The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerArnoldArnotAtaullahjanAudetteBattersBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCoyleCuznerDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDhillonDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacHarderHayHébertHenkelHousakosInceKaretak-LindellKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMiville-DechêneMohamedMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenProsperPupatelloQuinnRavaliaRinguetteRossSaint-GermainSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenSuretteTannasVernerWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteWilsonWooYouanceYussuff

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerArnoldArnotAtaullahjanAudetteBattersBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCoyleCuznerDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDhillonDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacHarderHayHébertHenkelHousakosInceKaretak-LindellKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMiville-DechêneMohamedMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenProsperPupatelloQuinnRavaliaRinguetteRossSaint-GermainSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenSuretteTannasVernerWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteWilsonWooYouanceYussuff

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

Ordered: That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules or previous order, for today’s sitting, Senator’s Statements be extended by a maximum of six minutes.

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

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The Senate observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the tragedy at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, and in honour of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6.

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Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Moncion presented the following:

Thursday, December 4, 2025

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT

Your committee, which is authorized by the Rules of the Senate to consider financial and administrative matters, now reports that it has reviewed the Senate Administrative Rules and recommends the following amendments:

1.Chapter 2:06: Replace section 16 with the following:

“16 (1) After consulting with the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, the Clerk of the Senate may make representations in respect of

(a) a third-party notice given under section 27 of the Access to Information Act; and

(b) any similar notice from the head of a government institution that provides the Senate with an opportunity to make representations about the head’s intent to disclose records under the Access to Information Act.

(2) If the notice indicates that the head of a government institution intends to disclose an unpublished record or unpublished information about a Senator or an unpublished record or unpublished information in which the Senator is identifiable, the Clerk must advise the Senator before making representations.

(3) If the notice indicates that the head of a government institution intends to disclose an unpublished record or unpublished information about the responsibilities of a House Officer or a committee chair, the Clerk must advise the House Officer or committee chair, as the case may be, before making representations.

(4) If the notice indicates that the head of a government institution intends to disclose an unpublished record or unpublished information about a former Senator or an unpublished record or unpublished information in which a former Senator is identifiable, the Clerk must make all reasonable efforts to advise the former Senator before making representations.

(5) In making representations under subsection (1) about records or information forming part of a committee’s proceedings, the Clerk

(a) will not object to the disclosure of any records or information already published or authorized for release to the public;

(b) must object to the disclosure of any records or information that form part of an in camera proceeding or would otherwise reveal the content of such a proceeding, unless an appropriate body authorizes their disclosure;

(c) must, for records or information not described in paragraph (a) or (b), consult with

(i) the committee whose proceedings are subject to the notice,

(ii) the successor committee — if one exists — if the records form part of the proceedings of a committee from a previous session of Parliament, or

(iii) if neither subparagraph (i) nor (ii) applies, the Speaker of the Senate.”.

Respectfully submitted,

The Honourable Senator Moncion moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kingston, 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

Pursuant to the order adopted June 4, 2025, the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson informed the Senate that Question Period with the Honourable Patty Hajdu, P.C., M.P., Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, will take place on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 4 p.m.

Government Business

Bills – Third Reading

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Audette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Francis, for the third reading of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements), as amended.

After debate,

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

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

AdlerArnotAtaullahjanAudetteBattersBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCoyleDalphondDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DhillonForestFrancisGalvezGerbaGignacHayHébertHousakosInceKaretak-LindellKingstonLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMcBeanMcCallumMcPhedranMiville-DechêneMohamedMoncionMoodieMuggliOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercProsperQuinnRavaliaRinguetteRossSaint-GermainSeniorSimonsSmithSuretteTannasWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)YouanceYussuff—63

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

Nil

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

BoehmDuncanHarderLaBoucane-BensonMcNairMoreauPettenPupatello—8

Accordingly, Bill S-2, as amended, 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, to which it desires its concurrence.

