The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonAtaullahjanBattersBellemareBernardBlack (Alberta)Black (Ontario)BoehmBoisvenuBonifaceBoveyBoyerBrazeauBussonCarignanChristmasCordyCormierCotterCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDawsonDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuffyDuncanDupuisForestForest-NiesingFrancisFrumFureyGagnéGalvezGoldGreeneGriffinHarderHartlingHousakosJafferKeatingKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcPhedranMégieMercerMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieMunsonNgoOhOmidvarPatePattersonPetitclercPlettPoirierRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithStewart OlsenTannasVernerWallinWellsWetstonWhiteWoo

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonAtaullahjanBattersBellemareBernardBlack (Alberta)Black (Ontario)BoehmBoisvenuBonifaceBoveyBoyerBrazeauBussonCarignanChristmasCordyCormierCotterCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDawsonDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuffyDuncanDupuisForestForest-NiesingFrancisFrumFureyGagnéGalvezGoldGreeneGriffinHarderHartlingHousakosJafferKeatingKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcPhedranMégieMercerMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieMunsonNgoOhOmidvarPatePattersonPetitclercPlettPoirierRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithStewart OlsenTannasVernerWallinWellsWetstonWhiteWoo

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.

(Pursuant to rule 3-6(2), the adjournment of the Senate was extended from February 2, 2021 to February 8, 2021.)

Absence of Speaker

The clerk at the table informed the Senate that the Honourable the Speaker was unavoidably absent, whereupon the Honourable Senator Ringuette, Speaker pro tempore, took the chair, pursuant to rule 2-4(2).

PRAYERS

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Jaffer, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, tabled the third report of the committee (Subject matter of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-546S.

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The Honourable Senator Jaffer presented the following:

Monday, February 8, 2021

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to present its

FOURTH REPORT

Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), has, in obedience to the order of reference of Thursday, December 17, 2020, examined the said bill and now reports the same without amendment but with certain observations, which are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

Oberservations to the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill C-7)

For this study, your committee held numerous meetings over the course of three full days, with more than 19 hours of hearings. In total, the committee heard from 66 witnesses, including the Minister of Justice; regulatory authorities; professional organizations; advocacy groups; persons living with disabilities; academics, legal and medical practitioners, and experts; Indigenous representatives; caregivers; and other stakeholders. The committee has also received numerous written submissions. This is in addition to the 81 witnesses heard in more than 35 hours of meetings during the subject-matter study of the bill in November 2020.

The committee heard from numerous witnesses with many years of direct experience in the provision of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. These witnesses provided specific information to committee members about the framework governing MAiD: regulations, procedures, guides and instructions, and rules of practice. They also related their professional and personal experiences with patient assessment and administration and their knowledge of the way patients and their families experience MAiD.

The committee makes the following observations:

Patient-Initiated MAiD Requests

Requests for MAiD should be strictly patient-initiated. The committee heard from many witnesses that the inherent power imbalance between patients and their medical practitioners constitutes a big challenge for ensuring that patients are making free and informed choices and are not inappropriately coerced into seeking access to MAiD.

Oversight Mechanism

The Government of Canada should create an oversight body or mechanism to ensure compliance with MAiD regulations and to oversee that appropriate accountability and medical care have been provided to all patients, including, but not limited to, ensuring that no forms of abuse or coercion are detected prior to MAiD being administered.

Equality Rights

Bill C-7 expands rights to MAiD for some, while increasing inequality for those most marginalized. It fails to address existing barriers not only to MAiD but to alternative means of relieving suffering, such as health and personal care, social, housing and economic supports, and thereby to meaningful choice, in particular for those marginalized as a result of ableism, racism, classism and sexism.

Meaningful Choice and Access to Support

The Government of Canada has failed to provide clear details or timelines for measures to uphold the right to meaningful choice for all, including standards regarding long-term care, palliative care, community healthcare as well as housing and income supports necessary to ensure that alternative means for relieving suffering under s. 241.2(3.1)(g) of the bill are accessible, in practice, to all.

