The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonArnotAtaullahjanAudetteBattersBellemareBlackBoehmBoisvenuBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDupuisForestFrancisGagnéGerbaGignacGoldGreeneGreenwoodHousakosJafferKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMassicotteMcCallumMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieOhOmidvarOslerPatePatterson (Nunavut)PetitclercPettenPlettPoirierProsperQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVernerWallinWellsWhiteWooYussuff

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AndersonArnotAtaullahjanAudetteBattersBellemareBlackBoehmBoisvenuBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDupuisForestFrancisGagnéGerbaGignacGoldGreeneGreenwoodHousakosJafferKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMassicotteMcCallumMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieOhOmidvarOslerPatePatterson (Nunavut)PetitclercPettenPlettPoirierProsperQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVernerWallinWellsWhiteWooYussuff

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

INTRODUCTION OF SENATORS

The Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the Clerk of the Senate had received certificates from the Registrar General of Canada showing that:

Judy White, and

Paul Prosper,

respectively, had been summoned to the Senate.

The Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that there were senators without waiting to be introduced.

The Honourable Senator White was introduced between the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., and the Honourable Senator Audette, and having presented His Majesty’s Writ of Summons it was read by one of the clerks at the table as follows:

Mary May Simon

(G.S.)

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and His other Realms and Territories KING, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

TO

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

of St. George’s, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador,

GREETING:

KNOW YOU, that as well for the especial trust and confidence We have manifested in you, as for the purpose of obtaining your advice and assistance in all weighty and arduous affairs which may the State and Defence of Canada concern, We have thought fit to summon you to the Senate of Canada, effective the sixth day of July in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three.

AND WE do command you, that all difficulties and excuses whatsoever laying aside, you be and appear for the purposes aforesaid, in the Senate of Canada at all times whensoever and wheresoever Our Parliament may be in Canada convoked and holden, and this you are in no wise to omit.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS:

Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Mary May Simon, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this fifth day of July in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three and in the first year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

Registrar General of Canada

The Honourable Senator White came to the table and took and subscribed the oath prescribed by law, which was administered by the Clerk of the Senate, the Commissioner appointed for that purpose, and took her seat as a member of the Senate.

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The Honourable Senator Prosper was introduced between the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., and the Honourable Senator Coyle, and having presented His Majesty’s Writ of Summons it was read by one of the clerks at the table as follows:

Mary May Simon

(G.S.)

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and His other Realms and Territories KING, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

TO

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

of Hants County, in the Province of Nova Scotia,

GREETING:

KNOW YOU, that as well for the especial trust and confidence We have manifested in you, as for the purpose of obtaining your advice and assistance in all weighty and arduous affairs which may the State and Defence of Canada concern, We have thought fit to summon you to the Senate of Canada, effective the sixth day of July in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three.

AND WE do command you, that all difficulties and excuses whatsoever laying aside, you be and appear for the purposes aforesaid, in the Senate of Canada at all times whensoever and wheresoever Our Parliament may be in Canada convoked and holden, and this you are in no wise to omit.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS:

Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Mary May Simon, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this fifth day of July in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three and in the first year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

Registrar General of Canada

The Honourable Senator Prosper came to the table and took and subscribed the oath prescribed by law, which was administered by the Clerk of the Senate, the Commissioner appointed for that purpose, and took his seat as a member of the Senate.

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The Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the honourable senators introduced today had made and subscribed the Declaration of Qualification required of them by the Constitution Act, 1867, in the presence of the Clerk of the Senate, the Commissioner appointed to receive and witness same.

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of Documents

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:

Government response to the fifth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy, entitled The State of the Canadian Economy and Inflation, tabled in the Senate on February 15, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1928S.

(Pursuant to rule 12-23(4), the report and the response were deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy.)

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The Honourable Senator Seidman informed the Senate that, pursuant to subsection 48(18) of the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, an Inquiry Report of the Senate Ethics Officer concerning Senator Michael L. MacDonald was deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 18, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1885S.

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Dean, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs, informed the Senate that, pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on February 10, 2022, and June 1, 2023, the committee deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 28, 2023, its sixth report entitled Arctic Security Under Threat: Urgent needs in a changing geopolitical and environmental landscape.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1882S.

The Honourable Senator Dean moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Simons, 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.

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The Honourable Senator Francis, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, informed the Senate that, pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on March 3, 2022, and June 7, 2023, the committee deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 19, 2023, its fourteenth report (interim) entitled Honouring the Children Who Never Came Home: Truth, Education and Reconciliation.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1883S.

