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2 Charles III , A.D. 2024, Canada

1st Session, 44th Parliament

Issue 174 (Unrevised)

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
2 p.m.

The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Al ZaibakAndersonArnotAtaullahjanAucoinAudetteBattersBellemareBlackBoehmBoisvenuBonifaceBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanForestFrancisGagnéGerbaGignacGoldHousakosJafferKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMassicotteMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMocklerMoncionMoodieOhOmidvarOslerPatePattersonPetitclercPettenPlettPoirierProsperQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinsonRossSaint-GermainSeidmanSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVaroneWallinWellsWhiteWooYussuff

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

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:

Marnie McBean,

Paulette Senior,

Toni Varone,

Mary Robinson, and

Mohammad Khair Al Zaibak,

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

CANADA

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.

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

MARNIE McBEAN

An Officer of our Order of Canada,

of the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario,

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.

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 twentieth day of December in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three and in the second year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

F.-P. CHAMPAGNE

Registrar General of Canada

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

CANADA

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.

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

PAULETTE SENIOR

of the City of Pickering, in the Province of Ontario,

GREETING:

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

WITNESS:

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this twentieth day of December in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three and in the second year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

F.-P. CHAMPAGNE

Registrar General of Canada

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

CANADA

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.

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

TONI VARONE

of the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario,

GREETING:

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

WITNESS:

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this twentieth day of December in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three and in the second year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

F.-P. CHAMPAGNE

Registrar General of Canada

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

CANADA

Mary May Simon

(G.S.)

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

MARY ROBINSON

of the City of Charlottetown, in the Province of Prince Edward Island,

GREETING:

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

WITNESS:

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this twenty-second day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and in the second year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

F.-P. CHAMPAGNE

Registrar General of Canada

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

CANADA

Mary May Simon

(G.S.)

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.

Our Trusty and Well-beloved,

MOHAMMAD KHAIR AL ZAIBAK

of the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario,

GREETING:

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

WITNESS:

AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of Ottawa, this twenty-eighth day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and in the second year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND,

F.-P. CHAMPAGNE

Registrar General of Canada

The Honourable Senator Al Zaibak 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

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Martin, Joint Chair of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, informed the Senate that, pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on October 24, 2023, the committee deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on January 29, 2024, its third report entitled MAID and Mental Disorders: The Road Ahead.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2505S.

First Reading of Commons Public Bills

A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Conflict of Interest Act, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., 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 Moodie tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association,2023 Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments, London, United Kingdom, March 13 to 17, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2521.

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Delayed Answers

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on April 5, 2022, by the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., concerning private investment in Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2522S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on May 5, 2022, by the Honourable Senator Plett, concerning the fertilizer tariff.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2523S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on November 1, 2022, by the Honourable Senator Gignac, concerning the Green Bond Program.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2524S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on December 15, 2022, by the Honourable Senator Downe, concerning Canada-Russia relations.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2525S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on February 14, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Gerba, concerning the granting of temporary visas.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2526S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on February 15, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Plett, concerning income tax credits.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2527S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on March 9, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Cormier, concerning discrimination based on sexual orientation.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2528S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on March 9, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Loffreda, concerning the Task Force on Women in the Economy.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2529S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on March 30, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut), concerning the cost of fuel — Department of Finance Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2530S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on March 30, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut), concerning the cost of fuel — Environment and Climate Change Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2531S.

Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on November 30, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Francis, concerning fishing vessel safety.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2532S.

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Second Reading

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Klyne, seconded by the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act.

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.

Bills – Messages from the House of Commons

A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine, 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 LaBoucane-Benson, 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.

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.

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Order No. 131 was withdrawn pursuant to rule 5-10(2).

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Order No. 132 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

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

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Black moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Prosper:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry have the power to meet on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto.

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

Other Business

Senate Public Bills – Third Reading

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

Commons Public Bills – Third Reading

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

Private Bills – Third Reading

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Clement, seconded by the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain, for the third reading of Bill S-1001, An Act to amalgamate The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa and The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall, in Ontario, Canada, as amended.

After debate,

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

The bill, as amended, was then read the third time.

Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, to which it desires its concurrence.

Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees

Orders No. 1, 2 and 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

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

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Ordered: That consideration of Order No. 6 be postponed until the next sitting of the Senate.

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Orders No. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Ordered: That consideration of Order No. 14 be postponed until the next sitting of the Senate.

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Orders No. 15 and 16 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McPhedran, seconded by the Honourable Senator McCallum, for the second reading of Bill S-261, An Act respecting non-disclosure agreements.

The Honourable Senator McPhedran moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Brazeau, 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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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Omidvar, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ravalia, for the second reading of Bill S-262, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Oath of Citizenship).

The Honourable Senator Petitclerc moved, for the Honourable Senator Omidvar, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, 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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Ordered: That consideration of Order No. 19 be postponed until the next sitting of the Senate.

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Orders No. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Klyne, for the second reading of Bill S-275, An Act to amend the Bank of Canada Act (mandate, monetary policy governance and accountability).

After debate,

With leave of the Senate,

Further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Martin.

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Orders No. 32, 33, 34 and 35 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mégie, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cotter, for the second reading of Bill S-280, An Act respecting a national framework on sickle cell disease.

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. 37, 38 and 39 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills – Second Reading

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

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Second reading of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair).

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tannas, that the bill be read the second time.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Wells 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. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dasko, seconded by the Honourable Senator Coyle, for the second reading of Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children).

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. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees – Other

Order No. 31 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the consideration of the fifth report (interim) of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, entitled Equity between recognized parties and recognized parliamentary groups, tabled in the Senate on March 9, 2023.

