The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonBattersBeyakBlackBlack (Alberta)BoehmBoveyBoyerBrazeauCampbellCormierCoyleDalphondDeacon (Nova Scotia)DeanDowneDuncanDyckEatonForest-NiesingFrancisFureyGagnéGoldGriffinHarderHousakosJoyalKlyneKutcherLankinLovelace NicholasMacDonaldManningMarshallMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcCoyMcIntyreMcPhedranMégieMitchellMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieMunsonNgoOmidvarPattersonPetitclercPratteRinguetteSimonsSinclairSmithTkachukWallinWellsWetstonWoo

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Anderson*AtaullahjanBattersBeyakBlackBlack (Alberta)BoehmBoveyBoyerBrazeauCampbellCormierCoyleDalphond*DayDeacon (Nova Scotia)DeanDowneDuncanDyckEatonForest-NiesingFrancisFureyGagnéGoldGriffinHarderHousakosJoyalKlyneKutcherLankinLovelace NicholasMacDonaldManningMarshallMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcCoyMcIntyreMcPhedranMégieMitchellMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieMunsonNgoOmidvarPattersonPetitclercPratteRinguetteSimonsSinclairSmithTkachukWallinWellsWetstonWoo

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

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-96, An Act for granting Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill was read the first time.

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, that the bill be read the second time.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.

The bill was then read the second time.

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, that the bill be read for a third time.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.

The bill was then read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, without amendment.

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At 9:12 a.m., pursuant to the order of March 21, 2019, the sitting was suspended to await the announcement of Royal Assent, to reassemble at the call of the Chair with a five minute bell.

At 10:15 a.m., the sitting resumed.

WRITTEN DECLARATION OF ROYAL ASSENT

At 10:15 a.m., the Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the following communication had been received:

RIDEAU HALL

March 22^nd, 2019

Mr. Speaker:

I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bills listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 22^nd day of March, 2019, at 9:44 a.m.

Yours sincerely,

The Honourable

The Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa

Schedule

Bills Assented To

Friday, March 22, 2019

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 (Bill C-95, Chapter 3, 2019)

An Act for granting Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 (Bill C-96, Chapter 4, 2019)

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Pursuant to the order of March 21, 2019, the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bovey:

That, when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 2 p.m.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

ADJOURNMENT

At 10:19 a.m., pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on March 21, 2019, and earlier today, the Senate was continued until Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 2 p.m.