The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonBattersBlack (Ontario)BoehmBoisvenuCampbellCormierDagenaisDeacon (Ontario)Forest-NiesingFureyGagnéGoldHarderHousakosLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMarshallMartinMcCallumMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMunsonPatePlettRinguetteSeidmanWellsWoo

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonBattersBlack (Ontario)BoehmBoisvenuCampbellCormierDagenaisDeacon (Ontario)Forest-NiesingFureyGagnéGoldHarderHousakosLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMarshallMartinMcCallumMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMunsonPatePlettRinguetteSeidmanWellsWoo

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

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Orders of the Day

Other Business

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Patterson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, for the adoption of the third report of the Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators, entitled Developments and actions in relation to the committee’s fifth report regarding Senator Beyak, presented in the Senate on June 22, 2020.

Pursuant to rule 12-30(2), further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting.

Government Business

Bills – Third Reading

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Gagné, for the third reading of Bill C-19, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.

The bill was then read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, without amendment.

Motions

Orders No. 1 and 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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The Honourable Senator Gagné moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C.:

That, when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 2 p.m.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

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With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Gagné moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:

That the sitting be suspended to the call of the chair, with the bells to ring for five minutes before the sitting resumes.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

(Accordingly, at 12:10 p.m., the sitting was suspended.)

At 12:33 p.m., the sitting resumed.

WRITTEN DECLARATION OF ROYAL ASSENT

At 12:33 p.m., the Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the following communication had been received:

RIDEAU HALL

June 26, 2020

Mr. Speaker,

I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bills listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 26^th day of June, 2020, at 12:08 p.m.

Yours sincerely,

The Honourable

The Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa

Schedule

Bills Assented To

Friday, June 26, 2020

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 (Bill C-18, Chapter 9, 2020)

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 (Bill C-19, Chapter 10, 2020)

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Gagné moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

(Accordingly, at 12:40 p.m., the Senate was continued until Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 2 p.m.)

DOCUMENTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7)

Report of the Senate Ethics Officer, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, s. 20.7.—Sessional Paper No. 1/43-588S.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator Omidvar replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (June 26, 2020).

The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Omidvar (June 26, 2020).