Access to Data

Existing data collected by Health Canada does not monitor many important factors concerning individuals requesting access to or receiving MAiD. Adequate disaggregated data will help to strengthen future reviews and reports and to monitor the effects of systemic inequality and the social determinants of health with respect to access to MAiD. The Government of Canada should ensure that Health Canada collects adequate disaggregated data concerning persons who have requested MAiD, including such factors as race, housing status, income, institutionalization, education level, ethnicity, area of residence, gender identity or expression, illness or condition, and access to alternatives to MAiD.

Indigenous Consultation

During the drafting of Bill C-7, the Department of Justice undertook public consultations with Indigenous leaders and experts; however, the committee underscores that these consultations were not comprehensive. The department failed to include Métis- or Inuit-specific representation in their Indigenous roundtable. Bill C-7 does not address the concerns that were raised at the Indigenous roundtable during the consultation process regarding the limited access to culturally appropriate healthcare options for Indigenous Peoples and systemic racism in the healthcare system.

Parliamentary Review

The preamble to Bill C-7 states that a committee of Parliament will begin a review of the legislative provisions relating to MAiD and the state of palliative care in Canada in June 2020. It does not specify that the parliamentary review look at Indigenous Peoples’ access to MAiD or access to culturally appropriate palliative care. Parliamentary review of MAiD legislation should include research and analysis on Indigenous Peoples’ access to and use of MAiD, and on culturally appropriate palliative care in Indigenous communities.

Support services

Several witnesses stated that improved disability supports, palliative care and mental health services are needed in conjunction with or instead of access to MAiD and that additional investments in these support services are essential. Indigenous Peoples, especially those living in remote areas, face additional barriers to accessing culturally appropriate support services which may be alternatives to MAiD. Future parliamentary reviews of the legislation should pay particular attention to the accessibility of culturally appropriate support services for Indigenous Peoples.

International Human Rights Obligations

It is important to note the importance of monitoring Canada’s adherence to international human rights obligations by independent human rights experts and of standards regarding quality of long-term care, palliative care, home care, housing and income in accordance with social determinants of health, as these will be central to future reviews of Bill C-7 and Canada’s MAiD legislation.

Ordered, That the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for third reading later this day.

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The Honourable Senator Wells, Chair of the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight, presented the second report of the committee (Budget—consider and report on issues relating to the nomination of its external members to the Senate—power to hire staff).

(The report is printed as an appendix at pages 311-316 (available in print format PDF).)

(The HTML version of the report is available on the committee website.)

With leave,

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the report.

The Honourable Senator Wells moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., that the report be adopted.

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

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The Honourable Senator Mercer presented the following:

Monday, February 8, 2021

The Committee of Selection has the honour to present its

FOURTH REPORT

On November 19, 2020, the Senate referred Motion No. 19, under Other Business, to your committee for examination and report. The motion concerns the election of the Speaker pro tempore by secret ballot. On December 9, 2020, your committee presented an interim report concerning the designation of a Speaker pro tempore on an interim basis until the Senate decides otherwise. The report was adopted by the Senate on December 10, 2020.

Your committee has completed its examination of Motion No. 19, and in its final report, now recommends that for the remainder of this parliamentary session, 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.

For greater certainty, your committee notes that, once the secret ballot has occurred, the senator chosen through that process would replace the Speaker pro tempore designated on an interim basis pursuant to the earlier report, unless that senator is chosen in the secret ballot.

Respectfully submitted,

With leave,

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the report.

The Honourable Senator Mercer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, that the report be adopted.

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

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The Honourable Senator Mercer presented the following:

Monday, February 8, 2021

The Committee of Selection has the honour to present its

FIFTH REPORT

On October 29, 2020, the Senate authorized your committee to make recommendations to the Senate on issues related to meetings of either the Senate or committees by videoconference. Your committee now presents an interim report.

On November 17, 2020, the Senate adopted a motion authorizing standing Senate committees to hold hybrid meetings or meetings entirely by videoconference, subject to certain conditions, which was subsequently extended on December 17, 2020 to be in effect from February 1, 2021 to June 23, 2021. However, these two motions did not include provisions for standing joint committees.

