Order Paper and Notice Paper
The Order Paper and Notice Paper is a document that guides the deliberations of the Senate and lists items of business currently before it. These items are listed in several different categories and in a priority according to an arrangement adopted by the Senate as stipulated in the rules. The majority of these items constitute the Orders of the Day which are called following Routine Proceedings. These items are themselves divided into two principal categories - government business and other business. Within each of these two categories are items for bills, motions, inquiries and reports of committees.
The Notice Paper contains the text of motions and inquiries not yet called for debate.
The Order Paper and Notice Paper is prepared every day in advance of the actual sitting.
Order of Business
(The following is an outline of a typical sitting day in the Senate. Variations are possible subject to the Rules and to the decisions of the Senate.)
Senators' Statements (15 minutes)
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS (30 minutes)
1. Tabling of Documents
2. Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees
3. Government Notices of Motions
4. Government Notices of Inquiries
5. Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
6. Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills
7. First Reading of Commons Public Bills
8. Reading of Petitions for Private Bills
9. Introduction and First Reading of Private Bills
10. Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations
11. Notices of Motions
12. Notices of Inquiries
13. Tabling of Petitions
Question Period (30 minutes)
Delayed Answers
ORDERS OF THE DAY
Government Business
• Bills — Messages from the House of Commons
• Bills — Third Reading
• Bills — Reports of Committees
• Bills — Second Reading
• Reports of Committees — Other
• Motions
• Inquiries
• Other
Other Business
• Bills — Messages from the House of Commons
• Senate Public Bills — Third Reading
• Commons Public Bills — Third Reading
• Private Bills — Third Reading
• Senate Public Bills — Reports of Committees
• Commons Public Bills — Reports of Committees
• Private Bills — Reports of Committees
• Senate Public Bills — Second Reading
• Commons Public Bills — Second Reading
• Private Bills — Second Reading
• Reports of Committees — Other
• Motions
• Inquiries
• Other
NOTICE PAPER
• Notices of Motions
• Notices of Inquiries
Orders Of The Day
Government Business
Bills – Messages from the House of Commons
Nil
Bills – Third Reading
No. 1.
April 17, 2018—Third reading of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act.
Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Bills – Second Reading
No. 1.
March 1, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mercer, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, for the second reading of Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (political financing).
No. 2.
February 15, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Sinclair, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mitchell, for the second reading of Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act.
No. 3.
February 6, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cools, for the second reading of Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Reports of Committees – Other
Nil
Motions
No. 1.
December 8, 2015—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Jaffer, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy:
That the following Address be presented to His Excellency the Governor General of Canada:
To His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:
We, Her Majesty’s most loyal and dutiful subjects, the Senate of Canada in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.
No. 173.
By the Honourable Senator Bellemare:
April 17, 2018—That the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament be authorized to examine and report upon the expenditures set out in Library of Parliament Vote 1 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019; and
That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House accordingly.
No. 174.
By the Honourable Senator Bellemare:
April 17, 2018—That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report upon the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1; and
That, for the purpose of this study, the committee have the power to sit, even though the Senate may then be sitting, with rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto.
Inquiries
No. 3.
By the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C.:
February 28, 2018—That he will call the attention of the Senate to the budget entitled Equality + Growth: A Strong Middle Class, tabled in the House of Commons on February 27, 2018, by the Minister of Finance, the Honourable Bill Morneau, P.C., M.P., and in the Senate on February 28, 2018.
Other
Nil
Other Business
Rule 4-15(2) states:
Except as otherwise ordered by the Senate, any item of Other Business on the Order Paper and any motion or inquiry on the Notice Paper that have not been proceeded with during 15 sitting days shall be dropped from the Order Paper and Notice Paper.
Consequently, the number appearing in parentheses indicates the number of sittings since the item was last proceeded with.
Bills – Messages from the House of Commons
Nil
Senate Public Bills – Third Reading
No. 1. (eight)
March 28, 2017—Third reading of Bill S-213, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speakership of the Senate).—(Honourable Senator Mercer)
No. 2. (five)
March 1, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen, seconded by the Honourable Senator White, for the third reading of Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (cruelty-free cosmetics), as amended.—(Honourable Senator Dyck)
No. 3. (five)
June 13, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., for the third reading of Bill S-219, An Act to deter Iran-sponsored terrorism, incitement to hatred, and human rights violations.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 4. (one)
March 27, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator MacDonald, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, for the third reading of Bill S-238, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins), as amended.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
Commons Public Bills – Third Reading
Nil
Private Bills – Third Reading
Nil
Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees
No. 1. (thirteen)
November 28, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Manning, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, for the adoption of the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending the captivity of whales and dolphins), with amendments), presented in the Senate on October 31, 2017.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 2. (seven)
February 1, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., for the adoption of the twenty-second report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Bill S-234, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Artist Laureate), with amendments), presented in the Senate on December 14, 2017.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 3. (one)
March 20, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton, for the adoption of the twentieth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (Bill S-237, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate), with amendments), presented in the Senate on February 13, 2018.—(Honourable Senator Moncion)
Commons Public Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Private Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Senate Public Bills – Second Reading
No. 1. (two)
February 2, 2016—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-206, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children against standard child-rearing violence).—(Honourable Senator Andreychuk)
No. 2. (fifteen)
March 24, 2016—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Patterson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Enverga, for the second reading of Bill S-221, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Property qualifications of Senators).—(Honourable Senator Wells)
No. 3. (ten)
June 1, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Frum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, for the second reading of Bill S-239, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (eliminating foreign funding).—(Honourable Senator Dupuis)
No. 4. (eleven)
November 1, 2017—Second reading of Bill S-242, An Act to amend the Competition Act (misrepresentations to public).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 5. (one)
November 28, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Downe, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-243, An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (reporting on unpaid income tax).—(Honourable Senator Bovey)
No. 6. (eight)
February 13, 2018—Second reading of Bill S-244, An Act respecting Kindness Week.—(Honourable Senator Munson)
No. 7.
