Informed the Senate that the following communication had been received:

RIDEAU HALL

April 30, 2024

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 30th day of April, 2024, at 6:05 p.m.

Yours sincerely,

Ken MacKillop

Secretary to the Governor General

The Honourable

The Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa

Bills Assented to Tuesday, April 30, 2024:

An Act respecting Pandemic Observance Day (Bill S-209, Chapter 7, 2024)

An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation (Bill C-29, Chapter 8, 2024)