Tuesday, June 11, 2024

The Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators has the honour to present its

THIRD REPORT

Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on May 8, 2024, to propose changes to the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators to take account of the amendments to rule 12-26(1) of the Rules of the Senate adopted by the Senate on that day, now recommends:

(1)that subsection 35(5) of the Code be replaced with the following:

“Presentation and adoption of motion

35 (5) The Leader or Representative of the Government in the Senate, seconded by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and the leader or facilitator of the recognized party or recognized parliamentary group with the most members — other than, if applicable, the recognized parties or recognized parliamentary groups to which either the Leader or Representative of the Government in the Senate, or the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate belongs — shall present a motion on the Committee’s full membership to the Senate, and that shall be deemed adopted without any debate or vote.”; and

(2)that the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel be instructed to update the consolidation of the Code as soon as practicable to reflect this amendment and be empowered, in updating the consolidation, to renumber the provisions as necessary and to correct any grammatical or typographical errors, as well as to make any other changes of a non-substantive nature that may be required. The consolidation will be available on the website of the Senate Ethics Officer.

Respectfully submitted,