March 27, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Black (Alberta), seconded by the Honourable Senator Bovey, for the second reading of Bill S-245, An Act to declare the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada.—(Honourable Senator Gold)
No. 8. (four)
March 1, 2018—Second reading of Bill S-246, An Act to amend the Borrowing Authority Act.—(Honourable Senator Day)
No. 9.
April 17, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Jaffer, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy, for the second reading of Bill S-247, An Act to establish International Mother Language Day.—(Honourable Senator Omidvar)
No. 10. (one)
March 28, 2018—Second reading of Bill S-248, An Act respecting National Physicians' Day.—(Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C.)
Commons Public Bills – Second Reading
No. 1. (three)
October 26, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator White, seconded by the Honourable Senator Enverga, for the second reading of Bill C-211, An Act respecting a federal framework on post-traumatic stress disorder.—(Honourable Senator Hartling)
No. 2. (four)
December 6, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mégie, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dupuis, for the second reading of Bill C-243, An Act respecting the development of a national maternity assistance program strategy.—(Honourable Senator Marshall)
No. 3. (five)
October 24, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dawson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., for the second reading of Bill C-309, An Act to establish Gender Equality Week.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 4. (one)
June 6, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, for the second reading of Bill C-337, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code (sexual assault).—(Honourable Senator Cools)
Private Bills – Second Reading
Nil
Reports of Committees – Other
No. 1. (eight)
November 15, 2016—Resuming debate on the consideration of the first report (interim) of the Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization, entitled Senate Modernization: Moving Forward, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on October 4, 2016.—(Honourable Senator Omidvar)
No. 5. (one)
November 2, 2016—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tannas, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wells, for the adoption of the sixth report (interim) of the Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization, entitled Senate Modernization: Moving Forward (Speakership), presented in the Senate on October 5, 2016.—(Honourable Senator Mercer)
No. 6. (ten)
November 22, 2016—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Massicotte, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore for the adoption of the seventh report (interim), as amended, of the Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization, entitled Senate Modernization: Moving Forward (Regional interest), presented in the Senate on October 18, 2016.—(Honourable Senator Wells)
No. 7. (thirteen)
February 28, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Frum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Beyak for the adoption of the ninth report (interim) of the Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization, entitled Senate Modernization: Moving Forward (Question Period), presented in the Senate on October 25, 2016.—(Honourable Senator Omidvar)
No. 8.
December 12, 2016—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy for the adoption of the tenth report (interim), as amended, of the Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization, entitled Senate Modernization: Moving Forward (Nature), presented in the Senate on October 26, 2016.—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 10. (five)
March 7, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator MacDonald, seconded by the Honourable Senator Patterson:
That the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, entitled Pipelines for Oil: Protecting our Economy, Respecting our Environment, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on December 7, 2016 be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 12-24(1), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Natural Resources being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report, in consultation with the Ministers of Transport and Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.—(Honourable Senator Day)
No. 15. (two)
March 28, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Fraser, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley for the adoption of the fourth report (interim) of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, entitled Sessional Order, presented in the Senate on March 7, 2017.—(Honourable Senator Neufeld)
No. 29. (fifteen)
May 9, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Lang, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, for the adoption of the tenth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, entitled Military underfunded: The walk must match the talk, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on April 13, 2017.
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Day:
That the tenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence be not now adopted, but that it be amended by deleting the second recommendation.—(Honourable Senator Dagenais)
No. 33. (fifteen)
May 11, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Lang, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:
That the eleventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, entitled Reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces: A plan for the future, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on May 8, 2017, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 12-24(1), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of National Defence being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report.
