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3 Charles III , A.D. 2024, Canada

1st Session, 44th Parliament

Issue 217 (Unrevised)

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
2 p.m.

The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAl ZaibakAtaullahjanAucoinBattersBellemareBernardBlackBoehmBonifaceBoudreauBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCordyCormierCoyleCuznerDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacGoldHartlingHousakosKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMassicotteMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieOmidvarOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenPlettProsperQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinsonRossSaint-GermainSeidmanSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteWooYussuff

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

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

INTRODUCTION OF SENATORS

The Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the Clerk of the Senate had received certificates from the Registrar General of Canada showing that:

Victor Eric Boudreau,

Sandor Adler,

Daryl Fridhandler, and

Kristopher David Wells,

respectively, had been summoned to the Senate.

The Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that there were senators without waiting to be introduced.

The Honourable Senator Boudreau was introduced between the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., and the Honourable Senator Kingston, and having presented His Majesty’s Writ of Summons it was read by one of the clerks at the table as follows:

CANADA

Mary May Simon

(G.S.)

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

VICTOR ERIC BOUDREAU

of Shediac, in the Province of New Brunswick,

GREETING:

KNOW YOU, that as well for the especial trust and confidence We have manifested in you, as for the purpose of obtaining your advice and assistance in all weighty and arduous affairs which may the State and Defence of Canada concern, We have thought fit to summon you to the Senate of Canada.

AND WE do command you, that all difficulties and excuses whatsoever laying aside, you be and appear for the purposes aforesaid, in the Senate of Canada at all times whensoever and wheresoever Our Parliament may be in Canada convoked and holden, and this you are in no wise to omit.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS:

Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Mary May Simon, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this twenty-eighth day of June in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and in the second year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

F.-P. CHAMPAGNE

Registrar General of Canada

The Honourable Senator Boudreau came to the table and took and subscribed the oath prescribed by law, which was administered by the Clerk of the Senate, the Commissioner appointed for that purpose, and took his seat as a member of the Senate.

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The Honourable Senator Adler was introduced between the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., and the Honourable Senator Simons, and having presented His Majesty’s Writ of Summons it was read by one of the clerks at the table as follows:

CANADA

Mary May Simon

(G.S.)

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

SANDOR ADLER

of the City of Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba,

GREETING:

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS:

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this sixteenth day of August in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and in the second year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

F.-P. CHAMPAGNE

Registrar General of Canada

The Honourable Senator Adler came to the table and took and subscribed the oath prescribed by law, which was administered by the Clerk of the Senate, the Commissioner appointed for that purpose, and took his seat as a member of the Senate.

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The Honourable Senator Fridhandler was introduced between the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., and the Honourable Senator Tannas, and having presented His Majesty’s Writ of Summons it was read by one of the clerks at the table as follows:

CANADA

Mary May Simon

(G.S.)

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

DARYL FRIDHANDLER

of the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta,

GREETING:

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS:

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this thirtieth day of August in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and in the second year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

F.-P. CHAMPAGNE

Registrar General of Canada

The Honourable Senator Fridhandler came to the table and took and subscribed the oath prescribed by law, which was administered by the Clerk of the Senate, the Commissioner appointed for that purpose, and took his seat as a member of the Senate.

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The Honourable Senator Wells (Alberta) was introduced between the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., and the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, and having presented His Majesty’s Writ of Summons it was read by one of the clerks at the table as follows:

CANADA

Mary May Simon

(G.S.)

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

KRISTOPHER DAVID WELLS

of the City of St. Albert, in the Province of Alberta,

GREETING:

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS:

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this thirtieth day of August in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and in the second year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

F.-P. CHAMPAGNE

Registrar General of Canada

The Honourable Senator Wells (Alberta) came to the table and took and subscribed the oath prescribed by law, which was administered by the Clerk of the Senate, the Commissioner appointed for that purpose, and took his seat as a member of the Senate.

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The Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the honourable senators introduced today had made and subscribed the Declaration of Qualification required of them by the Constitution Act, 1867, in the presence of the Clerk of the Senate, the Commissioner appointed to receive and witness same.

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of Documents

The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:

Rules of the Senate of Canada, dated September 2024.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3273S.

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Francis, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, informed the Senate that, pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on March 3, 2022, and June 7, 2023, the committee deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 25, 2024, its twentieth report (interim) entitled Missing Records, Missing Children.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3199S.

The Honourable Senator Francis moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bellemare, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.

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

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Delayed Answers

Pursuant to rule 4-9(7), the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:

Response to Question No. 5, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3274S.

