Donald Oliver Quotes

The only person who's let me down is Paul Martin... I hope I can see some changes. Visible minorities are terribly un-represented and concerns about the Senate are controlled 100 per cent by the Prime Minister. Someone needs to account for it--accounting starts with the Prime Minister. - Donald Oliver

It's disgraceful and shameful... It's in the senior and middle management positions where the Senate's record is especially shameful. - Donald Oliver

In the House, people are elected and Canadians have said that there's nothing wrong with voting in brown or black people... This indicates that the people of Canada want Parliament to be reflective of society as opposed to the Prime Minister who hasn't appointed one visible minority to the Senate. - Donald Oliver

[There's a business case for diversity that has nothing to do with money, Sen. Oliver told The Hill Times .] If you have 10 visible minorities and you put them in a room to resolve an issue, their conclusions will be much better... Conclusions that are diverse are always better than if you have the same white guys in black suits making decisions. We need diverse points of view from diverse people. - Donald Oliver

[In addition to the Senate's administration, Sen. Oliver took aim at the recent rounds of Senate appointments Prime Minister Paul Martin has made.] Not one was a visible minority... How can that be? - Donald Oliver

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