The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAl ZaibakArnotAtaullahjanAucoinBattersBernardBlackBoehmBonifaceBoudreauBrazeauBussonCardozoCarignanClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleCuznerDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGalvezGerbaGoldHarderHartlingHousakosKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldMartinMassicotteMcBeanMcNairMcPhedranMégieMoncionMoodieMuggliOmidvarOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenPlettProsperRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinsonSaint-GermainSeidmanSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteYouanceYussuff

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

AdlerAl ZaibakArnotAtaullahjanAucoinBattersBernardBlackBoehmBonifaceBoudreauBrazeauBussonCardozoCarignanClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleCuznerDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGalvezGerba*GignacGoldHarderHartlingHousakosKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldMartinMassicotteMcBeanMcNairMcPhedranMégieMoncionMoodieMuggliOmidvarOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenPlettProsperRavaliaRichardsRinguetteRobinson*RossSaint-GermainSeidmanSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)White*WooYouanceYussuff

The first list records senators present in the Senate Chamber during the course of the sitting.

An asterisk in the second list indicates a senator who, while not present during the sitting, was in attendance to business, as defined in subsections 8(2) and (3) of the Senators Attendance Policy.

PRAYERS

Senators’ Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

Question Period

The Senate proceeded to Question Period.

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A point of order was raised concerning noise levels during Question Period.

Delayed Answers

Pursuant to rule 4-9(7), the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, including the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency, Canadian Grain Commission and Farm Products Council of Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3710S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3711S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3712S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Canada Revenue Agency.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3713S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3714S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, including the Canadian Coast Guard.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3715S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Indigenous Services Canada, including Indian Oil and Gas Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3716S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — National Defence, Military Grievances External Review Committee, Military Police Complaints Commission, National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman and Communications Security Establishment.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3717S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Environment and Climate Change Canada, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and Parks Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3718S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Employment and Social Development Canada, Accessibility Standards Canada and Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3719S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3720S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3721S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Department of Finance Canada and Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3722S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Global Affairs Canada and Invest in Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3723S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Health Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3724S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3725S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Infrastructure Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3726S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3727S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, including its special operating agencies, National Research Council Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Copyright Board of Canada, Canadian Space Agency and Statistics Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3728S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Department of Justice Canada, Canadian Human Rights Commission and Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3729S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Natural Resources Canada, Canada Energy Regulator, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and Northern Pipeline Agency.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3730S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Pacific Economic Development Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3731S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Canadian Heritage, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Library and Archives Canada, National Battlefields Commission, National Film Board of Canada, Canadian Conservation Institute and Canadian Heritage Information Network.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3732S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Privy Council Office.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3733S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Public Prosecution Service of Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3734S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Prairies Economic Development Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3735S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Public Safety Canada, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Correctional Service of Canada, Parole Board of Canada and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3736S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Public Services and Procurement Canada and Shared Services Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3737S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Women and Gender Equality Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3738S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Canada School of Public Service.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3739S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Transport Canada and Canadian Transportation Agency.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3740S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat, Public Service Commission of Canada and Transportation Safety Board of Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3741S.

Response to Question No. 28, dated November 23, 2021, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 emergency response programs — Veterans Affairs Canada and Veterans Review and Appeal Board.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3742S.

Orders of the Day

Government Business

Bills – Second Reading

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McNair, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement, for the second reading of Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.

After debate,

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

The bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator McNair moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs.

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

Bills – Third Reading

Third reading of Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments.

The Honourable Senator Omidvar moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement, that the bill be read for a third time.

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.

ADJOURNMENT

With leave of the Senate,

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

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 3:41 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)

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy for the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for 2023 to 2024, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3708.

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario for 2023 to 2024, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-3709.

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (October 23, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Sorensen (October 23, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy

The Honourable Senator Boudreau was added to the membership (October 23, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Kutcher replaced the Honourable Senator Yussuff (October 23, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (October 23, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Arnot replaced the Honourable Senator Hartling (October 23, 2024).

The Honourable Senator Prosper replaced the Honourable Senator Robinson (October 23, 2024).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) replaced the Honourable Senator Kutcher (October 23, 2024).

Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Aucoin (October 23, 2024).