The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonBattersBlack (Ontario)BoehmBoisvenuBonifaceCarignanCormierCotterDagenaisDalphondFureyGagnéGalvezGoldHarderHousakosLaBoucane-BensonLankinMartinMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieMunsonOmidvarPatePattersonPlettRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanTannasVernerWallinWoo

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonBattersBlack (Ontario)BoehmBoisvenuBonifaceCarignanCormierCotterDagenaisDalphondFureyGagnéGalvezGoldHarderHousakosLaBoucane-BensonLankinMartinMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieMunsonOmidvarPatePattersonPlettRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanTannasVernerWallinWoo

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

Tributes

Tribute was paid to the memory of the Honourable Andrée Champagne, P.C., former senator, whose death occurred on June 6, 2020.

The Senate observed a minute of silence in memory of former senator the Honourable Andrée Champagne, P.C.

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of Documents

The Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., tabled the following:

Annual Report 2019-20 of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsman, entitled Transformation through Disruption. —Sessional Paper No. 1/43-568.

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills

The Honourable Senator McPhedran introduced Bill S-219, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum (voting age).

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator McPhedran moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mégie, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading two days hence.

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

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Motions

Orders No. 1 and 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other Business

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

Orders No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Private Bills – Second Reading

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees – Other

Orders No. 1, 3, 4, 8 and 9 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

Orders No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 30, 31 and 47 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Orders No. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

MOTIONS

The Honourable Senator Dalphond moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boniface:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules or usual practice:

1.for the remainder of the session, any vacancy in the position of Speaker pro tempore be filled by means of a secret ballot, using a process to be established by the Speaker after consulting with the Leader of the Government, the Leader of the Opposition, and the leader or facilitator of any other recognized party or recognized parliamentary group; and

2.the first report of the Committee of Selection, if not disposed of before the adoption of this order, be discharged from the Order Paper.

After debate,

In amendment, the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion:

That the motion be not now adopted, but that it be amended:

1.by adding the following before the last paragraph:

“2. the senator elected to serve as Speaker pro tempore shall be required to possess the full and practical knowledge of the official language which is not that of the Speaker for the time being;”; and

2.by renumbering the final paragraph as number 3.

The Honourable Senator Omidvar moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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The Honourable Senator Mégie moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Anderson:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules or usual practice, at the start of the Orders of the Day on the sitting day following the adoption of this order, the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole in order to receive a minister or ministers of the Crown to discuss the role of the Government of Canada in combatting anti-Black racism and anti-Indigenous racism, and ending systemic racism;

That the committee report to the Senate no later than 120 minutes after it begins;

That the provisions of rule 3-3(1) be suspended while the committee is meeting;

That the application of any provision of the Rules or previous order concerning the time of adjournment be suspended until the committee has completed its work; and

That the ringing of the bells for any deferred vote that would conflict with the committee be deferred until the committee has completed its work.

Debate.

ADJOURNMENT

At 4 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on February 5, 2020, the Senate adjourned until 1:30 p.m., tomorrow.

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

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Update on the Investing in Canada Plan, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/43-560.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Estimating the top tail of the family wealth distribution in Canada, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/43-561.

Annual Report of the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, S.C. 2005, c. 46, sbs. 38(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/43-562.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, entitled Supplementary Estimates (A) 2020-21, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/43-563.

Report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner on the performance of his duties and functions under the Conflict of Interest Act in relation to public office holders, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 90(1)(b).—Sessional Paper No. 1/43-564.

Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2020-441 concerning minimizing the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in Canada, pursuant to the Quarantine Act, S.C. 2005, c. 20, sbs. 61(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/43-565.

Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2020-442 concerning minimizing the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in Canada, pursuant to the Quarantine Act, S.C. 2005, c. 20, sbs. 61(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/43-566.

Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2020-370 concerning minimizing the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in Canada, pursuant to the Quarantine Act, S.C. 2005, c. 20, sbs. 61(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/43-567.