And on the motion of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Day:
That the eleventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence be not now adopted, but that it be referred back to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence for consideration, particularly in light of the document entitled Strong, Secure, Engaged: Canada’s Defence Policy, tabled in the Senate on June 7, 2017.—(Honourable Senator Dagenais)
No. 50. (twelve)
November 1, 2017—Resuming debate on the consideration of the tenth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, entitled Decarbonizing Transportation in Canada, tabled in the Senate on June 22, 2017.—(Honourable Senator Neufeld)
No. 51. (twelve)
February 1, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mockler, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:
That the nineteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance entitled Getting Ready: For a new generation of active seniors, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 27, 2017, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 12-24(1), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report, in consultation with the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour, and the Minister of Health.—(Honourable Senator Bellemare)
No. 52. (twelve)
February 1, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mockler, seconded by the Honourable Senator Raine:
That the twentieth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance entitled Smarter Planning, Smarter Spending: Ensuring Transparency, Accountability and Predictability in Federal Infrastructure Programs, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 6, 2017 be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 12-24(1), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 66. (seven)
February 13, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mockler, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That the twenty-fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, entitled Fair, Simple and Competitive Taxation: The way forward for Canada, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on December 13, 2017, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 12-24(1), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Finance being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report.—(Honourable Senator Pratte)
No. 75. (one)
March 27, 2018—Consideration of the twenty-seventh report (interim) of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, entitled Parliamentary Translation Services, tabled in the Senate on March 27, 2018.—(Honourable Senator Campbell)
No. 76. (one)
March 28, 2018—Consideration of the tenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, entitled A Growing Concern: How to Keep Farmland in the Hands of Canadian Farmers, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on March 9, 2018.—(Honourable Senator Griffin)
No. 79. (one)
March 29, 2018—Consideration of the eighth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages (Budget—study on Canadians’ views about modernizing the Official Languages Act—power to hire staff and to travel), presented in the Senate on March 29, 2018.—(Honourable Senator Cormier)
Motions
No. 31. (nine)
February 2, 2016—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Enverga:
That the Senate — in order to ensure transparency in the awarding of public funds and foster efficiency in infrastructure projects in the larger context of economic diversification and movement toward a greener economy, all while avoiding undue intervention in the federal-provincial division of powers — encourage the government to make provision in the budget for the creation of the Canadian Infrastructure Oversight and Best Practices Council, made up of experts in infrastructure projects from the provinces and territories, whose principal roles would be to:
1.collect information on federally funded infrastructure projects;
2. study the costs and benefits of federally funded infrastructure projects;
3. identify procurements best practices and of risk sharing;
4. promote these best practices among governments; and
5. promote project managers skills development; and
That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House with the above.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 73. (twelve)
March 24, 2016—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Patterson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Runciman:
Whereas the Senate provides representation for groups that are often underrepresented in Parliament, such as Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities and women;
Whereas paragraph (3) of section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867 requires that, in order to be qualified for appointment to and to maintain a place in the Senate, a person must own land with a net worth of at least four thousand dollars in the province for which he or she is appointed;
Whereas a person’s personal circumstances or the availability of real property in a particular location may prevent him or her from owning the required property;
Whereas appointment to the Senate should not be restricted to those who own real property of a minimum net worth;
Whereas the existing real property qualification is inconsistent with the democratic values of modern Canadian society and is no longer an appropriate or relevant measure of the fitness of a person to serve in the Senate;
Whereas, in the case of Quebec, each of the twenty-four Senators representing the province must be appointed for and must have either their real property qualification in or be resident of a specified Electoral Division;
Whereas an amendment to the Constitution of Canada in relation to any provision that applies to one or more, but not all, provinces may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada only where so authorized by resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons and of the legislative assembly of each province to which the amendment applies;
Whereas the Supreme Court of Canada has determined that a full repeal of paragraph (3) of section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867, respecting the real property qualification of Senators, would require a resolution of the Quebec National Assembly pursuant to section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982;
Now, therefore, the Senate resolves that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada be authorized to be made by proclamation issued by His Excellency the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada in accordance with the Schedule hereto.
SCHEDULE
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA
1.(1) Paragraph (3) of section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867 is repealed.
(2) Section 23 of the Act is amended by replacing the semi-colon at the end of paragraph (5) with a period and by repealing paragraph (6).
2.The Declaration of Qualification set out in The Fifth Schedule to the Act is replaced by the following:
I, A.B., do declare and testify that I am by law duly qualified to be appointed a member of the Senate of Canada.
3. This Amendment may be cited as the Constitution Amendment, [year of proclamation] (Real property qualification of Senators).—(Honourable Senator Pratte)
No. 89. (one)
May 12, 2016—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).—(Honourable Senator Cools)
No. 92. (twelve)
May 17, 2016—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ngo, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cowan:
That the Senate note with concern the escalating and hostile behaviour exhibited by the People’s Republic of China in the South China Sea and consequently urge the Government of Canada to encourage all parties involved, and in particular the People’s Republic of China, to:
(a) recognize and uphold the rights of freedom of navigation and overflight as enshrined in customary international law and in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;
(b) cease all activities that would complicate or escalate the disputes, such as the construction of artificial islands, land reclamation, and further militarization of the region;
(c) abide by all previous multilateral efforts to resolve the disputes and commit to the successful implementation of a binding Code of Conduct in the South China Sea;
(d) commit to finding a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the disputes in line with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and respect the settlements reached through international arbitration; and
