The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonAndreychukBattersBellemareBernardBeyakBlack (Alberta)BoehmBoisvenuBonifaceBoveyBoyerBrazeauBussonCampbellCarignanChristmasCordyCormierCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDawsonDayDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDoyleDuffyDuncanDyckEatonForestForest-NiesingFrancisFrumFureyGagnéGalvezGoldGreeneGriffinHarderHartlingHousakosJafferJoyalKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLovelace NicholasMacDonaldMaltaisManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcCoyMcInnisMcIntyreMcPhedranMégieMitchellMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieMunsonNgoOhOmidvarPatePattersonPetitclercPlettPratteRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSinclairSmithStewart OlsenTannasTkachukVernerWallinWellsWetstonWhiteWoo

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonAndreychukBattersBellemareBernardBeyakBlack (Alberta)BoehmBoisvenuBonifaceBoveyBoyerBrazeauBussonCampbellCarignanChristmasCordyCormierCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDawsonDayDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDoyleDuffyDuncanDyckEatonForestForest-NiesingFrancisFrumFureyGagnéGalvezGoldGreeneGriffinHarderHartlingHousakosJafferJoyalKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLovelace NicholasMacDonaldMaltaisManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcCoyMcInnisMcIntyreMcPhedranMégieMitchellMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieMunsonNgoOhOmidvarPatePattersonPetitclercPlettPratteRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSinclairSmithStewart OlsenTannasTkachukVernerWallinWellsWetstonWhiteWoo

The first list records senators present in the Senate Chamber during the course of the sitting.

An asterisk in the second list indicates a senator who, while not present during the sitting, was in attendance to business, as defined in subsections 8(2) and (3) of the Senators Attendance Policy.

PRAYERS

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Orders of the Day

Ordered, That motion No. 441 standing in the name of the Honourable Senator Galvez on the Notice Paper be brought forward.

The Honourable Senator Galvez moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moodie:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources have the power to travel within Canada, for the purpose of its examination and consideration of Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

After debate,

In amendment, the Honourable Senator Simons moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duncan:

That the motion be not now adopted, but that it be amended by adding the following immediately after the word “Acts”:

“, and that the committee be instructed to report Bill C-69 to the Senate no later than Thursday, May 9, 2019”.

Debate.

ADJOURNMENT

At 4 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on February 4, 2016, the Senate adjourned until 1:30 p.m., tomorrow.

DOCUMENTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7)

Proposed Order under section 8 of the Telecommunications Act — Policy Direction to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (JUS-6068783), pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1993, c. 38, sbs. 10(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2782.

Report on the Review of the Canadian Payments Act, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-21, s. 49.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2783.

Service Fees Report of the Canada Revenue Agency for 2017 to 2018, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, S.C. 2017, c. 20, sbs. 20.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2784.

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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator Black (Ontario) replaced the Honourable Senator Duffy (February 27, 2019).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

The Honourable Senator Duncan replaced the Honourable Senator Ringuette (February 27, 2019).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (February 27, 2019).

The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (February 27, 2019).

Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Wells (February 27, 2019).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Ringuette replaced the Honourable Senator Boniface (February 27, 2019).

The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Dupuis (February 27, 2019).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Oh (February 27, 2019).

The Honourable Senator Griffin replaced the Honourable Senator Cormier (February 27, 2019).

The Honourable Senator Galvez replaced the Honourable Senator Anderson (February 27, 2019).