On January 25, 2021, the House of Commons adopted a motion to authorize virtual and hybrid meetings for standing joint committees. Accordingly, your committee now recommends that:

(a)the Senate authorize standing joint committees to hold hybrid meetings or meetings entirely by videoconference;

(b)hybrid committee meetings or meetings entirely by videoconference be considered, for all purposes, to be meetings of the standing joint committee in question, and senators taking part in such meetings be considered, for all purposes, to be present at the meeting;

(c)that for greater certainty, when a standing joint committee holds a hybrid meeting or meets entirely by videoconference:

(i)all members of a standing joint committee participating count towards quorum;

(ii)such meetings be considered to be occurring in the parliamentary precinct, irrespective of where participants may be; and

(iii)the standing joint committees be directed to approach in camera meetings with all necessary precaution, taking account of the risks to confidentiality inherent in such technologies.

(d)subject to variations that may be required by the circumstances, to participate in a meeting by videoconference senators must:

(i)use a desktop or laptop computer and headphones with integrated microphone provided by the Senate for videoconferences;

(ii)not use other devices such as personal tablets or smartphones;

(iii)be the only people visible on the videoconference;

(iv)have their video on and broadcasting their image at all times; and

(v)leave the videoconference if they leave their seat.

That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House accordingly.

Respectfully submitted,

With leave,

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the report.

The Honourable Senator Mercer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., that the report be adopted.

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

Government Notices of Motions

With leave of the Senate,

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

That, notwithstanding rules 6-1 and 9-8(1)(b), until June 23, 2021, senators:

(a)may speak and vote from a seat other than their assigned places, including from a seat located in the Senate galleries, which shall be considered to be within the bar of the Senate;

(b)remain seated when speaking from a seat located in the Senate galleries; and

(c)may otherwise speak while either standing or seated.

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

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With leave of the Senate,

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

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice, proceedings relating to Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), at third reading be governed by the following provisions:

1.on Monday, February 8, 2021, no amendment or other motion, except to adjourn debate or that a certain senator be now heard, shall be received;

2.proceedings on the bill between Tuesday, February 9, 2021, and the start of the final general debate provided for in paragraph 3 shall be subject to the following provisions:

2.1except as provided in subparagraph 2.8, the Senate shall deal with the bill according to the following themes in the indicated order, so that, once debate on one theme ends, the Senate shall proceed to debate on the next theme, without reverting to an earlier theme, and with speeches, amendments and subamendments not generally relating to the theme then before the Senate being out of order:

(a)mental illness and degenerative illness;

(b)safeguards and advance requests;

(c)vulnerable and minority groups, healthcare (including palliative care) and access to medical assistance in dying;

(d)conscience rights; and

(e)review process and coming into force of the act;

2.2the sitting of Wednesday, February 10, 2021, shall continue after 4 p.m. if debate on the bill is still underway at that time, until the earlier of the conclusion of those proceedings or 9 p.m., as if that earlier time were the ordinary time of adjournment on that day;

2.3the sitting of Monday, February 15, 2021, shall start at 2 p.m.;

2.4a senator:

(a)may speak once to the motion for third reading of the bill during the debate on each theme, for a maximum of 10 minutes, provided that a senator who sent the text of an amendment pursuant to subparagraph 2.7 and intends to move it may speak for a maximum of 15 minutes instead of the 10 minutes otherwise allowed; and

(b)may also speak once, for a maximum of 6 minutes, to any amendment and subamendment, unless that senator moved the amendment or subamendment;

2.5if a standing vote is requested on any motion relating to the bill, that vote shall not be deferred, and the bells to call in the senators shall ring for only 15 minutes;

2.6no motion, except that a certain senator be now heard, to adjourn debate or for a subamendment, shall be received while the Senate is considering an amendment to the bill, and no motion, except that a certain senator be now heard or to adjourn debate, shall be received while the Senate is considering a subamendment;

2.7if a senator wishes to move an amendment to the bill, the amendment must be sent to the Clerk of the Senate or his delegate, in both English and French, by 5 p.m. on the day before it is moved, and the Clerk or his delegate will provide it to the leaders and facilitators as soon as possible;

2.8if a point of order is raised in relation:

(a)to an amendment, the Speaker may direct that proceedings on the bill continue as if the amendment were not before the Senate pending his decision, and debate on the amendment shall resume after the ruling, if the item is in order, whether the ruling is given at that sitting or at a future sitting; or

(b)to a subamendment, the Speaker may give a similar direction, in which case debate on the amendment shall continue as if the subamendment were not before the Senate, provided that if debate on the amendment concludes before a ruling on the subamendment, the provisions of point (a) shall generally apply, with debate on the subamendment and the amendment resuming later that sitting or at a future sitting, if appropriate; and