(e) strengthen efforts to significantly reduce the environmental impacts of the disputes upon the fragile ecosystem of the South China Sea;
That the Senate also urge the Government of Canada to support its regional partners and allies and to take additional steps necessary to de-escalate tensions and restore the peace and stability of the region; and
That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint it with the foregoing.—(Honourable Senator McCoy)
No. 139. (fifteen)
February 7, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C.:
That with Canada celebrating 150 years as a nation and acknowledging the lasting contribution of the First Nations, early settlers, and the continuing immigration of peoples from around the world who have made and continue to make Canada the great nation that it is, the Senate urge the Government to commit to establishing a National Portrait Gallery using the former US Embassy across from Parliament Hill as a lasting legacy to mark this important milestone in Canada’s history and in recognition of the people who contributed to its success.—(Honourable Senator Mercer)
No. 146. (thirteen)
December 12, 2016—Resuming debate on the motion, as amended, of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C.:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade, and Commerce be authorized to:
(a)Review the operations of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI), and ADR Chambers Banking Ombuds Office (ADRBO);
(b)Review the agencies’ interaction with and respect for provincial jurisdictions;
(c)Review and determine best practices from similar agencies in other jurisdictions;
(d)Provide recommendations to ensure that the FCAC, OBSI, and ADRBO can better protect consumers and respect provincial jurisdiction; and
That the Committee submit its final report no later than March 18, 2018, and retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.—(Honourable Senator Gold)
No. 158. (three)
February 7, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Merchant, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos:
That the Senate call upon the government of Canada:
(a) to recognize the genocide of the Pontic Greeks of 1916 to 1923 and to condemn any attempt to deny or distort a historical truth as being anything less than genocide, a crime against humanity; and
(b) to designate May 19th of every year hereafter throughout Canada as a day of remembrance of the over 353,000 Pontic Greeks who were killed or expelled from their homes.—(Honourable Senator Marshall)
No. 189. (nine)
May 8, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator McCoy:
That the Rules of the Senate be amended by:
1.replacing the period at the end of rule 12-7(16) by the following:
“; and
Human Resources
12-7. (17) the Standing Senate Committee on Human Resources, to which may be referred matters relating to human resources generally.”; and
2.updating all cross references in the Rules accordingly.—(Honourable Senator Gold)
No. 215. (six)
June 20, 2017—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”.—(Honourable Senator Plett)
No. 245. (nine)
October 17, 2017—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Griffin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:
That the Senate affirm that literacy is a core component to active citizenship, a determinant for healthy outcomes, and, at its core, key to building an innovative economy with good, sustainable jobs;
That the Senate urge the Government to take into consideration the particular regional circumstances of Atlantic Canada based on smaller populations, many of which are in rural areas, when determining whether to implement programs using project-based funding compared to core funding;
That the Senate further urge the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour to make an exception to the present terms and conditions of the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills project-based funding programs in order to request an emergency submission to the Treasury Board for $600,000 of core funding for the Atlantic Partnership for Literacy and Essential Skills based on their 2017 pre-budget consultation submission to Parliament; and
That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that house with the foregoing.—(Honourable Senator Mercer)
No. 286. (eleven)
January 30, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C.:
That, pursuant to chapter 4:01, section 2, of the Senate Administrative Rules, for the remainder of the current session, any senator who occupies more than one position of chair or deputy chair of a committee for which an additional allowance is payable be authorized to waive the portion of his or her allowance payable in respect of those additional positions of chair or deputy chair.—(Honourable Senator Andreychuk)
No. 292. (nine)
February 1, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Patterson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk:
That, without affecting the progress of any proceedings relating to Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the subject matter of the bill;
That the committee receive the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, P.C., M.P., Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs;
That the witness be accompanied by officials;
That the Committee of the Whole report to the Senate no later than two hours after it begins;
That television cameras and photographers be authorized in the Senate Chamber to broadcast and photograph the proceedings with the least possible disruption of the proceedings;
That the provisions of the order of February 4, 2016, respecting the time of adjournment, be suspended on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, until the Committee of the Whole has reported; and
That the provisions of rule 3-3(1) be suspended on Wednesday, February 7, 2018.—(Honourable Senator Bellemare)
No. 302. (six)
February 15, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Pate, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marwah:
That the Senate administration be instructed to remove the website of the Honourable Senator Beyak from any Senate server and cease to support any website for the senator until the process undertaken by the Senate Ethics Officer following a request to conduct an inquiry under the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators in relation to the content of Senator Beyak’s website and her obligations under the Code is finally disposed of, either by the tabling of the Senate Ethics Officer’s preliminary determination letter or inquiry report, by a report of the Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators, or by a decision of the Senate respecting the matter.—(Honourable Senator Bovey)
No. 309. (one)
March 1, 2018—Resuming debate on the motion, as amended, of the Honourable Senator Dagenais, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oh:
That, given serious potential implications for Canada’s relations with India as well as for Canada’s national security arising out of the recent visit by the Prime Minister to that country, the Senate observe that the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians may be an appropriate forum to review the security and intelligence operating procedures in relation to diplomatic and foreign visits involving the Government of Canada, including the examination of relevant witnesses that would provide classified information, and further observe that the said Committee may include findings and recommendations of such a review, if any, in its annual report or in a special report that would be tabled in Parliament and stand referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence pursuant to sections 21(6) and (7) of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act.
Inquiries
No. 8. (four)
May 5, 2016—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, calling the attention of the Senate to the Senate’s legislative work from the 24th to the 41st Parliament and on elements of evaluation.—(Honourable Senator Andreychuk)
No. 12. (four)
May 18, 2016—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.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 13. (one)
October 25, 2016—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, calling the attention of the Senate to the relevance of full employment in the 21st century in a Globalized economy.—(Honourable Senator Bellemare)
No. 19.
