The Senate

Pursuant to notice of March 25, 2026, moved:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, usual practice or previous order:

1.at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole on the subject of artificial intelligence;

2.the Committee of the Whole receive the Honourable Evan Solomon, P.C., M.P., Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, accompanied by at most two officials;

3.the committee rise no later than 75 minutes after it begins;

4.the minister’s introductory remarks be limited to a maximum of five minutes;

5.if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-31(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator;

6.if the bells are ringing for a vote at the time the committee is to meet, they be interrupted for the Committee of the Whole at that time, and resume once the committee has completed its work for the balance of any time remaining;

7.if a standing vote was deferred to a time that would occur during the meeting of the Committee of the Whole, that vote be further deferred so that the bells only begin once the committee has completed its work; and

8.for greater certainty, all witnesses appear in person.