Journals of the Senate
68 Elizabeth II , A.D. 2019, Canada
1st Session, 42nd Parliament
Issue 271 (Revised)
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
2 p.m.
The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREY, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
AndersonAndreychukAtaullahjanBattersBellemareBernardBeyakBlackBlack (Alberta)BoisvenuBonifaceBoveyBoyerBrazeauCarignanChristmasCormierCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDawsonDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DowneDoyleDuffyDuncanDupuisDyckEatonForestForest-NiesingFrancisFureyGagnéGalvezGoldGreeneGriffinHarderHartlingHousakosJafferJoyalKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLovelace NicholasMacDonaldMaltaisManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcCoyMcInnisMcIntyreMcPhedranMégieMercerMitchellMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieMunsonNeufeldNgoOhOmidvarPatePattersonPetitclercPlettPoirierPratteRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSinclairSmithStewart OlsenTannasTkachukWallinWellsWetstonWhiteWoo
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
AndersonAndreychukAtaullahjanBattersBellemareBernardBeyakBlackBlack (Alberta)BoisvenuBonifaceBoveyBoyerBrazeauCarignanChristmasCormierCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDawson*DayDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DowneDoyleDuffyDuncanDupuisDyckEatonForestForest-NiesingFrancisFureyGagnéGalvezGoldGreeneGriffinHarderHartlingHousakosJafferJoyalKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLovelace NicholasMacDonaldMaltaisManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcCoyMcInnisMcIntyreMcPhedranMégieMercerMitchellMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieMunsonNeufeldNgoOhOmidvarPatePattersonPetitclercPlettPoirierPratteRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSinclairSmithStewart OlsenTannasTkachukWallinWellsWetstonWhiteWoo
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
Senators’ Statements
Tributes
Tribute was paid to the memory of the Honourable John Trevor Eyton, former senator, whose death occurred on February 24, 2019.
The Senate observed a minute of silence in memory of the Honourable John Trevor Eyton.
Senators’ Statements
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk tabled the following:
Inquiry Report of the Senate Ethics Officer, dated March 19, 2019, concerning Senator Lynn Beyak, pursuant to subsection 48(18) of the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2804S.
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bellemare, 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.
Delayed Answers
Pursuant to rule 4-10(2), the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 105, dated September 18, 2018, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Boisvenu, respecting Veterans Affairs Canada operational stress injury clinics.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2805S.
Reply to Question No. 112, dated December 12, 2018, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, respecting student placements via the Student Work Integrated Learning Program.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2806S.
Reply to Question No. 116, dated December 12, 2018, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, respecting overseas tax evasion.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2807S.
Reply to Question No. 117, dated December 13, 2018, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Boisvenu, respecting inmates incarcerated for the first time in a federal institution.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2808S.
Reply to Question No. 118, dated December 13, 2018, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Boisvenu, respecting the RCMP National Forensic Laboratory Services.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2809S.
Orders of the Day
Government Business
Bills – Second Reading
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Munson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dyck, for the second reading of Bill C-81, An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada.
Debate.
Question Period
Pursuant to the orders adopted on February 28, 2019, and March 18, 2019, the Senate proceeded to Question Period.
Pursuant to the order adopted on December 10, 2015, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, entered the Senate and took part in Question Period.
Bills – Second Reading
The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Munson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dyck, for the second reading of Bill C-81, An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees – Other
Orders No. 22 to 28 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the thirty-sixth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, entitled Second Interim Report on the 2018-19 Main Estimates, tabled in the Senate on December 6, 2018.
The Honourable Senator Mockler moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Motions
Orders No. 1, 246 and 247 and 251 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
The Honourable Senator Bellemare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain:
That, in accordance with rule 10-11(1), the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples be authorized to examine the subject matter of Bill C-92, An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, introduced in the House of Commons on February 28, 2019, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Inquiries
Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other Business
Bills – Messages from the House of Commons
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Seidman, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boisvenu:
That the Senate agree to the amendments made by the House of Commons to Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibiting food and beverage marketing directed at children); and
That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that house accordingly.
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mockler, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
Senate Public Bills – Third Reading
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills – Third Reading
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Private Bills – Third Reading
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Senate Public Bills – Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, for the second reading of Bill S-254, An Act to establish Promotion of Essential Skills Learning Week.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Mégie moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ravalia, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 5 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-256, An Act respecting the development of a national framework for essential workforce skills.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Mégie moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ravalia, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 7 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill S-258, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
The Honourable Senator Pate moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mégie, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cormier moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Commons Public Bills – Second Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Sinclair, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pratte, for the second reading of Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Debate.