Response to Question No. 6, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding Air Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3275S.

Response to Question No. 47, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the residences situated at Harrington Lake — National Capital Commission.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3276S.

Response to Question No. 47, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the residences situated at Harrington Lake — Privy Council Office.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3277S.

Response to Question No. 78, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Privy Council Office.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3278S.

Response to Question No. 79, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the public service.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3279S.

Response to Question No. 184, dated December 13, 2022, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Task Force on Services to Canadians.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3280S.

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Pursuant to rule 4-9(7), the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on May 17, 2022, by the Honourable Senator Plett, concerning the transfer of small business.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3281S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on March 22, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia), concerning open banking.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3282S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on May 10, 2023, by the Honourable Senator McPhedran, concerning the safety of Indigenous women and girls.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3283S.

Orders of the Day

Pursuant to the order adopted December 7, 2021, the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson informed the Senate that Question Period with the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, will take place on Thursday, September 19, at 4:55 p.m.

A point of order was raised concerning business of the Senate.

Government Business

A point of order was raised concerning issues related to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration.

After debate,

The Speaker reserved her decision.

Bills – Reports of Committees

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

Bills – Second Reading

Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees – Other

Orders No. 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 and 27 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

Orders No. 1, 132, 167 and 172 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Orders No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other Business

Senate Public Bills – Third Reading

Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills – Third Reading

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

Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees

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

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

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

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan, for the second reading of Bill S-204, An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (goods from Xinjiang).

Ordered: That further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Clement.

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Orders No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills – Second Reading

Second reading of Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Conflict of Interest Act.

The Honourable Senator Dalphond moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy, that the bill be read the second time.

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.

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Orders No. 2, 3 and 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Second reading of Bill C-332, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (coercive control of intimate partner).

The Honourable Senator Miville-Dechêne moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boehm, that the bill be read the second time.

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.

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Order No. 6 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees – Other

Orders No. 31, 33, 40, 62, 63, 68 and 72 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

Orders No. 4, 5 and 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Galvez, seconded by the Honourable Senator Forest:

That the Senate of Canada recognize that:

(a)climate change is an urgent crisis that requires an immediate and ambitious response;

(b)human activity is unequivocally warming the atmosphere, ocean and land at an unprecedented pace, and is provoking weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, including in the Arctic, which is warming at more than twice the global rate;

(c)failure to address climate change is resulting in catastrophic consequences especially for Canadian youth, Indigenous Peoples and future generations; and

(d)climate change is negatively impacting the health and safety of Canadians, and the financial stability of Canada;

That the Senate declare that Canada is in a national climate emergency which requires that Canada uphold its international commitments with respect to climate change and increase its climate action in line with the Paris Agreement’s objective of holding global warming well below two degrees Celsius and pursuing efforts to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius; and

That the Senate commit to action on mitigation and adaptation in response to the climate emergency and that it consider this urgency for action while undertaking its parliamentary business.

Ordered: That further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Housakos.

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Orders No. 11 and 12 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut), seconded by the Honourable Senator Greene:

Whereas the Senate provides representation for groups that are often underrepresented in Parliament, such as Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities and women;

Whereas paragraph (3) of section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867 requires that, in order to be qualified for appointment to and to maintain a place in the Senate, a person must own land with a net worth of at least four thousand dollars in the province for which he or she is appointed;

Whereas a person’s personal circumstances or the availability of real property in a particular location may prevent him or her from owning the required property;

Whereas appointment to the Senate should not be restricted to those who own real property of a minimum net worth;

Whereas the existing real property qualification is inconsistent with the democratic values of modern Canadian society and is no longer an appropriate or relevant measure of the fitness of a person to serve in the Senate;

Whereas, in the case of Quebec, each of the twenty-four Senators representing the province must be appointed for and must have either their real property qualification in or be resident of a specified Electoral Division;

Whereas an amendment to the Constitution of Canada in relation to any provision that applies to one or more, but not all, provinces may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada only where so authorized by resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons and of the legislative assembly of each province to which the amendment applies;

Whereas the Supreme Court of Canada has determined that a full repeal of paragraph (3) of section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867, respecting the real property qualification of Senators, would require a resolution of the Quebec National Assembly pursuant to section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982;

Now, therefore, the Senate resolves that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada be authorized to be made by proclamation issued by Her Excellency the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada in accordance with the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA

1.(1) Paragraph (3) of section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867 is repealed.

(2) Section 23 of the Act is amended by replacing the semi-colon at the end of paragraph (5) with a period and by repealing paragraph (6).