December 8, 2016—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Pate, calling the attention of the Senate to the circumstances of some of the most marginalized, victimized, criminalized and institutionalized in Canada, particularly the increasing over-representation of Indigenous women in Canadian prisons.—(Honourable Senator Sinclair)
No. 20. (seven)
February 14, 2017—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Tardif, calling the attention of the Senate to regional universities and the important role they play in Canada.—(Honourable Senator Cordy)
No. 24. (one)
May 16, 2017—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Wallin, calling the attention of the Senate to the proposal put forward by Senator Harder, titled “Sober Second Thinking”, which reviews the Senate’s performance since the appointment of independent senators, and recommends the creation of a Senate business committee.—(Honourable Senator Cools)
No. 25. (eight)
May 11, 2017—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Maltais, calling the attention of the Senate to the softwood lumber crisis.—(Honourable Senator Maltais)
No. 26. (seven)
May 30, 2017—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator McPhedran, calling the attention of the Senate to the important opportunity we have to review our principles and procedures with a view to ensuring that the Senate has the strongest most effective policies and mechanisms possible to respond to complaints against senators of sexual or other kinds of harassment.—(Honourable Senator Galvez)
No. 28. (eight)
June 21, 2017—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Bovey, calling the attention of the Senate to the crisis in Churchill, Manitoba.—(Honourable Senator Day)
No. 32. (twelve)
December 12, 2017—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Wallin, calling the attention of the Senate to the federal government’s legal obligation to protect and maintain Canada’s voluntary blood system and to examine the issues surrounding commercial, cash- for- blood operations.—(Honourable Senator Omidvar)
No. 33. (seven)
February 13, 2018—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Day, calling the attention of the Senate to the career of the Honourable Senator Fraser.—(Honourable Senator Cools)
No. 36. (four)
February 27, 2018—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, calling the attention of the Senate to the challenges of literacy and essential skills for the 21st century in Canada, the provinces and the territories.—(Honourable Senator Gagné)
No. 40. (one)
March 29, 2018—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Poirier, calling the attention of the Senate to the ongoing challenges faced by seasonal workers in New Brunswick.—(Honourable Senator Ringuette)
Other
Nil
Notice Paper
Motions
No. 310. (five)
By the Honourable Senator Doyle:
March 1, 2018—That the Senate encourage the Government of Canada to work with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the only province whose major population centres are not physically linked to the mainland of Canada, to evaluate the possibility of building a tunnel connecting the Island of Newfoundland to Labrador and the Quebec North Shore, in an effort to facilitate greater economic development in Canada’s Northeast, and to further strengthen national unity, including the possibility of using funding from the infrastructure program for this work; and
That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that house with the above.
Inquiries
No. 34. (eleven)
By the Honourable Senator Manning:
February 1, 2018—That he will call the attention of the Senate to the extraordinary life of Captain Augustine Dalton.
No. 37. (five)
By the Honourable Senator Cools:
March 1, 2018—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the great nation-builders of Canada and its constituting statute, the British North America Act, 1867 and to this Act’s single comprehensive and conceptual framework expressed in section 91, in the words “It shall be lawful for the Queen to make Laws for the Peace, Order and good Government of Canada”; and, to General Wolfe’s 1759 conquest of Quebec, and to the October 7, 1763 Royal Proclamation, given by Britain’s King George III, which proclamation gave the Governors of the colonies, later called Ontario and Quebec, the power to summon and call General Assemblies in such manner and form as was used in said colonies under British rule.
No. 38. (five)
By the Honourable Senator Cools:
March 1, 2018—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the great nation-builders of Canada and its constituting statute, the British North America Act, 1867 and to this Act’s single comprehensive and conceptual framework expressed in section 91, in the words “It shall be lawful for the Queen to make Laws for the Peace, Order and good Government of Canada;” and, to the British soldier-general Guy Carleton, later Lord Dorchester, the architect of the Quebec Act, 1774, which Act guaranteed the Roman Catholic religion, the French language and the French Napoleonic Civil Code to King George III’s French-speaking subjects in British North America.
No. 39. (five)
By the Honourable Senator Bernard:
March 1, 2018—That she will call the attention of the Senate to anti-black racism.
No. 41. (one)
By the Honourable Senator Cools:
March 28, 2018—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the great nation-building authors of Canada and their constituting statute, the British North America Act, 1867, and to this Act’s single conceptual and comprehensive framework expressed in its section 91, in the words “It shall be lawful for the Queen to make Laws for the Peace, Order and good Government of Canada;” and to British Whig Prime Minister William Wyndham Grenville, the architect of the British statute, the Canada Act 1791, known as the Constitutional Act 1791, that divided Quebec into two provinces, Upper Canada and Lower Canada; and to Upper Canada’s first Lieutenant Governor, the great soldier-general, the slavery abolitionist John Graves Simcoe, who, in 1793, with Upper Canada’s first Attorney General John White, achieved the adoption of their Bill, An Act to prevent the further introduction of Slaves, and to limit the Term of Contracts for Servitude within this Province, which Act was the world’s first slavery abolition statute.
No. 42. (one)
By the Honourable Senator Cools:
March 28, 2018—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the great nation-building authors of Canada and their constituting statute, the British North America Act, 1867, and to this Act’s single conceptual and comprehensive framework expressed in its section 91, in the words “It shall be lawful for the Queen to make Laws for the Peace, Order and good Government of Canada;” and to Lord Durham, the British Whig diplomat-politician, who was commissioned to British North America to examine and report on the political problems of the still British North American Provinces, and to his famous 1839 Report, The Report on the Affairs of British North America from the Earl of Durham, Her Majesty’s High Commissioner and Governor General of British North America 1839, which ground-breaking Report boldly recommended responsible government for Upper Canada, Lower Canada, and the Maritime Provinces.
