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3 Charles III , A.D. 2025, Canada

1st Session, 45th Parliament

Issue 16 (Unrevised)

Thursday, June 26, 2025
9 a.m.

The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAl ZaibakArnoldArnotAtaullahjanAucoinBattersBlackBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoClementCormierCoyleCuznerDalphondDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDhillonDowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGerbaGignacGoldHarderHayHébertHenkelHousakosInceKaretak-LindellKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMohamedMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenProsperPupatelloQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinsonSaint-GermainSeidmanSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenSuretteTannasVaroneVernerWells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteWilsonWooYouanceYussuff

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

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of Documents

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:

Document regarding Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act, from the Privy Council Office, in response to a question by the Honourable Senator Woo.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-223S.

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Forest, Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, tabled the first report (interim) of the committee, entitled Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-224S.

The Honourable Senator Forest moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, 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.

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The Honourable Senator Forest, Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, tabled the second report of the committee, entitled Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-225S.

The Honourable Senator Forest moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, 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.

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Third Reading

Third reading of Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act.

The Honourable Senator Yussuff moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Varone, that the bill be read for the third time.

After debate,

In amendment, the Honourable Senator McCallum moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman:

That Bill C-5 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended,

(a)in clause 4, on page 19, by replacing lines 28 and 29 with the following:

“(o) the Explosives Act;

(p) the Hazardous Products Act;

(q) the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act; and

(r) the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.”;

(b)in the schedule, on page 22,

(i)by deleting item 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 2,

(ii)by renumbering items 10 to 12 as items 9 to 11 and by making any necessary consequential changes to the numbering of cross-references to these items.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion in amendment, it was negatived on the following vote:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

BattersClementFrancisHousakosMacDonaldManningMartinMcCallumMcPhedranMiville-DechênePateProsperRichardsSmithWells (Newfoundland and Labrador)—15

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

ArnoldArnotAucoinBlackBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoCoyleCuznerDalphondDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDhillonDowneDuncanForestFridhandlerGerbaGignacGoldHarderHayHébertHenkelKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMacAdamMcNairMégieMohamedMoodieMoreauMuggliOudarPattersonPetitclercPettenPupatelloRavaliaRinguetteSaint-GermainSorensenSuretteTannasVaroneVernerWhiteWilsonYouanceYussuff—58

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Al ZaibakAtaullahjanCormierMarshallMcBeanMoncionRobinsonSeidmanSeniorSimons—10

The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Yussuff, seconded by the Honourable Senator Varone, for the third reading of Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act.

After debate,

In amendment, the Honourable Senator Prosper moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Verner, P.C.:

That Bill C-5 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended, in clause 4,

(a)on page 10, by replacing lines 30 to 37 with the following:

“Council must consider the following factors:

(a) the extent to which the project can

(i) strengthen Canada’s autonomy, resilience and security,

(ii) provide economic or other benefits to Canada,

(iii) have a high likelihood of successful execution,

(iv) advance the interests of Indigenous peoples by fulfilling Canada’s commitment to obtaining the free, prior and informed consent of those peoples,”;

(b)on page 11, by replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following:

“(v) contribute to clean growth and to meeting Canada’s objectives with respect to climate change; and

(b) any other factor that the Governor in Council considers relevant.”.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion in amendment, it was negatived on the following vote:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

Al ZaibakAtaullahjanBattersBlackClementDowneFrancisHayHousakosKaretak-LindellMacDonaldManningMartinMcCallumMcPhedranMiville-DechênePateProsperQuinnRobinsonSeidmanSimonsSmithTannasVernerWells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteWilson—28

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

ArnoldArnotBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoCormierCoyleCuznerDalphondDeacon (Nova Scotia)DeanDhillonDuncanForestGignacGoldHarderHébertHenkelKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMcNairMégieMohamedMoodieMuggliOudarPattersonPetitclercPettenPupatelloRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSorensenSuretteVaroneWooYouanceYussuff—48

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

AucoinGerbaInceMacAdamMarshallMcBeanMoncionSenior—8

After debate,

In amendment, the Honourable Senator Woo moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Simons:

That Bill C-5 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended, in clause 4,

(a) on page 11, by adding the following after line 25:

“(8.1) Despite subsection (8), section 19 of the Statutory Instruments Act applies to an order made under subsection (1), (3) or (4) as if it were a statutory instrument.