The Honourable Senator Francis moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bellemare, 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 Government Bills

A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform), to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill was read the first time.

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

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills

The Honourable Senator Quinn introduced Bill S-273, An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada.

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Quinn moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tannas, 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.

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The Honourable Senator McCallum introduced Bill S-274, An Act to establish National Thanadelthur Day.

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator McCallum moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Brazeau, 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.

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

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A point of order was raised relating to parliamentary terminology.

SPEAKER'S RULING

I am ready to rule on this. I would like to read the definition of “Leader of the Opposition,” that is in the Rules of the Senate of Canada. The “Leader of the Opposition” or “Opposition Leader” is:

The Senator recognized as the head of the party, other than the Government party, with the most Senators. The full title of the Opposition Leader is “Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.”

I would ask senators to govern themselves as such.

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Second Reading

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

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Second reading of Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada.

The Honourable Senator Moodie moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cormier, that the bill be read the second time.

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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Second reading of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.

The Honourable Senator Downe moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., that the bill be read the second time.

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.

Reports of Committees – Other

Orders No. 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

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

Inquiries

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

Other Business

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

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

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, for the second reading of Bill S-229, An Act to amend the Language Skills Act (Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick).

Ordered: That further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Dalphond.

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Orders No. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Second reading of Bill S-269, An Act respecting a national framework on advertising for sports betting.

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Busson, that the bill be read the second time.

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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Orders No. 26, 27, and 28 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills – Second Reading

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

Private Bills – Second Reading

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

Reports of Committees – Other

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Moncion, seconded by the Honourable Senator Yussuff, for the adoption of the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, entitled Senate Budget 2023-24, presented in the Senate on February 7, 2023.

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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Orders No. 33, 40, 48, 49, 51 and 52 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

Orders No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 19, 30, 77, 82, 96 and 113 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Inquiries

Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Dasko, calling the attention of the Senate to the role of leaders’ debates in enhancing democracy by engaging and informing voters.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Clement moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain, 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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Orders No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Woo, calling the attention of the Senate to the one hundredth anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the contributions that Chinese Canadians have made to our country, and the need to combat contemporary forms of exclusion and discrimination faced by Canadians of Asian descent.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Clement moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain, 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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Orders No. 13 and 15 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

MOTIONS

The Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Jaffer:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine and report on the impact of subsection 268(3) of the Criminal Code, enacted in 1997, including but not limited to:

(a)the reasons why there have been no prosecutions under this provision since its enactment 25 years ago; and

(b)the extent to which female genital mutilation is currently occurring in Canada and to Canadian girls taken abroad for such procedures;

That the committee make recommendations, as appropriate, to ensure the Criminal Code provision has its intended impact of ending such crimes being perpetrated against girls in Canada; and

That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2023, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

The Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Jaffer, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

ADJOURNMENT

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

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 5:47 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)

Sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs, entitled Arctic Security Under Threat: Urgent needs in a changing geopolitical and environmental landscape, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 28, 2023, pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on February 10, 2022 and June 1, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1882S.

Fourteenth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, entitled Honouring the Children Who Never Came Home: Truth, Education and Reconciliation, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 19, 2023, pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on March 3, 2022 and June 7, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1883S.

Government response, dated June 9, 2023, to the fifth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, entitled Canada’s Restrictions on Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan, tabled in the Senate on December 14, 2022.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1884S.

(Pursuant to rule 12-23(4), the report and the response were deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights.)

Inquiry Report of the Senate Ethics Officer, dated July 18, 2023, concerning Senator Michael L. MacDonald, pursuant to subsection 48(18) of the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1885S.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2023-27 of the Canadian Tourism Commission, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1886.

Copies of Orders in Council P.C. 2019-1236, P.C. 2020-77, P.C. 2020-352, P.C. 2021-471, P.C. 2021-887, P.C. 2021-890, P.C. 2022-88, P.C. 2023-113, P.C. 2023-114, P.C. 2023-525, P.C. 2023-558, P.C. 2023-665 and P.C. 2023-666, pursuant to the Farm Income Protection Act, S.C. 1991, c. 22, sbs. 12(7).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1887.

Report of Farm Credit Canada, together with the Auditor General’s Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1888.

Report of the Pest Management Regulatory Agency on the administration and enforcement of the Pest Control Products Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2002, c. 28, sbs. 80(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1889.