No. 43. (one)
By the Honourable Senator Cools:
March 28, 2018—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the great nation-building authors of Canada and their constituting statute, the British North America Act, 1867, and to this Act’s single conceptual and comprehensive framework expressed in its section 91, in the words “It shall be lawful for the Queen to make Laws for the Peace, Order and good Government of Canada;” and, to the meeting of the British North American Provinces’ delegates at their Quebec Conference, held October 10 to 25, 1864, which conference yielded the famous 72 Quebec Resolutions, which, when corrected and perfected, became the British North America Act, 1867; and to Canada’s first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald, who, with his clear, well-stocked mind, his exceptional skills, and his political intelligence was key to the achievement, success and longevity of our Constitution, the British North America Act, 1867, which has now lasted 150 years, a long time in constitution time.
Written Questions
No. 69.
By the Honourable Senator Smith:
January 30, 2018—Regarding a video titled “The Creation of the GRO in the Senate” (https://senate-gro.ca/senate-renewal/senate-gro-video/) :
1.Who was involved in producing the content of this video?
2.Who paid for it?
No. 74.
By the Honourable Senator Smith:
February 7, 2018—With respect to an interview given by the Minister of Public Safety, the Hon. Ralph Goodale, to the CBC in September 2016 regarding the treatment of Canadian citizens who admit prior recreational marijuana use while attempting to cross the shared border with the United States (http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ludicrous-pot-border-goodale-1.3754315):
1.Since September 2016, how many times has the Minister discussed the treatment at the border of Canadians who admit prior recreational marijuana use with his counterpart at the United States Department of Homeland Security? Please provide details of these discussions, including:
(a)dates;
(b)locations;
(c)attendees; and
(d)briefing notes or other documents prepared for the Minister.
2.Since September 2016, how many times have the Minister’s officials discussed the treatment at the border of Canadians who admit prior recreational marijuana use with their counterparts at the United States Department of Homeland Security? Please provide details of these discussions, including:
(a)dates;
(b)locations;
(c)attendees; and
(d)briefing notes or other documents prepared.
3.Has the United States Department of Homeland Security provided any information to the Minister or his officials regarding the policy that American officials will follow related to the screening and admissibility to the United States of Canadian citizens who admit prior recreational marijuana use? If affirmative, please summarize the changes and provide the date(s) when this information was communicated to the Minister of Public Safety and/or his officials.
4.Since September 2016, what specific measures has the Government of Canada taken to ensure that travel across the Canada-US border will not be subject to additional delays after the coming into force of Bill C-45?
No. 76.
By the Honourable Senator Smith:
February 7, 2018—At the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs meeting February 1, 2018, RCMP Acting Commissioner Kevin Brosseau stated that “given the involvement of organized crime in the illicit cannabis market, we do not expect that the legislation will eliminate organized crime’s presence in the cannabis market”.
Further, Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor said the illegal market for cannabis will not disappear with the flick of a switch, but that everyone should work together to better protect young Canadians and remove criminal elements from the production chain. “The system is not going to be perfect in July, 2018,” she said. “With respect to the black market, we certainly want to make a dent in it. Do we think it will happen overnight? Absolutely not.” (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/federal-government-targets-black-and-grey-markets-with-legal-cannabis/article37471020/).
1. Can the Government please share any evidence and policing assessments that it possesses to support its assertion that Bill C-45 will eliminate the black market on marijuana? Please provide information on the process that has been followed to make such assessments and outline the research work that has been undertaken and shared through briefing notes for the Ministers of Public Safety, Justice and Health.
2.On what basis is the Government asserting that this legislation will eliminate the black market when RCMP officers have consistently stated that this legislation will not eliminate the black market?
3. Please provide all internal assessments from the Department of Health which inform Minister Petitpas Taylor’s assertion that this legislation will make a “measurable dent” on the black market. What is the anticipated timeline for reducing and ultimately eliminating the black market?
4.There are a plethora of products that will remain illegal following the adoption of this legislation; for instance, marijuana infused creams and other marijuana infused products. Can the Government share RCMP assessments on the impact that parallel illegal products will have in sustaining the black market and the accompanying rationale for legalizing marijuana while keeping parallel products illegal?
No. 77.
By the Honourable Senator Oh:
February 8, 2018—The federal government introduced Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts to legalize, regulate and restrict cannabis in Canada. One of the key policy objectives of this legislation is to protect children and youth. However, various stakeholders have expressed concern that gaps in a number of areas may lead to unintended consequences for this sector of our population. The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates, which is a national organization of provincial and territorial child and youth advocates, argued last month that the legislation “fails to adequately focus on, or protect, children from the potential harms of legalized cannabis.” (www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canadian-council-of-child-and-youth-advocates-issue-statement-on-bill-c-45-the-cannabis-act-671745473.html) Two months earlier, the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, which consists of more than fifty non-governmental organizations, called on the federal government to conduct a thorough Child Rights Impact Assessment of the legislation. (http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Marijuana-Use-and-Young-People-Open-Letter-by-CCRC1.pdf) Such systematic assessment would help ensure that Canada fulfills its obligation, as a duty bearer under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of all children and youth. It would also help identify areas where additional safeguards or education may be necessary to mitigate the potential to normalize the use of recreational cannabis, and to stimulate demand and associated harms among vulnerable youth.
•Could the federal government please confirm that Bill C-45 complies with Canada’s obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child? Was a thorough Child Rights Impact Assessment conducted before tabling this legislation? If so, when will the results and recommendations from this assessment be made public?
No. 79.
