The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AtaullahjanAudetteBattersBlackBoehmBoisvenuBoveyBoyerBrazeauBussonCarignanClementCormierCotterDalphondDaskoDawsonDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanDupuisFrancisFureyGagnéGerbaGignacGoldGreeneHarderHartlingHousakosKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieOmidvarOslerPatePetitclercPlettQuinnRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithSorensenTannasWallinWellsYussuff

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AtaullahjanAudetteBattersBlackBoehmBoisvenu*BonifaceBoveyBoyerBrazeauBussonCarignanClement*CordyCormierCotterDalphondDaskoDawsonDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanDupuisFrancisFureyGagnéGerbaGignacGoldGreeneHarderHartlingHousakosKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieOmidvarOslerPatePetitclercPlettQuinn*RavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithSorensenTannasWallinWellsYussuff

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.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Francis, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, tabled the eighth report (interim) of the committee, entitled Voices of Truth and Reconciliation: Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders 2022.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1411S.

The Honourable Senator Francis moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Klyne, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.

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

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills

The Honourable Senator Dalphond introduced Bill S-256, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (seizure) and to make related amendments to other Acts.

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Dalphond moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bovey, 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.

Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

The Honourable Senator Bovey tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, 29th Annual Session, Birmingham, United Kingdom, from July 2 to 6, 2022.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1412.

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Orders of the Day

Pursuant to the order adopted December 7, 2021, the Honourable Senator Gagné informed the Senate that Question Period with the Honourable Patty Hajdu, P.C., M.P., Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, will take place on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at 2:30 p.m.

Government Business

Bills – Second Reading

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees – Other

Consideration of the first report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages (Subject matter of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts), tabled in the Senate on November 17, 2022.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, that further debate on the consideration of the report be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Motions

Order No. 1 was 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 the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report upon the expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023; and

That, for the purpose of this study, the committee have the power to meet, even though the Senate may then be sitting or adjourned, and that rules 12-18(1) and 12-18(2) be suspended in relation thereto.

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

Inquiries

Orders No. 2, 3 and 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other Business

Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

Orders No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Jaffer, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cormier, for the second reading of Bill S-235, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

The Honourable Senator Wells 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.

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Order No. 13 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ravalia, for the second reading of Bill S-239, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate).

The Honourable Senator Dean 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.

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Orders No. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Second reading of Bill S-250, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures).

The Honourable Senator Boyer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marwah, that the bill be read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Boyer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marwah, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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Orders No. 22 and 23 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ravalia, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duncan, for the second reading of Bill S-253, An Act respecting a national framework for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, for the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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Second reading of Bill S-254, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages).

The Honourable Senator Brazeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, that the bill be read the second time.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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Order No. 26 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills – Second Reading

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dalphond, seconded by the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., for the second reading of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner).

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees – Other

Order No. 20 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Simons, seconded by the Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia):

That the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, entitled Treading Water: The impact of and response to the 2021 British Columbia floods, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on October 27, 2022, 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 Agriculture and Agri-Food being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report, in consultation with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities and the Minister of Transport.

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

Motions

Orders No. 3, 4 and 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Pate, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duncan:

That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report on a road map for post-pandemic economic and social policy to address the human, social and financial costs of economic marginalization and inequality, when and if the committee is formed;

That, given recent calls for action from Indigenous, provincial, territorial and municipal jurisdictions, the committee examine in particular potential national approaches to interjurisdictional collaboration to implement a guaranteed livable basic income; and

That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2022.

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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Orders No. 7, 11, 12, 19, 30, 50, 52, 77 and 81 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Orders No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

INQUIRIES

The Honourable Senator Plett called the attention of the Senate to the impact on Canada’s public finances of the NDP-Liberal agreement entitled Delivering for Canadians Now, A Supply and Confidence Agreement.

The Honourable Senator Plett moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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The Honourable Senator Manning called the attention of the Senate to the life of Larry Dohey.

Debate concluded.

ADJOURNMENT

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

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 3:52 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)

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Supplementary Estimates (B) 2022-23, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1400.

Report of the Canadian Dairy Commission for the dairy year ending July 31, 2022, together with the Auditor General’s Report, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1401.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (P.C. 2022-1212), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1402.

Summary of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2022-23 to 2026-27 of the Canadian Museum of History, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1403.

Summary of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2022-23 to 2026-27 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. 1/44-1404.

Summary of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2022-23 to 2026-27 of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1405.

Summary of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2022-23 to 2026-27 of the Canadian Museum of Nature, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1406.

Summary of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2022-23 to 2026-27 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. 1/44-1407.

Summary of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2022-23 to 2026-27 of the National Museum of Science and Technology, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1408.

Summary of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2022-23 to 2026-27 of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11, sbs. 55(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1409.

Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board for the year ended December 31, 2021, pursuant to the Patent Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-4, sbs. 89(4) and 100(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1410.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy

The Honourable Senator Woo replaced the Honourable Senator Marwah (November 18, 2022).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Ravalia replaced the Honourable Senator Ringuette (November 18, 2022).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Boniface replaced the Honourable Senator Hartling (November 18, 2022).

Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson was added to the membership (November 22, 2022).

The Honourable Senator Boniface replaced the Honourable Senator Coyle (November 21, 2022).

The Honourable Senator Saint-Germain replaced the Honourable Senator Christmas (November 18, 2022).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (November 18, 2022).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Moncion replaced the Honourable Senator Forest (November 18, 2022).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) replaced the Honourable Senator Duncan (November 22, 2022).

The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Smith (November 22, 2022).

The Honourable Senator Duncan replaced the Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) (November 18, 2022).

The Honourable Senator Smith replaced the Honourable Senator Dagenais (November 18, 2022).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) replaced the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C. (November 22, 2022).

The Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Mégie (November 18, 2022).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Batters replaced the Honourable Senator MacDonald (November 22, 2022).

The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (November 21, 2022).