(8.2) Despite subsection (8), section 19.1 of the Statutory Instruments Act applies to an order made under subsection (1), (3) or (4) as if it were a regulation.”;

(b) on page 12, by replacing line 6 with the following:

“the outcomes set out in paragraphs 5(6)(a) to (e);”;

“(7.1) Despite subsection (7), section 19 of the Statutory Instruments Act applies to the document as if it were a statutory instrument.

(7.2) Despite subsection (7), section 19 of the Statutory Instruments Act applies to the document as if it were a regulation.”.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion in amendment, it was negatived, on division.

After debate,

In amendment, the Honourable Senator McPhedran moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Karetak-Lindell:

That Bill C-5 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended,

(a)in clause 4,

(i)on page 10, by replacing lines 30 to 37 with the following:

“Council must consider the following factors:

(a) the extent to which the project can

(i) strengthen Canada’s autonomy, resilience and security,

(ii) provide economic or other benefits to Canada,

(iii) have a high likelihood of successful execution,

(iv) advance the interests of Indigenous peoples,

(v) contribute to clean growth and to meeting Canada’s objectives with respect to climate change, and

(vi) implement the recommendations outlined in the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; and

(b) any other factors that the Governor in Council considers relevant.”,

(ii)on page 11,

(A)by deleting lines 1 and 2,

(B)by replacing line 28 with the following:

“Gazette as soon as feasible after it is made. If the order is made under subsection (1) or (4), the reasons must, among other things, demonstrate that the Governor in Council has considered the factors referred to in paragraph (6)(a).”,

(iii)on page 13, by replacing line 32 with the following:

“with respect to each authorization that is specified in it and the reasons for imposing them.”,

(iv)on page 19,

(A)by replacing lines 3 and 4 with the following:

“the name of a regulation or the reference to a portion of a regula-”,

(B)by replacing lines 7 to 10 with the following:

“Schedule 2 to add the name of any regulation made under any of the following Acts of Parliament or a reference to a portion of any of those regulations:”,

(C)by replacing lines 28 and 29 with the following:

“(o) the Explosives Act;

(p) the Hazardous Products Act; and

(q) the Species at Risk Act.”,

(v)on page 20, by replacing lines 7 and 8 with the following:

“from the application of any provision of regulations made under that ”;

(b)in the schedule, on page 22,

(i)by deleting item 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 2,

(ii)by renumbering items 11 and 12 as items 10 and 11 and by making any necessary consequential changes to the numbering of cross-references to these items.

Debate.

At 3:14 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:16 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Bills – Third Reading

And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator McPhedran, seconded by the Honourable Senator Karetak-Lindell:

That Bill C-5 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended,

(a)in clause 4,

(i)on page 10, by replacing lines 30 to 37 with the following:

“Council must consider the following factors:

(a) the extent to which the project can

(i) strengthen Canada’s autonomy, resilience and security,

(ii) provide economic or other benefits to Canada,

(iii) have a high likelihood of successful execution,

(iv) advance the interests of Indigenous peoples,

(v) contribute to clean growth and to meeting Canada’s objectives with respect to climate change, and

(vi) implement the recommendations outlined in the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; and

(b) any other factors that the Governor in Council considers relevant.”,

(ii)on page 11,

(A)by deleting lines 1 and 2,

(B)by replacing line 28 with the following:

(iii)on page 13, by replacing line 32 with the following:

“with respect to each authorization that is specified in it and the reasons for imposing them.”,

(iv)on page 19,

(A)by replacing lines 3 and 4 with the following:

“the name of a regulation or the reference to a portion of a regula-”,

(B)by replacing lines 7 to 10 with the following:

“Schedule 2 to add the name of any regulation made under any of the following Acts of Parliament or a reference to a portion of any of those regulations:”,

(C)by replacing lines 28 and 29 with the following:

“(o) the Explosives Act;

(p) the Hazardous Products Act; and

(q) the Species at Risk Act.”,

(v)on page 20, by replacing lines 7 and 8 with the following:

“from the application of any provision of regulations made under that ”;