2.The Declaration of Qualification set out in The Fifth Schedule to the Act is replaced by the following:

I, A.B., do declare and testify that I am by law duly qualified to be appointed a member of the Senate of Canada.

3. This Amendment may be cited as the Constitution Amendment, [year of proclamation] (Real property qualification of Senators).

Ordered: That further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Housakos.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tannas, seconded by the Honourable Senator Black:

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

1.except as provided in this order, the question not be put on the motion for third reading of a government bill unless the orders for resuming debate at second and third reading have, together, been called at least three times, in addition to the sittings at which the motions for second and third readings were moved;

2.when a government bill has been read a first time, and before a motion is moved to set the date for second reading, the Leader of the Government in the Senate or the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate may, without notice, move that the bill be deemed an urgent matter, and that the provisions of paragraph 1 of this order not apply to proceedings on the bill; and

3.when a motion has been moved pursuant to paragraph 2 of this order, the following provisions apply:

(a)the debate shall only deal with whether the bill should be deemed an urgent matter or not;

(b)the debate shall not be adjourned;

(c)the debate shall last a maximum of 20 minutes;

(d)no senator shall speak for more than 5 minutes;

(e)no senators shall speak more than once;

(f)the debate shall not be interrupted for any purpose, except for the reading of a message from the Crown or an event announced in such a message;

(g)the debate may continue beyond the ordinary time of adjournment, if necessary, until the conclusion of the debate and consequential business;

(h)the time taken in debate and for any vote shall not count as part of Routine Proceedings;

(i)no amendment or other motion shall be received, except a motion that a certain senator be now heard or do now speak;

(j)when debate concludes or the time for debate expires, the Speaker shall put the question; and

(k)any standing vote requested shall not be deferred, and the bells shall ring for only 15 minutes.

Ordered: That further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Housakos.

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Orders No. 77, 82, 96, 107, 147, 172, 181 and 202 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Orders No. 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 and 22 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

MOTIONS

The Honourable Senator Saint-Germain moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement:

That the Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest be authorized to examine and report on amendments to the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators with respect to sponsored travel, and to consider whether senators accepting sponsored travel continues to be appropriate in the current environment relating to foreign interference, whether that sponsorship is by foreign states or other third parties, including, but not limited to, corporations, lobbyists or non-governmental organizations;

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules or the code, when the committee is dealing with this matter, it be authorized to meet in public if it so decides and a senator who is not a member of the committee not attend unless doing so as a witness and at the invitation of the committee; and

That the committee present its final report to the Senate no later than March 31, 2025.

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.

ADJOURNMENT

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 6:51 p.m., the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 2 p.m.)

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

Twentieth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, entitled Missing Records, Missing Children, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 25, 2024, pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on March 3, 2022 and June 7, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3199S.

Interim Order Prohibiting the Carrying of Certain Oils on Board Vessels in Arctic Waters, pursuant to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, S.C. 2001, c. 26, sbs. 10.1(7).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3200.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy for the National Capital Commission for 2023 to 2024, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3201.

Proposed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, sbs. 5(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3202.

Report of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, S.C. 1989, c. 3, sbs. 13(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3203.

Report of Farm Credit Canada, together with the Auditor General’s Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3204.

Summaries of the amended Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2024-28 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. 1/44-3205.

Report on the administration of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act covering the fiscal year 2022-23, together with the annual report of the operations of the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board for the fiscal year 2022-23, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-51, s. 52.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3206.

Report on official languages for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Official Languages Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s. 44.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3207.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (P.C. 2024-624), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3208.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (P.C. 2024-745), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3209.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations (P.C. 2024-839), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3210.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Extremist Settler Violence) Regulations (P.C. 2024-840), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3211.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Overview of Contingent Liabilities, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3212.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Long-Term Fiscal Cost of Major Economic Investment Tax Credits, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3213.

Legislative Costing Note of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Increasing the Capital Gains Inclusion Rate, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3214.

Report of the National Research Council of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the National Research Council Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-15, s. 17.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3215.

Report of the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors for the year ended December 31, 2023, pursuant to the Canada Lands Surveyors Act, S.C. 1998, c. 14, sbs. 70(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3216.

Report of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, together with the Auditor General’s Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3217.

Report of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, together with the Auditors’ Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, sbs. 30(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3218.

Report of the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, s. 127.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3219.

Report of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, together with the Auditors’ Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1987, c. 3, sbs. 29(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3220.

Report of the Pest Management Regulatory Agency on the administration and enforcement of the Pest Control Products Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2002, c. 28, sbs. 80(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3221.

