The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonArnotAtaullahjanAudetteBattersBellemareBernardBlackBoehmBoisvenuBonifaceBoveyBoyerBrazeauBussonCampbellCarignanChristmasClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDawsonDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDupuisFrancisFureyGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacGoldGreeneGriffinHarderHartlingHousakosJafferKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaLovelace NicholasMacDonaldManningMarshallMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMégieMercerMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieOhOmidvarPatePattersonPetitclercPlettPoirierQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithSorensenTannasWallinWellsWetstonWhiteWooYussuff

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonArnotAtaullahjanAudetteBattersBellemareBernardBlackBoehmBoisvenuBonifaceBoveyBoyerBrazeauBussonCampbellCarignanChristmasClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDawsonDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDupuisFrancisFureyGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacGoldGreeneGriffinHarderHartlingHousakosJafferKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaLovelace NicholasMacDonaldManningMarshallMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMégieMercerMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieOhOmidvarPatePattersonPetitclercPlettPoirierQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithSorensenTannasWallinWellsWetstonWhiteWooYussuff

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(1) the Senate was recalled to sit this date, rather than February 22, 2022, as previously ordered.)

PRAYERS

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of Documents

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

Documents pursuant to the Emergencies Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 22 (4th suppl.), s. 58.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-512.

Copy of the Canada Gazette, volume 156, Extra No. 1, dated February 15, 2022, including a proclamation declaring a public order emergency and two sets of regulations pursuant to the Emergencies Act.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-513.

Government Notices of Motions

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:

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

1.subject to paragraph 2 of this order, on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Wednesday, February 23, 2022, Thursday, February 24, 2022, and Friday, February 25, 2022:

(a)the Senate sit at 9 a.m.;

(b)the sitting continue until 9 p.m.;

(c)there be a one-hour pause in the sitting at noon and another one-hour pause at 6 p.m., without the Speaker asking if the clock shall not be seen; and

(d)the only item of business before the Senate be the motion to confirm the declaration of a public order emergency made pursuant to the Emergencies Act, which shall be taken up at the start of each sitting and debated without interruption, subject to subparagraph (c); and

2.the terms of paragraph 1 of this order cease to have effect once debate on the motion to confirm the declaration of a public order emergency has concluded and the question has been put, with the Senate then continuing with the Orders of the Day, subject to the Rules, orders and practices that would otherwise be in effect, except in relation to the time for the start of the sitting on that day, provided that:

(a)if the debate on the confirmation motion ends and the question is put before noon on that day, there shall be a pause in the sitting as provided for in subparagraph 1(c);

(b)if the debate on the confirmation motion ends and the question is put before 2 p.m. on that day, Senators’ Statements, Routine Proceedings and Question Period shall be called starting at 2 p.m., or as soon as practicable thereafter, as if the sitting were starting at that time; and

(c)if the debate on the confirmation motion ends and the question is put on Friday, February 25, 2022, the sitting shall continue beyond that time or 4 p.m., as the case may be and if required, until the end of Government Business for the day, unless earlier adjourned by motion.

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

Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills

A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-10, An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, 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.

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A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement), to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill was read the first time.

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

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills

The Honourable Senator Griffin introduced Bill S-236, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (Prince Edward Island).

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Griffin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Downe, 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.

ADJOURNMENT

With leave of the Senate,

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 3:01 p.m., the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 9 a.m.)

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

Report of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, together with the auditors’ report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the British Columbia Treaty Commission Act, S.C. 1995, c. 45, sbs. 21(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-473.

Annual Statutory Report on the Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act for the year 2022, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2014, c. 38, s. 2.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-474.

Summary of the amended Corporate Plan for 2021-25 of Destination Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-475.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan Addendum for 2021-22 to 2025-26 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets, and Borrowing Plan of the Business Development Bank of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-476.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2021-22 to 2025-26 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2021-22 of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-477.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2021-22 to 2025-26 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2021-22 of the Canadian Museum of History, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-478.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2021-22 to 2025-26 and Operating and Capital Budgets for 2021-22 of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-479.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2021-22 to 2025-26 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2021-22 of the Canadian Museum of Nature, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-480.

Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2021-22 to 2025-26 of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11, sbs. 55(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-481.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2021-22 to 2025-26 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2021-22 of the National Gallery of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-482.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2021-22 to 2025-26 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2021-22 of the National Museum of Science and Technology, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-483.

Report of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, S.C. 2000, c. 17, sbs. 71(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-484.

Interim Order No. 54 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. 1/44-485.

Annual Report 2019-21 of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-486.

Report on the administration of the Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-14, sbs. 8(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-487.

Report on the Operation of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the year 2021, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, sbs. 94(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-488.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2022-26 of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-489.

Annual Report of the Specific Claims Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Specific Claims Tribunal Act, S.C. 2008, c. 22, s. 40.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-490.

Legislative Costing Note of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB) under Expanded Eligibility, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-491.

Legislative Costing Note of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Temporarily Expanding Eligibility for the Local Lockdown Program, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-492.

Special Report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, pursuant to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of parliamentarians Act, S.C. 2017, c. 15, s. 21(2) and (6).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-493.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled House Price Assessment: A Borrowing Capacity Perspective, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act,R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-494.

Amendment to the Agreement for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the Government of the Northwest Territories, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-495.

Report on the use of electronic surveillance for the year 2020, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sbs. 195(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-496.

Report of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency respecting the disclosure of information under the Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act for the year ended December 31, 2020, pursuant to the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act, S.C. 2019, c. 13, s.2, sbs. 39(1) and 39(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-497.

Report on the administration of the Firearms Act for the year 2020, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 93(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-498.

Summaries of the amended Corporate Plan for 2021-25 and of the amended Capital Budget for 2021 of the Canada Development Investment Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-499.

Report on the administration and operation of the Canada Health Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-6, s. 23.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-500.

Report of the Northern Pipeline Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Northern Pipeline Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-26, s. 14.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-501.

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2021-22.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-502.

WRITTEN REPLIES TO ORAL QUESTIONS AND TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO THE ORDER ADOPTED NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on December 7, 2021, by the Honourable Senator Martin, concerning assistance for victims of flooding.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-503S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on December 14, 2021, by the Honourable Senator Loffreda, concerning the recovery of fraudulent COVID-19 support payments — Canada Revenue Agency.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-504S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on December 14, 2021, by the Honourable Senator Loffreda, concerning the recovery of fraudulent COVID-19 support payments — Employment and Social Development Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-505S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on December 16, 2021, by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, concerning the Disability Inclusion Action Plan.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-506S.

Reply to Question No. 48, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-507S.

Reply to Question No. 63, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding Enbridge Line 5.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-508S.

Reply to Question No. 68, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding personal protective equipment.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-509S.

Reply to Question No. 110, dated December 14, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Housakos, regarding bail for Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-510S.

Reply to Question No. 111, dated December 14, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Housakos, regarding electric vehicle chargers.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-511S.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C. (February 18, 2022).

The Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (February 16, 2022).