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3 Charles III , A.D. 2024, Canada

1st Session, 44th Parliament

Issue 232 (Unrevised)

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
2 p.m.

The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAl ZaibakAndersonArnotAtaullahjanAucoinAudetteBattersBernardBlackBoehmBoudreauBrazeauBureyBussonCarignanClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleCuznerDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGerbaGignacGoldGreeneGreenwoodHarderHartlingHousakosKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldMartinMassicotteMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieMuggliOmidvarOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenPlettProsperQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinsonRossSaint-GermainSeidmanSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteWooYouanceYussuff

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

Senators’ Statements

Tributes

Tribute was paid to the Honourable Senator Omidvar, who will retire from the Senate on November 5, 2024.

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Black presented the following:

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the honour to present its

FOURTEENTH REPORT

Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-275, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms), has, in obedience to the order of reference of May 9, 2024, examined the said bill and now reports the same with the following amendment:

1.Clause 1, page 1: Replace line 6 with the following:

“9.1 No person shall”.

Your committee has also made certain observations, which are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

ROBERT BLACK

Chair

Observations to the fourteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Bill C-275)

Regulation of biosecurity

The committee recognizes the importance of biosecurity on farms and observes that, according to evidence from a representative of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, compliance with biosecurity protocols is currently voluntary.

The committee observes that the Governor in Council has the authority to make obligatory regulations to protect biosecurity on farms under section 64 of the Health of Animals Act. The committee invites the Governor in Council to develop and implement effective regulations on this subject.

The Honourable Senator Black moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Greene, 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.

Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

The Honourable Senator Forest tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, 44th Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie, Yaoundé, Cameroon, November 4–5, 2023, and Good Offices Mission, Libreville, Gabon, November 6–7, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3808.

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Meeting of the APF Education, Culture and Communication Committee and the Parliamentary Network on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Bucharest, Romania, from April 3 to 5, 2024.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3809.

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Meeting of the Committee on Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs, Luang Prabang, Laos, from April 10 to 11, 2024.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3810.

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Meeting of the Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Podgorica, Montenegro, from April 24 to 26, 2024.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3811.

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. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, including Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency, Canadian Grain Commission, Farm Products Council of Canada, Canadian Dairy Commission and Farm Credit Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3812S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, including the Canadian Coast Guard, and Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3817S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — National Defence, Military Grievances External Review Committee, Military Police Complaints Commission, National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman and Communications Security Establishment.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3819S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers —Employment and Social Development Canada, Accessibility Standards Canada and Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3821S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Department of Finance Canada, Bank of Canada, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, Canada Development Investment Corporation, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and Royal Canadian Mint.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3824S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Global Affairs Canada, Invest in Canada, Export Development Canada, Canadian Commercial Corporation and International Development Research Centre.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3825S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Health Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3826S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Infrastructure Canada, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Jacques-Cartier Champlain Bridges Inc. and Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3828S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, including special operating agencies, Copyright Board of Canada, Canadian Space Agency, National Research Council Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Statistics Canada, Standards Council of Canada, Destination Canada and Business Development Bank of Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3830S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Department of Justice Canada, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3831S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Natural Resources Canada, Canada Energy Regulator, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Northern Pipeline Agency and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3832S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Canadian Heritage, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Library and Archives Canada, National Battlefields Commission, CBC/Radio-Canada, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Canadian Race Relations Foundation, National Film Board of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, Canadian Museum of History, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Canadian Museum of Nature, National Gallery of Canada, Telefilm Canada, National Arts Centre, Canadian Conservation Institute and Canadian Heritage Information Network.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3834S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Public Safety Canada, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Correctional Service of Canada, Parole Board of Canada and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3838S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Public Services and Procurement Canada, Canada Lands Company, Canada Post Corporation, Defence Construction Canada, National Capital Commission and Shared Services Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3839S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Canada School of Public Service and Public Sector Pension Investment Board.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3841S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Transport Canada, Canadian Transportation Agency, Atlantic Pilotage Authority, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, Laurentian Pilotage Authority, Marine Atlantic Inc., Pacific Pilotage Authority and VIA Rail Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3842S.

Response to Question No. 55, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding social media influencers — Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat, Public Service Commission of Canada and Transportation Safety Board of Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3843S.

Response to Question No. 62, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility — Department of Finance Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3845S.

Response to Question No. 62, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility — Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3846S.

Response to Question No. 62, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility — Natural Resources Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3847S.

Response to Question No. 62, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility — Privy Council Office.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3848S.

Response to Question No. 62, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility — Transport Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3849S.

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Third Reading

Order No. 1 was 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.

o o o

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C.:

That, in accordance with section 4.1 of the Lobbying Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), the Senate approve the reappointment of Nancy Bélanger as Commissioner of Lobbying for a term of seven years.

After debate,

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

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.

o o o

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario), seconded by the Honourable Senator Greenwood, for the third reading of Bill S-269, An Act respecting a national framework on advertising for sports betting.

After debate,

With leave of the Senate,

Further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Housakos.

o o o

Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills – Third Reading

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

o o o

Third reading of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair).

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Aucoin, that the bill be read for a third time.

After debate,

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

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

o o o

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, for the third reading of Bill C-294, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (interoperability).

