The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonAtaullahjanBellemareBlack (Ontario)BoehmBonifaceBoveyCampbellCarignanCordyCormierDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Ontario)DeanDowneFureyGagnéGalvezGoldHarderKeatingKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMartinMarwahMassicotteMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMunsonNgoOhPatePattersonPlettRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithTannasWallinWellsWhiteWoo

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonAtaullahjanBellemareBlack (Ontario)BoehmBonifaceBoveyCampbellCarignanCordyCormierDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Ontario)DeanDowneFureyGagnéGalvezGoldHarderKeatingKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMartinMarwahMassicotteMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMunsonNgoOhPatePattersonPlettRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithTannasWallinWellsWhiteWoo

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.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of Documents

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

Estimates for the year 2020-21, Parts I and II: The Government Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-39.

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Orders of the Day

Other Business

Reports of Committees – Other

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tannas, seconded by the Honourable Senator Patterson, for the adoption of the second report of the Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators, entitled Consideration of an inquiry report of the Senate Ethics Officer, presented in the Senate on June 18, 2020, during the First Session of the Forty-third Parliament.

Pursuant to rule 12-30(2), further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting.

Government Business

Bills – Third Reading

Third reading of Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19.

The Honourable Senator Dean moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, that the bill be read for a third time.

After debate,

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.

Motions

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

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The Honourable Senator Gagné moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C.:

That, when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 2 p.m.

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

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With leave,

The Senate reverted to Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations.

The Honourable Senator Galvez tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, 4th Gathering of ParlAmericas’ Parliamentary Network on Climate Change, Paramaribo, Suriname, August 8 and 9, 2019.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-40.

Report of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25), Madrid, Spain, from December 1 to 3, 2019.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-41.

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With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Gagné moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C.:

That the sitting be suspended to await the announcement of Royal Assent, to reassemble at the call of the chair with a five minute bell.

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

(Accordingly, at 11:52 a.m., the sitting was suspended.)

At 12:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

WRITTEN DECLARATION OF ROYAL ASSENT

At 12:36 p.m., the Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the following communication had been received:

RIDEAU HALL

October 2, 2020

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 bill listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 2^nd day of October, 2020, at 12:08 p.m.

Yours sincerely,

The Honourable

The Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa

Schedule

Bill Assented To

Friday, October 2, 2020

An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19 (Bill C-4, Chapter 12, 2020)

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Gagné moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C.:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 12:38 p.m., the Senate was continued until Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 2 p.m.)