Pursuant to rule 3-3(1), the Speaker left the Chair to resume the same at 8 p.m.
The sitting resumed.
Commons Public Bills – Second Reading
The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Sinclair, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pratte, for the second reading of Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tannas moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Batters, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Second reading of Bill C-281, An Act to establish a National Local Food Day.
The Honourable Senator Cormier moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hartling, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Plett moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wells, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 3 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees – Other
Orders No. 1, 5 to 7, 50, 100 to 102, 104 and 105, 107 and 110 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Order No. 73 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C.:
That, in order to ensure that legislative reports of Senate committees follow a transparent, comprehensible and non-partisan methodology, the Rules of the Senate be amended by replacing rule 12-23(1) by the following:
“Obligation to report bill
12-23. (1) The committee to which a bill has been referred shall report the bill to the Senate. The report shall set out any amendments that the committee is recommending. In addition, the report shall have appended to it the committee’s observations on:
(a) whether the bill generally conforms with the Constitution of Canada, including:
(i) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and
(ii) the division of legislative powers between Parliament and the provincial and territorial legislatures;
(b) whether the bill conforms with treaties and international agreements that Canada has signed or ratified;
(c) whether the bill unduly impinges on any minority or economically disadvantaged groups;
(d) whether the bill has any impact on one or more provinces or territories;
(e) whether the appropriate consultations have been conducted;
(f) whether the bill contains any obvious drafting errors;
(g) all amendments moved but not adopted in the committee, including the text of these amendments; and
(h) any other matter that, in the committee’s opinion, should be brought to the attention of the Senate.”
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That the motion be not now adopted, but that it be amended by:
1.adding the following new subsection after proposed subsection (c):
“(d) whether the bill has received substantive gender-based analysis;”; and
2.by changing the designation for current proposed subsections (d) to (h) to (e) to (i).
And on the motion of the Honourable Senator Omidvar, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercer:
That the motion and the amendment now under debate be referred to the Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization for consideration and report.
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 146 and 189 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dawson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson:
That the Senate take note of Agenda 2030 and the related sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations on September 25, 2015, and encourage the Government of Canada to take account of them as it drafts legislation and develops policy relating to sustainable development.
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc:
That the motion be not now adopted, but that it be amended by:
1.adding the words “Parliament and” after the word “encourage”; and
2.replacing, in the English version, the words “it drafts legislation and develops” by the words “they draft legislation and develop”.
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 302 and 310 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Coyle:
That the Senate call on the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to:
(a)invite Pope Francis to Canada to apologize on behalf of the Catholic Church to Indigenous people for the church’s role in the residential school system, as outlined in Call to Action 58 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report;
(b)to respect its moral obligation and the spirit of the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement and resume the best efforts to raise the full amount of the agreed upon funds; and
(c)to make a consistent and sustained effort to turn over the relevant documents when called upon by survivors of residential schools, their families, and scholars working to understand the full scope of the horrors of the residential school system in the interest of truth and reconciliation.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Pate moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Griffin, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 357 and 358, 371, 407 and 410 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Smith, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine and report on the serious and disturbing allegations that persons in the Office of the Prime Minister attempted to exert pressure on the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, P.C., M.P., and to interfere with her independence, thereby potentially undermining the integrity of the administration of justice;
That, as part of this study, and without limiting the committee’s right to invite other witnesses as it may decide, the committee invite:
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada;
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, P.C., M.P.;
The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada;
Michael Wernick, Clerk of the Privy Council;
Kathleen Roussel, Director of Public Prosecutions;
Katie Telford, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister;
Gerald Butts, former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister;
Mathieu Bouchard, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister;
Elder Marques, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister; and
Jessica Prince, former Chief of Staff to the Minister of Veterans Affairs;
That the committee submit its final report no later than June 1, 2019; and
That the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after tabling the final report.