By the Honourable Senator McIntyre:
February 14, 2018—With respect to Canada’s international treaty obligations relating to marijuana:
Canada is a signatory to three United Nations drug control conventions: the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances; and the 1988 United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
Assuming Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts becomes law, Canada will violate the United Nations drug control conventions that it is legally obliged to follow.
1.Has the Government of Canada determined how it will reconcile its international obligations under these drug control treaties with the legalization of marijuana? If so, will the Government of Canada propose amendments to the terms of these conventions, or will the Government of Canada withdraw from these conventions?
2.If a decision has been taken to withdraw from the conventions, has the Government of Canada provided advance notice of its intention to withdraw from the three conventions under Article 46 of the International Drug Control Conventions, and if so, on what date?
3.If no decision has been taken, when does the Government of Canada intend to announce its intentions regarding these conventions?
No. 80.
By the Honourable Senator Boisvenu:
February 27, 2018—Regarding Health Canada:
For each of these licensed producers that have benefited from investments coming from the following countries, what is the name of each specific personal and/or corporate investor:
ABCANN GLOBAL
Cayman Islands: $12.4 million
Guernsey: $150,000
AURORA CANNABIS
Cayman Islands: $32.5 million
Barbados: $202,500
CANNTRUST HOLDINGS
Cayman Islands: $2 million
Bahamas: $549,000
Switzerland: $110,000
Belize: $50,000
Channel Islands: $75,000
SUPREME CANNABIS CORPORATION
Switzerland: $100,000
Belize: $100,000
Bahamas: $130,000
Cayman Islands: $10.5 million
Guernsey: $366,000
United Arab Emirates: $25,000
CANNABIS WHEATON INCOME CORP
Singapore: $10,000
Cayman Islands: $20.5 million
Switzerland: $20,000
HYDROPOTHECARY
Cayman Islands: $15 million
United Arab Emirates: $700,000
Bahamas: $751,500
DELSHEN THERAPEUTICS (48 North)
British Virgin Islands: $3 million
Switzerland: $200,000
CRONOS GROUP
Singapore: $225,000
NEWSTRIKE RESOURCES
Bahamas: $47,500
Singapore: $70,000
Switzerland: $24,400
EMBLEM CANNABIS CORP
Panama: $200,000
Switzerland: $188,650
Bahamas: $308,550
Cayman Islands: $8.3 million
Dominica: $47,190
Belize: $40,250
British Virgin Islands: $21,275
Isle of Man: $57,500
Luxembourg: $69,000
GOLDEN LEAF HOLDINGS
Bahamas: $308,000
Cayman Islands: $5.7 million
INVICTUS MD
Seychelles: $765,000
Cayman Islands: $14.13 million
Switzerland: $27,000
Luxembourg: $78,750
United Arab Emirates: $10,500
MARICANN GROUP
Cayman Islands: $9.76 million
Bahamas: $50,000
THE GREEN ORGANIC DUTCHMAN
Singapore: $9,900
Hong Kong: $47,850
Barbados: $99,825
Bermuda: $115,500
Cayman Islands: $553,000
Monaco: $34,980
United Arab Emirates: $24,750
Dominica: $123,750
Luxembourg: $23,098
Switzerland: $50,000
Curacao: $11,500
Aruba: $5,750
Panama: $80,500
Malta: $10,000
British Virgin Islands: $10,000
Belize: $75,000
Marshall Islands: $10,000
HARVEST ONE CANNABIS
Cayman Islands: $4.37 million
Luxembourg: $600,000
Belize: $99,750
Bahamas: $225,000
Hong Kong: $499,999
WEEDMD
Cayman Islands: $2.28 million
Bahamas: $25,000
DELTA 9 BIOTECH
Belize: $22,000
Cayman Islands: $25,000
Singapore: $300,000
DOJA CANNABIS
Cayman Islands: $12.5 million
Bahamas: $70,000
INDIVA LIMITED
Cayman Islands: $199,500
FV PHARMA
Panama: $50,000
Malta: $50,000
Hong Kong: $2 million
Belize: $50,000
Bahamas: $10,000
SUNDIAL GROWERS
Bermuda: $540,000
No. 81.
By the Honourable Senator Oh:
March 1, 2018—With regards to applications for Canadian citizenship submitted by persons under the age of 18 before and after Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act received Royal Assent on June 19, 2017:
1. How many applications were submitted under subsection 5(3) or 5(4) of the Citizenship Act by persons younger than 18 years of age before June 19, 2017 to request a waiver on compassionate grounds? How many of such applications have been processed and have yet to be processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada? Could you please include data about the age, gender, and province of residence of applicants? Could you also please specify the date of application and the effective date of citizenship?
2. Is it the official position of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that persons younger than 18 years of age who submitted an application under subsection 5(3) or 5(4) of the Citizenship Act before June 19, 2017 and are now eligible to apply under subsection 5(1), will have to re-apply in order to obtain Canadian citizenship? Will such applications be given special consideration and/or be processed urgently? What will be the average processing time for such applications?
3. How many applications have been submitted by persons younger than 18 years of age under subsection 5(1) of the Citizenship Act since June 19, 2017? How many of such applications have been processed and have yet to be processed? Could you please include data about the age, gender, and province of residence of applicants? Could you also please specify the date of application and the effective date of citizenship?
No. 82.