2.9notwithstanding any other provision of this order, if technical reasons require a suspension of the sitting during debate on Bill C-7, or if, under the provisions of subparagraph 2.8, debate on an item from an earlier sitting resumes at a subsequent sitting, the time provided for the adjournment of the Senate on that day shall, until debate on the bill has finished for the day, be delayed by a period of time equivalent to both the length of any suspensions and the time taken to dispose of the amendment or subamendment, with this delayed time being considered the ordinary time of adjournment on that day;

3.once the thematic debate provided for in subparagraph 2.1 has concluded, the Senate shall begin a final general debate on the bill, and, once this debate starts, the Rules, orders and practices that would apply if this order had not been adopted — including, in particular, normal provisions relating to speaking times — apply in relation to proceedings on Bill C-7, except as follows:

3.1any prior speech relating to the bill shall not be counted as a speech for the purposes of rule 6-2(1);

3.2no amendment or other motion, except that a certain senator be now heard, shall be received until the bill has been decided upon at third reading;

3.3if a standing vote is requested on any motion relating to the bill, that vote shall not be deferred, and the bells to call in the senators shall only ring for:

(a)15 minutes for any vote other than the vote on the motion for third reading of the bill; and

(b)30 minutes in the case of a standing vote requested on the motion for third reading of the bill;

3.4on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the sitting shall not be adjourned before the Senate has decided upon the bill at third reading, but it shall continue as required until that decision; and

3.5if, under the provisions of subparagraph 2.8, debate on an amendment or subamendment resumes during the final general debate, proceedings on that amendment or subamendment shall be governed by the relevant provisions of paragraph 2;

4.for greater certainty, all times in this order are Ottawa times;

5.when any provision of this order provides for a 15-minute bell, any whip or liaison may require that, notwithstanding that provision, the bells instead ring for 30 minutes, except that in the case of the bells for a vote on the motion for third reading of the bill, any whip or liaison may require that the bells ring for 60 minutes, rather than the 30 provided for in point 3.3(b);

6.on any day that the bill is before the Senate, including a Monday, there shall be an evening suspension of one hour, to normally start at 6 p.m., provided that if, at that time, a senator is speaking in debate on the bill, the start of the evening suspension shall be delayed so as not to interrupt the senator’s intervention; and

7.the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel is authorized to make any necessary technical, editorial, grammatical, or other required, non-substantive changes to or as a result of amendments adopted by the Senate, including the updating of cross-references and the renumbering of provisions; and

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice, on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the sitting continue, if proceedings on Bill C-7 are concluded, until the end of Government Business or 9 p.m., whichever comes first, provided that if proceedings on Bill C-7 conclude after 9 p.m., the Senate adjourn once those proceedings have concluded.

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

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills

The Honourable Senator Omidvar introduced Bill S-222, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (use of resources).

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Omidvar moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Woo, 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.

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

A message was brought from the House of Commons to return Bill S-1001, An Act respecting Girl Guides of Canada,

And to acquaint the Senate that the Commons has passed this bill, without amendment.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Notices of Motions

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett:

That, notwithstanding usual practice, the speeches by the Honourable Senators Coyle and Ataullahjan on the third reading of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act, and the speech by the Honourable Senator Martin on the second reading of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), that they had intended to deliver on Thursday, December 17, 2020, be printed as appendices to the Debates of the Senate of that day, if the senators so choose.

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

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Third Reading

Third reading of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying).

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

Debate.

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Pursuant to rule 3-3(1) and the order adopted by the Senate earlier today, the Speaker pro tempore left the Chair to resume the same at 7:06 p.m.

The sitting resumed.

Bills – Third Reading

The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., for the third reading of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying).

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Bills – Second Reading

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dalphond, seconded by the Honourable Senator Galvez, for the second reading of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Pate moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Woo, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Reports of Committees – Other

Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gagné, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc:

That the following Address be presented to Her Excellency the Governor General of Canada:

To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:

We, Her Majesty’s most loyal and dutiful subjects, the Senate of Canada in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Gagné moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:43 p.m., pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on October 27, 2020 and December 17, 2020, the Senate adjourned until 2 p.m., tomorrow.