Amendments to the Management Plan for Vuntut National Park of Canada, pursuant to the Canada National Parks Act, S.C. 2000, c. 32, sbs. 11(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3222.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations (P.C. 2024-937), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3223.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (P.C. 2024-930), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3224.

Summary of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2024-25 to 2028-29 of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3225.

Report on the administration and enforcement of the fisheries protection and pollution prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, sbs. 42.1(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3226.

Proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Firearms Act, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 118(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3227.

Report of the administration of the Firearms Act for the year 2023, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 93(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3228.

Report of the National DNA Data Bank of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the DNA Identification Act, S.C. 1998, c. 37, sbs. 13.1(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3229.

Report on the Witness Protection Program by the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Witness Protection Program Act, S.C. 1996, c. 15, sbs. 16(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3230.

Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, s. 30.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3231.

Report of the Business Development Bank of Canada, together with the Auditor General’s Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3232.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Fiscal Sustainability Report 2024, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3233.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Electric Vehicle Availability Standard: Potential Impacts on Ownership Costs and Charger Supply, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3234.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Timely Financial Reporting: A Path Forward for the Public Accounts of Canada, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3235.

Reports of the Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1, sbs. 94(2) and to the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3236.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2024-993), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3237.

Report on the administration of student financial assistance programs for the loan year 2022-23, pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 1994, c. 28, sbs. 20(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3238.

Report on the administration of the Reuniting Families Act, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2023, c. 21, s. 4(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3239.

Response to Question No. 321, dated June 6, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, regarding possible overseas tax evasion - Liechtenstein.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3240S.

Response to Question No. 322, dated June 6, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, regarding possible overseas tax evasion - “Panama Papers”.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3241S.

Response to Question No. 323, dated June 6, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, regarding possible overseas tax evasion - “Paradise Papers”.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3242S.

Response to Question No. 324, dated June 6, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, regarding possible overseas tax evasion - Switzerland.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3243S.

Response to Question No. 325, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Firearms Buyback Program — Employment and Social Development Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3244S.

Response to Question No. 325, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Firearms Buyback Program — Public Safety Canada and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3245S.

Response to Question No. 325, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Firearms Buyback Program — Public Services and Procurement Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3246S.

Response to Question No. 326, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Clement, regarding the Laval Immigration Detention Centre.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3247S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3248S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Fisheries and Oceans Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3249S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Indigenous Services Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3250S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — National Defence.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3251S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Environment and Climate Change Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3252S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Employment and Social Development Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3253S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Department of Finance Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3254S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Global Affairs Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3255S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3257S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3258S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3259S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3260S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Department of Justice Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3261S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Natural Resources Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3262S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Canadian Heritage.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3263S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Privy Council Office.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3264S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Public Prosecution Service of Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3265S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Public Safety Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3266S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Public Services and Procurement Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3267S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Women and Gender Equality Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3268S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3269S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Transport Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3270S.

Response to Question No. 327, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin, regarding agents and officers of Parliament — Veterans Affairs Canada and Veterans Review and Appeal Board.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3271S.

Response to Question No. 328, dated June 19, 2024, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Wells, regarding the Canada Revenue Agency.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3272S.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator Richards was added to the membership (September 17, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Sorensen was added to the membership (September 12, 2024).

The Honourable Senator McBean was added to the membership (September 12, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Cotter was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 12, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy

The Honourable Senator Petten was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 5, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Petten was added to the membership (September 17, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Woo replaced the Honourable Senator Arnot (September 16, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Francis replaced the Honourable Senator Anderson (September 12, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Petten was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 5, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Prosper replaced the Honourable Senator Robinson (August 29, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Petten was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 5, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Robinson replaced the Honourable Senator Greene (September 9, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Galvez replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (September 17, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

The Honourable Senator Kutcher replaced the Honourable Senator McNair (June 27, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 16, 2024).

Journals of the Senate

3 Charles III , A.D. 2024, Canada

1st Session, 44th Parliament

Issue 217 (Unrevised)

Tuesday, September 17, 20242 p.m.

The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker

PRAYERS

INTRODUCTION OF SENATORS

Senators’ Statements

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of Documents

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

Question Period

Delayed Answers

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Reports of Committees

Bills – Second Reading

Reports of Committees – Other

Motions

Inquiries

Other Business

Senate Public Bills – Third Reading

Commons Public Bills – Third Reading

Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

Commons Public Bills – Second Reading

Reports of Committees – Other

Motions

Inquiries

MOTIONS

ADJOURNMENT

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

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
2 p.m.