The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAndersonArnoldArnotAtaullahjanAucoinAudetteBattersBlackBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCoyleDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)DeanDhillonDowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacGreenwoodHarderHayHébertHenkelHousakosInceKaretak-LindellKingstonKlyneLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMacAdamManningMarshallMartinMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMiville-DechêneMohamedMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenPoirierPupatelloQuinnRavaliaRinguetteRobinsonRossSeniorSimonsSmithSuretteTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)WhiteWilsonYouanceYussuff

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAndersonArnoldArnotAtaullahjanAucoinAudetteBattersBlackBoehmBoudreauBoyerBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCoyleDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)*Deacon (Ontario)DeanDhillonDowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacGreenwoodHarderHayHébertHenkelHousakosInceKaretak-LindellKingstonKlyneLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMacAdam*MacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMiville-DechêneMohamedMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenPoirierPupatelloQuinnRavaliaRinguetteRobinsonRoss*Saint-GermainSeniorSimonsSmithSuretteTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)WhiteWilsonYouanceYussuff

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 motion No. 73 standing in the name of the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., on the Notice Paper be brought forward.

The Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:

That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to meet on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, for the purpose of examining the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto.

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

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Senior, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, informed the Senate that, pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on September 25, 2025, and September 25, 2025, the committee deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on December 9, 2025, its first report entitled Nothing to Celebrate: The Crisis of Youth Aging Out of Care.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-813S.

The Honourable Senator Senior moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Arnot, 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 Tannas presented the following:

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

The Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament has the honour to present its

FIRST REPORT

Your committee recommends to the Senate that it be authorized to assist the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons in directing and controlling the Library of Parliament, and that it be authorized to make recommendations to the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons regarding the governance of the Library and the proper expenditure of moneys voted by Parliament for the purchase of documents or other articles to be deposited therein.

Your committee recommends:

(a)that its quorum be fixed at six members, provided that each House is represented, and a member from a non­government party or recognized parliamentary group and a member from the government are present, whenever a vote, resolution or other decision is taken; and

(b)that the joint chairs be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence published when a quorum is not present, provided that at least three members are present, including a member from a non-government party or recognized parliamentary group and a member from the government, provided that each House is represented.

Your committee further recommends to the Senate that it be empowered to sit during sittings and adjournments of the Senate.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) is tabled in the House of Commons.

Respectfully submitted,

The Honourable Senator Tannas moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Quinn, 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.

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills

The Honourable Senator Henkel introduced Bill S-243, An Act to establish a national framework for women’s health in Canada.

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Henkel moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Klyne, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading two days hence.

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

Orders of the Day

Government Business

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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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Duncan, 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.

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.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duncan, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Other Business

Senate Public Bills – Third Reading

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 Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Batters, for the second reading of Bill S-204, An Act to establish a national framework on heart failure.

After debate,

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

The bill was then read for the second time.

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

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

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

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dasko, seconded by the Honourable Senator Simons, for the second reading of Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act (disposal of foreign state assets).

The Honourable Senator Dasko moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement, 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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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Quinn, seconded by the Honourable Senator Osler, for the second reading of Bill S-216, An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada.

After debate,

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

The question was put on the motion.

Pursuant to rule 9-3, a standing vote was requested, with the bells to ring for sixty minutes.

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Pursuant to the order of June 4, 2025, the bells rang until 4 pm, to resume after Question Period.

Question Period

Pursuant to the order adopted on June 4, 2025, the Senate proceeded to Question Period.

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, entered the Senate and took part in Question Period.

Other Business

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

The question being put on the motion of the Honourable Senator Clement, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, that further debate on the motion for the second reading of Bill S-216, An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada, be adjourned until the next sitting, it was adopted on the following vote:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

AndersonArnoldArnotAtaullahjanAudetteBoudreauBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCoyleDaskoDeanDhillonDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGalvezGreenwoodHarderHayHébertHousakosKingstonKlyneLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacAdamManningMarshallMartinMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMiville-DechêneMohamedMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOudarPatePetitclercPettenPupatelloRavaliaRinguetteSeniorSimonsSmithSuretteVaroneWells (Alberta)WhiteWilsonYouanceYussuff—59

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

AucoinBattersBlackBureyDeacon (Nova Scotia)DowneGignacInceLewisMcPhedranOslerPattersonPoirierQuinnRobinsonRossTannasWallin—18

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Nil

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Ordered, That the sitting be suspended to reassemble at the call of the chair, with a 15-minute bell, either to receive a message from the House of Commons or to adjourn the sitting.

(Accordingly, at 5:40 p.m., the sitting was suspended.)

At 6:42 p.m., the sitting resumed.

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-17, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill was read the first time.

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Moreau, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading at the next sitting.

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

ADJOURNMENT

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

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 6:44 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)

First report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, entitled Nothing to Celebrate: The Crisis of Youth Aging Out of Care, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on December 9, 2025, pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on September 25, 2025.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-813S.

Proposed Regulations Amending Regulations Made Under the Firearms Act, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 118(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-814.

Copy of the Rules amending the Federal Courts Rules and the Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules, pursuant to the Federal Courts Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-7, sbs. 46(5).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-815.

Actuarial Report of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions on the Canada Pension Plan dated December 31, 2024, pursuant to the Canada Pension Plan Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-8, s. 115.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-816.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, entitled Reducing tolls on the Confederation Bridge and fares for the Wood Islands-Caribou Ferry, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-817.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Special Joint Committee on the exercise of powers under the Building Canada Act

The Honourable Senator Quinn was added to the membership (December 8, 2025).

The Honourable Senator Tannas was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (December 8, 2025).

The Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., was added to the membership (December 5, 2025).

The Honourable Senator Francis was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (December 5, 2025).

Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

The Honourable Senator Karetak-Lindell replaced the Honourable Senator Arnot (December 9, 2025).

The Honourable Senator Arnot replaced the Honourable Senator Karetak-Lindell (December 8, 2025).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Busson replaced the Honourable Senator Dhillon (December 9, 2025).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

The Honourable Senator Al Zaibak replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (December 9, 2025).

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Osler (December 9, 2025).

Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

The Honourable Senator Saint-Germain replaced the Honourable Senator Loffreda (December 9, 2025).

The Honourable Senator Loffreda replaced the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain (December 8, 2025).