Bills – Second Reading

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

Reports of Committees – Other

Orders No. 1, 2 and 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

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

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The Honourable Senator Duncan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten:

That, pursuant to section 3 of the Statutes Repeal Act, S.C. 2008, c. 20, the Senate resolve that the Act and the provisions of the other Acts listed below, which have not come into force in the period since their adoption, not be repealed:

1.Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp):

-Part II;

2.Contraventions Act, S.C. 1992, c. 47:

-paragraph 8(1)(d), sections 9, 10 and 12 to 16, subsections 17(1) to (3), sections 18 and 19, subsection 21(1) and sections 22, 23, 25, 26, 28 to 38, 40, 41, 44 to 47, 50 to 53, 56, 57, 60 to 62, 84 (in respect of the following sections of the schedule: 2.1, 2.2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7.1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 16) and 85;

3.Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act, S.C. 1998, c. 32;

4.Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act, S.C. 1999, c. 34:

-sections 155, 157, 158 and 160, subsections 161(1) and (4) and section 168;

5.Yukon Act, S.C. 2002, c. 7:

-sections 70 to 75 and 77, subsection 117(2), sections 167, 168, 210, 211, 221, 227, 233 and 283;

6.An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, S.C. 2003, c. 26:

-sections 4 and 5, subsection 13(3), section 21, subsections 26(1) to (3) and sections 30, 32, 34, 36 (with respect to section 81 of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act), 42 and 43;

7.Budget Implementation Act, 2009, S.C. 2009, c. 2:

-section 394;

-sections 401 to 404;

8.Payment Card Networks Act, S.C. 2010, c. 12, s. 1834:

-sections 6 and 7;

9.Financial System Review Act, S.C. 2012, c. 5:

-sections 54 and 56 to 59;

10.Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, S.C. 2012, c. 17:

-sections 70 to 77;

11.Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, S.C. 2012, c. 19:

-sections 459, 460, 462 and 463;

12.Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act, S.C. 2013, c. 24:

-sections 12, 13 and 46;

13.Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1, S.C. 2013, c. 33:

-subsection 228(2);

14.Northwest Territories Devolution Act, S.C. 2014, c. 2:

-section 47;

15.Safeguarding Canada’s Seas and Skies Act, S.C. 2014, c. 29:

-section 28, subsection 29(1), sections 31, 33, 35, 37 to 39, subsection 40(1), sections 41 to 49, subsections 50(2) and (5), sections 52, 53, 55 and 56;

16.Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2, S.C. 2014, c. 39:

-sections 306, 308, subsection 309(1), section 311, subsection 313(2);

-sections 387 to 400;

17.Tougher Penalties for Child Predators Act, S.C. 2015, c. 23:

-section 32;

18.Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act, S.C. 2015, c. 27:

-sections 10, 15 and 35;

19.Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, S.C. 2015, c. 29:

-section 2; and

20.Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Act, S.C. 2015, c. 38:

-section 4.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Patterson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Osler, 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. 34 was withdrawn pursuant to rule 5-10(2).

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

That, when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 2 p.m.

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

Inquiries

Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, calling the attention of the Senate to the budget entitled Canada Strong, tabled in the House of Commons on November 4, 2025, by the Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P., and in the Senate on November 5, 2025.

The Honourable Senator Quinn moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Osler:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

ADJOURNMENT

At 4:47 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate earlier today, the Senate adjourned until Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 2 p.m.

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

Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2013, c. 40, s. 365 “42”.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-809.

Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of Part I (Staff Relations) of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp.), s. 84.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-810.

Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of Part III of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and Part II of the Canada Labour Code for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp.), s. 88.7.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-811.

Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board for the year ended December 31, 2024, pursuant to the Patent Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-4, sbs. 89(4) and 100(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-812.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator Robinson replaced the Honourable Senator Ross (December 4, 2025).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator Greenwood replaced the Honourable Senator Busson (December 4, 2025).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Aucoin replaced the Honourable Senator Osler (December 4, 2025).