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Clement moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on the following vote:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

ArnotAudetteBoehmBoudreauBussonClementCormierCotterCoyleDaskoDeacon (Ontario)DeanDuncanForestGerbaGoldGreenwoodHartlingKingstonKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacAdamMcBeanMcNairMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionOudarPatePettenRavaliaRinguetteSaint-GermainSeniorSimonsSorensenVaroneWells (Alberta)WooYussuff—41

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAndersonAtaullahjanAucoinBattersBernardBlackBureyCarignanCordyDagenaisDalphondDeacon (Nova Scotia)DowneFrancisFridhandlerGignacHarderHousakosMacDonaldMartinMcCallumMcPhedranMuggliOslerPlettQuinnRichardsRobinsonRossSeidmanSmithVernerWallinWells (Newfoundland and Labrador)White—36

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Al ZaibakTannasYouance—3

Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees

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

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

Orders No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

o o o

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ravalia, for the second reading of Bill S-239, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate).

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

o o o

Orders No. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

o o o

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator White, for the second reading of Bill S-274, An Act to establish National Thanadelthur Day.

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 on the following vote:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

ArnotAtaullahjanAucoinBattersBoudreauBussonCarignanClementCotterDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DowneDuncanForestGreenwoodHousakosKingstonKutcherLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldMartinMcNairMégieMoncionPlettRavaliaRinguetteRobinsonRossSeidmanTannasVaroneWallinWells (Newfoundland and Labrador)YouanceYussuff—38

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

AudetteBernardBlackCordyCoyleDalphondFrancisGerbaGoldKlyneLaBoucane-BensonMcBeanMcCallumMcPhedranMiville-DechêneMuggliOslerOudarPatePettenSeniorSimonsWells (Alberta)WhiteWoo—25

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Nil

A point of order was raised concerning adjournment of debate.

SPEAKER'S RULING

Senator, you have raised very interesting points. Thank you.

The Senate adopted the adjournment of debate on Bill S-274 following proper process. The concerns described are not procedural in nature, since the motion to adjourn debate did not deal with the role of the critic, and the point of order is not established.

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

Order No. 21 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

o o o

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator MacDonald, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, for the second reading of Bill S-277, An Act respecting a framework to strengthen Canada–Taiwan relations.

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

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:35 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate earlier today, the Senate adjourned until 2 p.m., tomorrow.

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

Government Response, dated October 25, 2024, to the twenty-first report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology entitled Act Now: Solutions for temporary and migrant labour in Canada, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on May 21, 2024.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3780S.

(Pursuant to rule 12-23(4), the report and the response were deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.)

Report of the Chief Public Health Officer on the State of Public Health in Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Public Health Agency of Canada Act, S.C. 2006, c. 5, sbs. 12(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3781.

Service Fees Report of the Department of Employment and Social Development for 2023 to 2024, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3782.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Interim Report of the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food for 2023 to 2024, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 12(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3783.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Interim Report for the Canadian Grain Commission for 2023 to 2024, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3784.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Interim Report of the National Farm Products Council for 2023 to 2024, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3785.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Courts Administration Service, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3786.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3787.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3788.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3789.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Law Commission of Canada, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3790.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Office of the Information Commissioner, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3791.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3792.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3793.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Department of Justice, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 12(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3794.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3795.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3796.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3797.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Leaders’ Debates Commission, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3798.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Public Service Commission, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3799.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of Invest in Canada Hub, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3800.

Report on the Operation of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the year 2024, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, sbs. 94(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3801.

Amendments to the Management Plan for the Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada, pursuant to the Canada National Parks Act, S.C. 2000, c. 32, sbs. 11(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3802.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Progress Report for 2023-24 of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 12(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3803.

Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Poverty Reduction Act, S.C. 2019, c. 29, s. 315 “12”.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3804.

Service Fees Report of the Department of Transport for 2023 to 2024, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3805.

Report of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, together with the Auditors’ Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 1997, S.C. 1997, c. 26, sbs. 29(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3806.

Report of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on the operation of the National Do Not Call List for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Telecommunications Act, S.C. 1993, c. 38, s. 41.6(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3807.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy

The Honourable Senator Gignac replaced the Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia) (October 29, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (October 28, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Gignac was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (October 25, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Youance replaced the Honourable Senator Galvez (October 29, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Boudreau replaced the Honourable Senator Kutcher (October 29, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Klyne replaced the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C. (October 29, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Dean replaced the Honourable Senator Boniface (October 29, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

The Honourable Senator Omidvar replaced the Honourable Senator Simons (October 29, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Osler replaced the Honourable Senator Robinson (October 29, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Robinson replaced the Honourable Senator Osler (October 28, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Ross replaced the Honourable Senator Osler (October 28, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Gignac was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (October 25, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

The Honourable Senator Fridhandler replaced the Honourable Senator Cardozo (October 28, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Fridhandler replaced the Honourable Senator Muggli (October 29, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Gignac was added to the membership (October 29, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Tannas was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (October 29, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Gignac (October 29, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Muggli replaced the Honourable Senator Cardozo (October 28, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Gignac replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (October 28, 2024).

Journals of the Senate

3 Charles III , A.D. 2024, Canada

1st Session, 44th Parliament

Issue 232 (Unrevised)

Tuesday, October 29, 20242 p.m.

The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker

PRAYERS

Senators’ Statements

Tributes

Senators’ Statements

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Question Period

Delayed Answers

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Third 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

SPEAKER'S RULING

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

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, October 29, 2024
2 p.m.