ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS — The Senate

Honourable senators, I give notice that, at the next sitting of the Senate, I will move:

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

1.at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-26, An Act to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of improving housing supply;

2.the Committee of the Whole receive the Honourable Gregor Robertson, P.C., M.P., Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada, accompanied by at most two officials;

3.the committee rise no later than 65 minutes after it begins;

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

5.if, during the Committee of the Whole, 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 their time to another senator;

6.the provisions of rule 3-3(1) and any provision of the Rules or previous order relating to the ordinary time of adjournment be suspended until the Chair of the Committee of the Whole has reported to the Senate;

7.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;

8.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;

9.for greater certainty, all witnesses appear in person;

10.for greater certainty, committees normally scheduled to meet on that day and those separately authorized by the Senate to meet on that day be authorized to meet, even though the Senate may then be sitting, with rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto;

11.if, prior to the Committee of the Whole, the Senate has received Bill C-26, after the Chair of the Committee of the Whole has reported to the Senate, the bill be taken into consideration at second reading forthwith, provided that if the bill had been placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at a sitting subsequent to June 17, 2026, second reading be brought forward so that the bill be taken into consideration at second reading as the next item of business;

12.if, at 9 p.m. on June 17, 2026, the Senate has not disposed of the bill at second reading, the Speaker interrupt any proceedings then before the Senate in order to put all questions necessary to dispose of the bill at second reading without further debate;

13.if the Senate receives the bill after the Committee of the Whole, once read a first time, it be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading later that day, provided that if the Senate has already passed the point on the Orders of the Day where it would deal with the bill at second reading, it be taken into consideration at second reading forthwith, or, if another item is under consideration at that time, the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at second reading as the next item of business, with the Speaker to interrupt any proceedings then before the Senate in order to put all questions necessary to dispose of the bill at second reading, without further debate, at the earlier of 11:30 p.m. or three hours after the sponsor or a designate has moved second reading;

14.if the Senate adopts the bill at second reading, it be placed on the Orders of the Day for third reading at the next sitting;

15.proceedings under the terms of this order not be adjourned and no vote requested in relation thereto be deferred;

16.if, under the terms of this order, the Speaker is at any time required to interrupt proceedings then before the Senate in order to put all questions necessary to dispose of Bill C-26 at a particular stage without further debate, no further debate or amendment be permitted, and, if a standing vote is requested, the bells ring once, and for only 15 minutes, without being rung again for subsequent votes necessary to dispose of the bill at the stage in question; and

17.for greater certainty, if, at the time this order provides that something is to happen in relation to Bill C-26, the bells are either ringing for another vote, another vote is underway, or Question Period is underway, the time provided for in this order be understood as if it were at the end of either that other vote or Question Period.