Report on official languages for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, pursuant to the Official Languages Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s. 44.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1890.

Amendments to the Management Plan for the Bellevue House National Historic Site of Canada, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1891.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (P.C. 2023-591), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1892.

Report of operations under the Fisheries Development Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-21, s. 10.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1893.

Report of the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, s. 127.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1894.

Annual Report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians for the year 2022, pursuant to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, S.C. 2017, c. 15, ss. 21(1) and (6).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1895.

Report on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2021, c. 14, sbs. 7(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1896.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Fiscal Sustainability Report 2023, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1897.

Legislative Costing Note of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled New Canadian Dental Care Plan, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1898.

Legislative Costing Note of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Investment Tax Credit for Clean Electricity, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1899.

Legislative Costing Note of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Investment Tax Credit for Clean Technology, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1900.

Report on the Employment Equity Act (Labour) for the year 2022, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1995, c. 44, s. 20.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1901.

Report on the administration of student financial assistance programs for the loan year 2021-22, pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 1994, c. 28, sbs. 20(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1902.

Annual report of the Accessibility Commissioner for the year 2022, pursuant to the Accessible Canada Act, S.C. 2019, c. 10, sbs. 39(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1903.

Report of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, together with the Auditors’ Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1987, c. 3, sbs. 29(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1904.

Report of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, together with the Auditors’ Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, sbs. 30(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1905.

Report of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, together with the Auditor General’s Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1906.

Report of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, S.C. 1997, c. 9, s. 72.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1907.

Report of the Judge Advocate General to the Minister of National Defence on the Administration of Military Justice for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, pursuant to the National Defence Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-5, sbs. 9.3(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1908.

Report of the Business Development Bank of Canada, together with the Auditor General’s Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1909.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2023-746), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1910.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2023-747), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1911.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2023-787), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1912.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2023-789), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1913.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (P.C. 2023-790), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1914.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (P.C. 2023-791), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1915.

Copy of the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Under the Special Economic Measures Act (P.C. 2023-788), pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1916.

Copy of the Regulations amending the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Regulations (P.C. 2023-792), pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), S.C. 2017, c. 21, sbs. 4(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1917.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Changes to the Alternative Minimum Tax as Proposed in Budget 2023, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1918.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Break-even Analysis of Production Subsidies for Stellantis-LGES and Volkswagen, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1919.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2023-831), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1920.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2023-845), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1921.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (P.C. 2023-897), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1922.

Report of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, together with the Auditors’ Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-13, sbs. 26(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1923.

Report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner on the performance of his duties and functions under the Conflict of Interest Act in relation to public office holders, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 90(1)(b).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1924.

Report of the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner entitled Findings in the Matter of an Investigation into a Disclosure of Wrongdoing at the Department of National Defence, pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, S.C. 2005, c. 46, sbs. 38(3.3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1925.

Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada entitled Protecting and promoting privacy in a digital world, for the period from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-21, s. 38 and to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c. 5, s. 25.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1926.

Government response, dated August 24, 2023, to the twelfth report (final) of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, entitled Self-induced extreme intoxication and section 33.1 of the Criminal Code, tabled in the Senate on April 27, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1927S.

(Pursuant to the order adopted June 23, 2022, the report and the response were deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.)

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator Petitclerc replaced the Honourable Senator Arnot (August 31, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Arnot replaced the Honourable Senator Petitclerc (August 25, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia) was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (July 11, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia) was added to the membership (September 5, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Smith was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 5, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Saint-Germain was added to the membership (August 29, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia) was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (July 11, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Gignac was added to the membership (August 21, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Audette was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (August 9, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia) was added to the membership (September 18, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Quinn was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 18, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples

The Honourable Senator Audette was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (August 9, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Audette replaced the Honourable Senator Dalphond (June 28, 2023).

Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

The Honourable Senator Audette was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (August 9, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Simons was added to the membership (September 19, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Busson was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 13, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Busson replaced the Honourable Senator Simons (July 4, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Busson (June 22, 2023).

Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament

The Honourable Senator Audette was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (August 9, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

The Honourable Senator Cardozo was added to the membership (August 22, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Gignac was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (August 22, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

The Honourable Senator Audette was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (August 9, 2023).

Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

The Honourable Senator Mégie was added to the membership (September 18, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 18, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Mégie (September 15, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C. (September 13, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Wallin was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 7, 2023).