By the Honourable Senator McIntyre:
March 20, 2018—With respect to health care costs arising from the legalization of marijuana:
Since the federal government may ultimately be held responsible for the legalization of marijuana, has the Government of Canada sought any legal opinion, or has the Department of Justice provided a legal risk analysis, regarding the risk of potential class action lawsuits against the federal government, provincial governments or marijuana businesses for the production and distribution of marijuana?
1.If yes, when was the legal opinion sought, to which Minister(s) of the Crown was it provided, and on what date? Has any legal opinion been shared with the members of the Cabinet Committee on Litigation Management? If so, on what date was it provided?
2.If no, why has the Government of Canada opted not to seek any legal opinion on this matter?
No. 83.
By the Honourable Senator Downe:
March 20, 2018—In a recent news article, a spokesperson for the Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions described efforts being undertaken by the Minister’s office to increase public awareness of the application/nomination process for the current vacancies in the Senate. Among them were:
•“Our office has been doing outreach to ethnic communities and industry organization (sic)”
•“We’ve written to all Parliamentarians to encourage them to reach out to their stakeholders and constituents to encourage them to apply or nominate someone who should be considered.”
•Asking the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments to “do its part” to inform Canadians about the process.
Therefore, regarding the ongoing application/nomination process for the current vacancies in the Senate:
1. What outreach has been done, and with what communities and which organizations? What form did this outreach take, and on what date(s) was it done?
2.What was sent to “all Parliamentarians”? Was it written or electronic, and on what date was it sent?
3.What was the date of the request to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments, and what specifically was requested?
No. 84.
By the Honourable Senator Downe:
March 21, 2018—In the autumn of 2007 I asked about the number of Government of Canada buildings named after women versus those named after men. I discovered that for every building named for a woman, more than a dozen were named for men. I believe it would be worth knowing what, if any, progress has been made to redress this imbalance in the past decade.
Therefore, in order to provide current statistics, I ask: with respect to naming federal government buildings:
Federal government buildings have been named in honour of individuals who have made invaluable contributions to Canadian society. While many Canadians male and female, from various careers have contributed to the success of Canada, it appears that federal government buildings are predominately named after former male politicians.
(a)Would the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada please provide a list of the names of all Canadian federal government buildings?
(b)Would the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada please provide the percentage of federal government buildings which are named after women?
(c)Would the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada please provide the percentage of federal government buildings which are named after former politicians?
No. 85.
By the Honourable Senator Boisvenu:
March 27, 2018—Please provide the number of RCMP officers who received training to become Drug Recognition Experts for each of the following divisions and periods:
“B” Division Newfoundland and Labrador in 2015
“B” Division Newfoundland and Labrador in 2016
“B” Division Newfoundland and Labrador in 2017
“C” Division Quebec in 2015
“C” Division Quebec in 2016
“C” Division Quebec in 2017
“D” Division Manitoba in 2015
“D” Division Manitoba in 2016
“D” Division Manitoba in 2017
“Depot” Division Regina, Saskatchewan in 2015
“Depot” Division Regina, Saskatchewan in 2016
“Depot” Division Regina, Saskatchewan in 2017
“E” Division British Columbia in 2015
“E” Division British Columbia in 2016
“E” Division British Columbia in 2017
“F” Division Saskatchewan in 2015
“F” Division Saskatchewan in 2016
“F” Division Saskatchewan in 2017
“G” Division Northwest Territories in 2015
“G” Division Northwest Territories in 2016
“G” Division Northwest Territories in 2017
“H” Division Nova Scotia in 2015
“H” Division Nova Scotia in 2016
“H” Division Nova Scotia in 2017
“J” Division New Brunswick in 2015
“J” Division New Brunswick in 2016
“J” Division New Brunswick in 2017
“K” Division Alberta in 2015
“K” Division Alberta in 2016
“K” Division Alberta in 2017
“L” Division Prince Edward Island in 2015
“L” Division Prince Edward Island in 2016
“L” Division Prince Edward Island in 2017
“M” Division Yukon Territory in 2015
“M” Division Yukon Territory in 2016
“M” Division Yukon Territory in 2017
National Division National Capital Region in 2015
National Division National Capital Region in 2016
National Division National Capital Region in 2017
“O” Division Ontario in 2015
“O” Division Ontario in 2016
“O” Division Ontario in 2017
“V” Division Nunavut Territory in 2015
“V” Division Nunavut Territory in 2015
“V” Division Nunavut Territory in 2015
No. 86.
By the Honourable Senator Downe:
April 17, 2018—With respect to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA):
Regarding the commitment in the 2016 federal budget to spend $444.4 million (over five years) to combat tax evasion, and the commitment in the 2017 federal budget to spend $523.9 million (over five years) for the same purpose: a previous answer to one of my written questions indicated that less than $40 million of that had actually been spent as of the end of fiscal year 2016-17.
How much of that promised one billion dollars has actually been spent by the CRA:
1.as of the end of fiscal year 2016-17; and
2.as of the end of fiscal year 2017-18?
No. 87.
By the Honourable Senator Smith:
April 17, 2018—With respect to the Department of Justice:
1.Could the department please provide the number of life imprisonment sentences imposed for offences other than murder or high treason in each of the last five years?
2.For persons so sentenced, for which crimes were they convicted?
3.What is the total number of people convicted of all non-murder offences carrying a maximum penalty of life imprisonment in each of the last five years?
4.Could the department please provide the total number of offences under the Criminal Code carrying life imprisonment as a maximum penalty?