Senator Ratna Omidvar

Former Senator for Ontario @SenateCA 🇨🇦.Interested in ideas, evidence & analysis on migration, diversity, global affairs, anti-corruption & philanthropy.

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

We must stand steadfast in our support for #Ukraine + hold 🇷🇺 accountable for ongoing damage. Watch my speech on #S278: https://t.co/2GTGmuTsCm #SEMA #CdnPoli #SenCA @DonnaDasko @StanKutcher @cafreeland @melaniejoly @TurnbullWhitby @Yvan_Baker @IrynaRMudra

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

Ratna Omidvar has left the Senate, but she’s not going away - The Philanthropist Journal https://t.co/NR9qsjoP14

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

June 23. 1985. AI 182. Not just dates and numbers. Let’s remember.

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

@ZohranKMamdani your many Canadian fans are rooting you.Outstanding campaign. Good luck tomorrow

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

@ZohranKMamdani Your Canadian fans are rooting for you. Watching eagerly here for the results. A great campaign!

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

Sad to hear about the passing of former IRCC Minister John McCallum. I was so privileged to work with him on reforms to the Citizenship Act in 2016. He was a true friend of refugees. Lifeline Syria would not have been possible without him.

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

Thank you for constancy.

[Bob Rae @BobRae48]

A quiet morning in Akahista, Ireland, will be back tmrw for the June 23 ceremony. Have had a reunion with many friends - 40 years ago terrorists living in Canada put a bomb on an Air India plane departing Vancouver killing 329 people. 2 more people died in Narita airport.

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

Friday is World Refugee Day. Thank you ⁦@wrmcouncil⁩ ⁦@HampsonFen⁩ ⁦@lloydaxworthy⁩ and so many others who remind us of our obligations. https://t.co/jsoSAlQi8Q

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

Excellent panel on what keeps us at night and what gives us hope. All about migration. Kudos to ⁦@cercmigration⁩ and ⁦@triandafyllidou⁩

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

The incomparable @DalyrmpleWill in Toronto last night. Unforgettable lecture about “The Golden Road”.

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

I am such a huge fan. Can hardly wait.

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

"Renowned filmmaker Stephen Frears To Direct Series Adaptation of William Dalrymple‘s The Anarchy Siddharth Roy Kapur to Produce"

https://t.co/oKrra8dKeY

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

A winning idea for Canada. We are a soft power but we can take the gloves off on our support for justice for Ukraine.

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

A privilege to chat with the inestimable Deepa Mehta about her lyrical work in “Earth” @TIFF_NET. Set in 1947 as India was arbitrarily divided in its partition, it still resounds with relevance today.

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

Hanging out w my Senate colleagues is so much fun. Here w Senator Paul Simons and ⁦@DonnaDasko⁩

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

Congrats Farah. You will be great lmk if u wanna chat

[Mobina Jaffer @SenJaffer]

Congratulations #FarahMohamed. She has worked hard for minorities especially women of #Afghanistan. Farah will be a hardworking Senator. Really proud of you #Farah

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

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[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

@fordnation if you are looking for ready-at-hand solutions to fix access to primary care physicians, then look at these proposals by a Senators @StanKutcher @SenatorRavalia https://t.co/JBN1S89STq @kareemelassal

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

Thank you @cafreeland. Your leadership on #Ukraine was transformational. You amended SEMA so that frozen Russian assets could be deployed to aid Ukraine. More needs to be done, but your commitment made a huge difference. @StanKutcher @DonnaDasko

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

Nearly a decade after the Syrian refugee crisis began, Canada remains transformed by its response - The Globe and Mail https://t.co/6CI0tG9t3m

[Senate of Canada @SenateCA]

Canada is shirking its responsibility to growing millions of forcibly displaced people.

Read the Senate Committee on Human Rights’ new report on the global crisis of forced displacement: https://t.co/4UP9N7Umnj

#SenCA #RIDR #CdnPoli #Refugees

[Senator Ratna Omidvar @ratnaomi]

@NazaninAJ Thank you so much Nazanin. The efforts will continue under your leadership.