of Canada
The Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators also state, “[Your] committee finds that the apology provided by Senator Beyak is not in the spirit and intent of this recommendation. Specifically, it does not acknowledge the letters at the core of the Senate Ethics Officer’s inquiry nor does it acknowledge the adverse effects that her conduct had on Indigenous peoples, on Canadians who hold equality as a Charter value that they cherish, as well as on her colleagues, and on the institution of the Senate.
This will likely lead to her suspension from the Senate for the remainder of the current session of Parliament.
In a report, released on January 31, 2020, the Senate Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators states, “The privilege of serving in the Senate is contingent on an understanding that there is no place for racism within the institution. Senator Beyak’s actions, or inactions, have cast doubt on the integrity of the institution, which is to the detriment of her colleagues, the Senate, and Canadians. All Canadians need to have confidence in their democratic institutions and those who serve in them.”
As a part of her path to reinstatement to the Senate, Ms. Beyak was to issue an apology.
“Your committee was apprised of Senator Beyak’s apology through correspondence received from her lawyer in November 2019.”
TO ALL SENATORS
The Senate Ethics Officer, in his report of March 19, 2019, found me in breach of section [sic] 7.1 and 7.2 of the Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators and for that I sincerely apologize to all Senators.
Hon. Lynn Beyak, Senate of Canada
The Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators also state, “[Your] committee finds that the apology provided by Senator Beyak is not in the spirit and intent of this recommendation. Specifically, it does not acknowledge the letters at the core of the Senate Ethics Officer’s inquiry nor does it acknowledge the adverse effects that her conduct had on Indigenous peoples, on Canadians who hold equality as a Charter value that they cherish, as well as on her colleagues, and on the institution of the Senate.