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

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Orders No. 40, 51, 53 and 56 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Consideration of the twelfth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, entitled More than a Vocation: Canada’s Need for a 21st Century Foreign Service, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on December 6, 2023.

The Honourable Senator Boehm moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Forest:

That the twelfth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, entitled More than a Vocation: Canada’s Need for a 21st Century Foreign Service, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 12-23(1), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs being identified as the minister responsible for responding to the report.

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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Consideration of the tenth report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, entitled Senate Budget 2024-25, presented in the Senate on December 15, 2023.

The Honourable Senator Moncion moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cormier, that the report be adopted.

Debate.

Pursuant to rule 3-3(1), the Speaker left the Chair to resume the same at 8 p.m.

The sitting resumed.

Reports of Committees – Other

The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Moncion, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cormier, for the adoption of the tenth report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, entitled Senate Budget 2024-25, presented in the Senate on December 15, 2023.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Martin 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.

Motions

Orders No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 19, 30, 68, 77 and 82 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Campbell:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples be authorized to examine and report on the misrepresentation of Indigenous ancestry, inadequate self-identification standards and the profound effects that such identity fraud has on further marginalizing Indigenous people, in particular Indigenous women; and

That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2023.

After debate,

With leave of the Senate,

Further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Housakos.

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Orders No. 107, 113, 139, 147, 157 and 168 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Orders No. 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Black, calling the attention of the Senate to the ongoing concerns with respect to Canadian agricultural, wetland, and forest land reallotments, as well as potential food, economic, and social insecurities as a result of reduced capacity for farming, pasture, forestry, and food production both domestically and internationally.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Petitclerc 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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Order No. 17 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

MOTIONS

Ordered: That consideration of Order No. 90 be postponed until the next sitting of the Senate.

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With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Tannas moved, seconded by the Honourable Senators Plett, Saint-Germain and Cordy:

That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report on the practice of including non-financial matters in bills implementing provisions of budgets and economic statements, including, but not limited to:

(a)examining how the Senate generally reviews and considers non-financial provisions in budget implementation acts;

(b)examining how other legislatures review financial legislation; and

(c)providing recommendations and guidelines to the Senate and its committees on methods to provide proper scrutiny of non-financial provisions found within budget implementation acts while permitting financial provisions to proceed in a timely manner; and

That the committee report to the Senate no later than April 30, 2024.

After debate,

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

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C.:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 8:57 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)

Third report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, entitled MAID and Mental Disorders: The Road Ahead, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on January 29, 2024, pursuant to the orders adopted by the Senate on October 24, 2023 and October 24, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2505S.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Enhancements to the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2506.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Eliminating the Goods and Services Tax in respect of carbon pricing, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2507.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Investment Tax Credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2508.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Investment Tax Credit for Clean Hydrogen, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2509.

Report of the National Arts Centre, together with the Auditor General’s Report, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2023, pursuant to the National Arts Centre Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-3, sbs. 17(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2510.

Report on the administration of the Indian Oil and Gas Act, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-7, s. 28.1.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2511.

Federal-Provincial Agreement with the Province of Saskatchewan, pursuant to the Farm Income Protection Act, S.C. 1991, c. 22, sbs. 6(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2512.

Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Income dynamics of new immigrants to Canada, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2513.

Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of Part I (Staff Relations) of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp.), s. 84.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2514.

Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of Part III of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and Part II of the Canada Labour Code for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp.), s. 88.7.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2515.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2024-80), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2516.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2024-81), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2517.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2024-82), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2518.

Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2024-83), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2519.

Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2013, c. 40, s. 365 “42”.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2520.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator Audette replaced the Honourable Senator Klyne (February 5, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Burey (February 5, 2024).

The Honourable Senator McNair was added to the membership (January 24, 2024).

Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency

The Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut) was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (December 18, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut) was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (December 18, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Cuzner was added to the membership (January 9, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Francis was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (January 9, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Cardozo replaced the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C. (February 5, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples

The Honourable Senator Boniface replaced the Honourable Senator Hartling (February 6, 2024).

The Honourable Senator White was added to the membership (January 10, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Audette was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (December 27, 2023).

The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut) (December 18, 2023).

Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

The Honourable Senator Coyle replaced the Honourable Senator Moodie (February 6, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut) (December 18, 2023).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Dalphond replaced the Honourable Senator Gignac (February 6, 2024).

The Honourable Senator McNair replaced the Honourable Senator Galvez (February 5, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Ross was added to the membership (February 1, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Dagenais was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (February 1, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Kingston was added to the membership (January 12, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

The Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., was added to the membership (February 6, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (February 6, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Patterson (Ontario) was added to the membership (January 9, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Richards was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (January 9, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

The Honourable Senator Aucoin was added to the membership (February 1, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Dagenais was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (February 1, 2024).

Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations

The Honourable Senator Plett was added to the membership (February 6, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (February 6, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator McNair replaced the Honourable Senator Moodie (February 6, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Cormier (February 5, 2024).

Journals of the Senate

2 Charles III , A.D. 2024, Canada

1st Session, 44th Parliament

Issue 174 (Unrevised)

Tuesday, February 6, 20242 p.m.

The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker

PRAYERS

INTRODUCTION OF SENATORS

Senators’ Statements

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

First Reading of Commons Public Bills

Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Question Period

Delayed Answers

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Second Reading

Bills – Messages from the House of Commons

Reports of Committees – Other

Motions

Inquiries

Other Business

Senate Public Bills – Third Reading

Commons Public Bills – Third Reading

Private Bills – Third Reading

Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

Commons Public Bills – Second Reading

Reports of Committees – Other

Reports of Committees – Other

Motions

Inquiries

MOTIONS

ADJOURNMENT

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

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
2 p.m.