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

Copies of Orders in Council P.C. 2020-966, P.C. 2020-967 and P.C. 2020-968 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. 2/43-517.

Report of the Public Service Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 “23(2)” and 13.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-518.

Report on the administration of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act - Reserve Force Pension Plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-17, ss. 57, 59.7 and 72.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-519.

Report on the state of Canada’s forests for the year 2020, pursuant to the Department of Natural Resources Act, S.C. 1994, c. 41, sbs. 7(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-520.

Management Plan for the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal Historic Site, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-521.

Report on the operations of the Exchange Fund Account for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Currency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-52, sbs. 21(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-522.

Service Fees Report of the Canada School of Public Service for 2019 to 2020, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 20.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-523.

Copies of Orders in Council P.C. 2020-1128 and P.C. 2021-1 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. 2/43-524.

Report of the Intelligence Commissioner for the year ended December 31, 2019, pursuant to the Intelligence Commissioner Act, S.C. 2019, c. 13, s. 50 “22(3)”.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-525.

Report on the use of electronic surveillance for the year 2019, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sbs. 195(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-526.

Amendment to the Agreement for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-527.

Report of the National Arts Centre, together with the Auditor General’s Report, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, pursuant to the National Arts Centre Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-3, sbs. 17(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-528.

Interim Order Respecting the Importation, Sale and Advertising of Drugs for Use in Relation to COVID-19, pursuant to the Food and Drugs Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-27, sbs. 30.1(6) and (7).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-529.

Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Certain Training Requirements (B-737-8 and Other Aircraft), pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-530.

Interim Order No. 20 Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-531.

Interim Order Respecting Certain Training Requirements (B-737-8 and Other Aircraft), pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-532.

Interim Orders No. 16, 17, 18 and 19 Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-533.

Copy of Rules amending the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada (81000-2-4336), pursuant to the Supreme Court Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-26, sbs. 97(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-534.

Report on the Statutes Repeal Act for the year 2021, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2008, c. 20, s. 2.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-535.

Annual report setting out the number of recognizances (terrorism peace bonds) from June 21, 2019 to June 20, 2020, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sbs. 810.011(15).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-536.

Report on operations under sections 38.13 and 38.15 of the Canada Evidence Act from July 15, 2019, to July 14, 2020, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-5, s. 38.17.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-537.

Report on the administration of student financial assistance programs for the loan year 2018-19, pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 1994, c. 28, sbs. 20(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-538.

Report on the administration of student financial assistance programs for the loan year 2017-18, pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 1994, c. 28, sbs. 20(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-539.

Copies of Orders in Council P.C. 2021-9, P.C. 2021-10 and P.C. 2021-11 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. 2/43-540.

Summary of the Amendment to the Corporate Plan for 2020-24 and the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2020 of VIA Rail Canada Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-541.

Annual Statutory Report on the Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act for the year 2021, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2014, c. 38, s. 2.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-542.

Report on the Operation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 24 (4th Supp.), s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-543.

Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled “Simplifying the Home Office Expense Deduction”, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-544.

Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled “RCMP National Body-worn Camera (BWC) Program and Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS)”, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/43-545.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator MacDonald was added to the membership (January 24, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Seidman was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (January 24, 2021).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Wells replaced the Honourable Senator Seidman (January 26, 2021).

The Honourable Senator MacDonald was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (January 24, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Seidman was added to the membership (January 24, 2021).

Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C. (February 5, 2021).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Dalphond replaced the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C. (February 4, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator White (February 3, 2021).

The Honourable Senator White replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (February 3, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Wallin replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (February 3, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Boyer replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (February 3, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Black (Ontario) (February 2, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Black (Ontario) replaced the Honourable Senator Richards (February 2, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Richards replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (February 2, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Dagenais (February 2, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Wallin replaced the Honourable Senator Griffin (February 2, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (February 2, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Boyer (February 2, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Dalphond (February 1, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Cotter replaced the Honourable Senator Kutcher (January 31, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan (January 29, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Dalphond replaced the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C. (January 29, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Dalphond (January 29, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Griffin replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (January 29, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Dalphond replaced the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C. (January 29, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Dalphond (January 29, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Keating replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (January 29, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Keating (January 29, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Kutcher replaced the Honourable Senator Cotter (January 29, 2021).

The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (January 28, 2021).