The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Al ZaibakArnotAtaullahjanAucoinBattersBellemareBernardBlackBoehmBonifaceBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCotterCoyleCuznerDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanForestFrancisGagnéGerbaGignacGoldGreeneHarderHartlingHousakosJafferKingstonKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMassicotteMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieOhOmidvarOslerOudarPatePattersonPlettPoirierProsperQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinsonRossSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVaroneWellsWhiteWoo

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Al ZaibakArnotAtaullahjanAucoinBattersBellemareBernardBlackBoehmBonifaceBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCormierCotterCoyleCuznerDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanForestFrancisGagnéGerbaGignacGoldGreeneHarderHartlingHousakosJafferKingston*KlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLankinLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMarshallMartinMassicotteMcBeanMcCallumMcNairMcPhedranMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieOhOmidvarOslerOudarPatePattersonPlettPoirierProsperQuinnRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinsonRossSaint-GermainSeidmanSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVaroneWellsWhiteWoo*Yussuff

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

Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

The Honourable Senator Moodie tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Accra, Ghana, September 30 to October 6, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2910.

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Bilateral Visit to Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana, November 13 to 18, 2023.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2911.

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Third Reading

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Greenwood, seconded by the Honourable Senator Busson, for the third reading of Bill S-16, An Act respecting the recognition of the Haida Nation and the Council of the Haida Nation.

After debate,

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

The bill 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.

Motions

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

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice, if Bill C-50, An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy, is adopted at second reading:

1.it stand referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology;

2.the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources be authorized to examine and report on the subject matter of the bill; and

3.during its consideration of the bill, the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to take into account any public document or evidence received by the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources during its study of the subject matter of the bill, as well as any report from that latter committee on the subject matter of the bill.

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

Bills – Second Reading

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

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

Orders No. 1, 132, 167 and 172 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Orders No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other Business

Bills – Messages from the House of Commons

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

Senate Public Bills – Third Reading

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

Commons Public Bills – Third Reading

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

Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees

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

Senate Public Bills – Second Reading

Orders No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Boisvenu, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, for the second reading of Bill S-265, An Act to enact the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime Act, to amend the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to establish a framework for implementing the rights of victims of crime.

The Honourable Senator Clement moved, 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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Orders No. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills – Second Reading

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

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Ordered: That consideration of Order No. 5 be postponed until the next sitting of the Senate.

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Orders No. 6 and 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees – Other

Orders No. 31, 33, 40, 62, 63 and 67 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

Orders No. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 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 LaBoucane-Benson:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources be authorized to examine and report on the cumulative positive and negative impacts of resource extraction and development, and their effects on environmental, economic and social considerations, when and if the committee is formed; and

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

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

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Order No. 19, 30, 68, 77, 82, 96, 107, 139, 147, 172, 181 and 187 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

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

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Plett, calling 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.

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

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Orders No. 10, 12 and 13 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Duncan, calling the attention of the Senate to the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the Yukon Act, an Act of Parliament adopted on June 13, 1898.

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. 16, 17, 19, 20, 21 and 22 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

MOTIONS

Order No. 156 was called and, pursuant to rule 4-14(2), dropped from the Order Paper and Notice Paper.

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Order No. 162 was called and, pursuant to rule 4-14(2), dropped from the Order Paper and Notice Paper.

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Ordered: That consideration of Order No. 169 be postponed until the next sitting of the Senate.

INQUIRIES

Ordered: That consideration of Order No. 18 be postponed until the next sitting of the Senate.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson 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 3:22 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)

Copy of Rules amending the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada (SOR/81000-2-5349), pursuant to the Supreme Court Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-26, sbs. 97(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2905.

Revised Report on the Statutes Repeal Act for the year 2024, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2008, c. 20, s. 2.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2906.

Copies of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations (P.C. 2024-511), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2907.

Copies of the Special Economic Measures (Extremist Settler Violence) Permit Authorization Order (P.C. 2024-520), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2908.

Copies of the Special Economic Measures (Extremist Settler Violence) Regulations (P.C. 2024-519), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-2909.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Petten replaced the Honourable Senator MacAdam (May 22, 2024).

The Honourable Senator MacAdam replaced the Honourable Senator Petten (May 22, 2024).

Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Quinn (May 22, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator MacAdam replaced the Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) (May 22, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator McBean replaced the Honourable Senator Petitclerc (May 22, 2024).