(b)in the schedule, on page 22,

(i)by deleting item 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 2,

(ii)by renumbering items 11 and 12 as items 10 and 11 and by making any necessary consequential changes to the numbering of cross-references to these items.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion in amendment, it was negatived on the following vote:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

ClementFrancisMcCallumMcPhedranPateProsper—6

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

AdlerArnoldArnotAtaullahjanBattersBlackBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoCoyleCuznerDalphondDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DhillonDowneDuncanForestGerbaGignacGoldHarderHayHébertHenkelHousakosKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMartinMcBeanMcNairMégieMiville-DechêneMohamedMoodieMoreauMuggliOudarPattersonPetitclercPettenPupatelloQuinnRichardsSaint-GermainSeidmanSmithSorensenSuretteTannasVaroneWells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteWilsonWooYouanceYussuff—67

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Al ZaibakInceKaretak-LindellMoncionRobinsonSeniorSimons—7

After debate,

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

The bill was then read for the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, without amendment.

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Third reading of Bill C-6, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

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

After debate,

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

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAl ZaibakArnoldArnotBlackBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoClementCormierCoyleCuznerDalphondDeacon (Ontario)DowneDuncanForestFrancisGerbaGignacGoldHarderHayHébertHenkelInceKaretak-LindellKingstonKlyneLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMacAdamMcBeanMcNairMohamedMoncionMoreauMuggliOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenProsperPupatelloQuinnRobinsonSaint-GermainSeniorSorensenSuretteTannasVaroneWhiteWilsonWooYouanceYussuff—62

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

AtaullahjanBattersHousakosMacDonaldMartinRichardsSeidmanSmithWells (Newfoundland and Labrador)—9

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Nil

Accordingly, Bill C-6 was read for the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill without amendment.

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Third reading of Bill C-7, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., that the bill be read for the third time.

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

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAl ZaibakArnoldArnotBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoClementCormierCoyleCuznerDalphondDeacon (Ontario)DowneDuncanForestFrancisGerbaGignacGoldHarderHayHébertHenkelInceKaretak-LindellKingstonKlyneLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMacAdamMcBeanMcNairMohamedMoncionMoreauMuggliOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenProsperPupatelloQuinnRobinsonSaint-GermainSeniorSorensenSuretteTannasVaroneWhiteWilsonWooYouanceYussuff—61

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

AtaullahjanBattersHousakosMacDonaldMartinSeidmanSmithWells (Newfoundland and Labrador)—8

ABSTENTION

The Honourable Senator

Richards—1

Accordingly, Bill C-7 was read for the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill without amendment.

Motions

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

At 4:48 p.m., pursuant to rule 16-1(8), the sitting was suspended to await the announcement of Royal Assent, to reassemble at the call of the Chair with a five-minute bell.

At 5:58 p.m., the sitting resumed.

WRITTEN DECLARATION OF ROYAL ASSENT

At 5:58 p.m., the Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the following communication had been received:

RIDEAU HALL

June 26, 2025

Madam Speaker,

I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bills listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 26^th day of June, 2025, at 5:29 p.m.

Yours sincerely,

Ken MacKillop

Secretary to the Governor General

The Honourable

The Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa

Schedule

Bills Assented To

Thursday, June 26, 2025

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management) (Bill C-202, Chapter 1, 2025)

An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act (Bill C-5, Chapter 2, 2025)

An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (Bill C-6, Chapter 3, 2025)

An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (Bill C-7, Chapter 4, 2025)

With leave of the Senate,

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

That, when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 2 p.m.

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

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:02 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2025, the Senate adjourned until Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 2 p.m.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy

The Honourable Senator Yussuff replaced the Honourable Senator Dean (June 26, 2025).

Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

The Honourable Senator Sorensen replaced the Honourable Senator Clement (June 26, 2025).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Galvez replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (June 26, 2025).

Journals of the Senate

3 Charles III , A.D. 2025, Canada

1st Session, 45th Parliament

Issue 16 (Unrevised)

Thursday, June 26, 20259 a.m.

The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker

PRAYERS

Senators’ Statements

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of Documents

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

Question Period

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Third Reading

Bills – Third Reading

Motions

WRITTEN DECLARATION OF ROYAL ASSENT

ADJOURNMENT

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Thursday, June 26, 2025
9 a.m.