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Mitchell:
That the motion be not now adopted, but that it be amended by replacing all words following the first instance of the word “That” in the motion with the following:
“the Senate acknowledge that the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, an independent, impartial, apolitical and non-partisan Officer of the House of Commons, has launched an examination under Section 45(1) of the Conflict of Interest Act into the conduct of public office holders alleged to have occurred in relation with legal proceedings involving SNC-Lavalin;
That the Senate observe that the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has all the statutory powers necessary to summon the witnesses that his office will deem relevant and necessary to the said examination and to compel them to give evidence and produce documents; and
That the Government Representative table a copy of the report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner setting out the facts in question as well as the Commissioner’s analysis and conclusions pursuant to Section 45 of the Conflict of Interest Act once it is public.”.
A point of order was raised with respect to the receivability of the motion in amendment.
After debate,
The Speaker reserved his decision.
Motions
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Christmas, seconded by the Honourable Senator Griffin:
That the Senate call on the government to raise awareness of the magnitude of modern day slavery in Canada and abroad and to take steps to combat human trafficking, and
That the Senate also urge the government to designate the 22nd day of February each year as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, to coincide with the anniversary of the unanimous declaration of the House of Commons on February 22, 2007, to condemn all forms of human trafficking and slavery.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Inquiries
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Seidman, calling the attention of the Senate to its role in the protection of regional and minority representation.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Mercer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Woo, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 20, 26, 36, 39 and 40, 45, 47, 52 and 54 to 56 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Griffin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pate:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry have the power to meet on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 6:00 p.m., even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Plett moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wells, 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.
Ordered, That the standing vote be not proceeded with.
Further debate on the motion was adjourned, on division, until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett.
The Honourable Senator Griffin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pate:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit with the Clerk of the Senate, between March 22 and March 29, 2019, an interim report on issues relating to agriculture and forestry generally, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Dupuis moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Simons:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at 4:15 p.m., even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that the application of rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Mercer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold:
That, pursuant to rule 12-18(2)(b)(i), the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector be authorized to meet on Monday, April 1, 2019, even though the Senate may then be adjourned for a period exceeding one week.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Boniface moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia):
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence have the power to meet for the purposes of its study of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Plett moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wells, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The Honourable Senator Patterson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boisvenu:
That, pursuant to rule 12-18(2)(b)(i), the Special Senate Committee on the Arctic be authorized to meet on Monday, April 1, 2019, even though the Senate may then be adjourned for more than one week.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That, notwithstanding the order of the Senate adopted on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in relation to its study on the impact and utilization of Canadian culture and arts in Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy, and other related matters, be extended from April 30, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
With leave of the Senate and pursuant to rule 5-10(1), the motion was modified to read as follows:
That, notwithstanding the order of the Senate adopted on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in relation to its study on the impact and utilization of Canadian culture and arts in Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy, and other related matters, be extended from April 30, 2019 to May 31, 2019.
The question being put on the motion, as modified, it was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Bellemare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C.:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 11:11 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)
Copy of the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the United Nations Act (P.C. 2019-131), pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. U-2, sbs. 4(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2792.
Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures Regulations (P.C. 2019-132), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2793.
Copy of the Regulations Amending the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Ukraine) Regulations (P.C. 2019-157), pursuant to the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, S.C. 2011, c. 10, s. 7.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2794.
Service Fees Report of the Office of the Comissionner of Official Languages for 2017 to 2018 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, S.C. 2017, c. 20, sbs. 20.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2795.
Service Fees Report of the Public Service Commission for 2017 to 2018 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, S.C. 2017, c. 20, sbs. 20.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2796.
Service Fees Report of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for 2017 to 2018 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, S.C. 2017, c. 20, sbs. 20.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2797.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2014-15 to 2018-19 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2014-15 of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2798.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2015-16 to 2019-20 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2015-16 of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2799.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2016-17 to 2020-21 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2016-17 of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2800.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2017-18 to 2021-22 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2017-18 of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2801.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2018-19 to 2022-23 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2018-19 of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2802.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2018-19 to 2022-23 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2018-19 of the National Gallery of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2803.
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Duffy replaced the Honourable Senator Verner, P.C. (March 19, 2019).
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (March 19, 2019).
The Honourable Senator Pratte replaced the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson (March 19, 2019).
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senator Bovey replaced the Honourable Senator Hartling (March 19, 2019).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator Sinclair replaced the Honourable Senator Boehm (March 19, 2019).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Verner, P.C. (March 19, 2019).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator McCoy replaced the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C. (March 19, 2019).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (March 19, 2019).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Wells (March 19, 2019).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senator McCoy replaced the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain (March 19, 2019).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (March 19, 2019).