Honourable senators, I have the honour to inform you that I have received the following communication from the Secretary to the Governor General, which reads as follows:

RIDEAU HALL

May 23, 2025

Madam Speaker:

I am commanded to inform you that the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy of the Governor General, will proceed to the Chamber of the Senate to open the First Session of the Forty-Fifth Parliament of Canada at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, the 26th day of May, 2025.

Yours sincerely,

Ken MacKillop, C.D.

Secretary to the Governor General

The Honourable

The Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa