Order Paper and Notice Paper
The Order Paper and Notice Paper is a document that guides the deliberations of the Senate and lists items of business currently before it. These items are listed in several different categories and in a priority according to an arrangement adopted by the Senate as stipulated in the rules. The majority of these items constitute the Orders of the Day which are called following Routine Proceedings. These items are themselves divided into two principal categories - government business and other business. Within each of these two categories are items for bills, motions, inquiries and reports of committees.
The Notice Paper contains the text of motions and inquiries not yet called for debate.
The Order Paper and Notice Paper is prepared every day in advance of the actual sitting.
Order of Business
(The following is an outline of a typical sitting day in the Senate. Variations are possible subject to the Rules and to the decisions of the Senate.)
Senators' Statements (18 minutes)
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS (30 minutes)
1. Tabling of Documents
2. Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees
3. Government Notices of Motions
4. Government Notices of Inquiries
5. Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
6. Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills
7. First Reading of Commons Public Bills
8. Reading of Petitions for Private Bills
9. Introduction and First Reading of Private Bills
10. Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations
11. Notices of Motions
12. Notices of Inquiries
13. Tabling of Petitions
Question Period (30 minutes)
Delayed Answers
ORDERS OF THE DAY
Government Business
• Bills — Messages from the House of Commons
• Bills — Third Reading
• Bills — Reports of Committees
• Bills — Second Reading
• Reports of Committees — Other
• Motions
• Inquiries
• Other
Other Business
• Bills — Messages from the House of Commons
• Senate Public Bills — Third Reading
• Commons Public Bills — Third Reading
• Private Bills — Third Reading
• Senate Public Bills — Reports of Committees
• Commons Public Bills — Reports of Committees
• Private Bills — Reports of Committees
• Senate Public Bills — Second Reading
• Commons Public Bills — Second Reading
• Private Bills — Second Reading
• Reports of Committees — Other
• Motions
• Inquiries
• Other
NOTICE PAPER
• Notices of Motions
• Notices of Inquiries
Orders Of The Day
Government Business
Bills – Messages from the House of Commons
Nil
Bills – Third Reading
Nil
Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Bills – Second Reading
No. 1.
November 23, 2023—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 lnterprovincial Trade Act.
For Thursday, February 8, 2024
No. 2.
February 6, 2024—Second reading of Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine.
Reports of Committees – Other
No. 7.
November 22, 2022—Resuming debate on the consideration of the first report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages (Subject matter of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts), tabled in the Senate on November 17, 2022.
No. 9.
December 14, 2022—Consideration of the ninth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, entitled Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, tabled in the Senate on December 14, 2022.
No. 10.
May 17, 2023—Consideration of the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs (The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 24 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023), tabled in the Senate on May 17, 2023.
No. 11.
May 18, 2023—Consideration of the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (The subject matter of those elements contained in Subdivisions A, B and C of Division 21 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023), tabled in the Senate on May 18, 2023.
No. 12.
June 1, 2023—Consideration of the fifth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 2 of Part 3, and Divisions 22 and 23 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023), tabled in the Senate on June 1, 2023.
No. 13.
June 1, 2023—Consideration of the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy (The subject matter of those elements contained in Clauses 118 to 122 concerning cryptoasset mining in Part 2, and Divisions 1, 2, 6, 7, 26, 33 and 37 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023), tabled in the Senate on June 1, 2023.
No. 14.
June 1, 2023—Consideration of the eleventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 4, 5 10 and 11 of Part 4, and in Subdivision A of Division 3 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023), tabled in the Senate on June 1, 2023.
No. 15.
November 8, 2023—Resuming debate on the consideration of the fifth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, entitled The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 20 and 36 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 2, 2023.
No. 16.
June 6, 2023—Consideration of the fourteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 27, 28, 29, 35 and 38 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023), deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 2, 2023.
No. 17.
June 6, 2023—Consideration of the fourteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 30, 31, 34 and 39 of Part 4, and in Subdivision B of Division 3 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023), deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 2, 2023.
Motions
No. 1.
November 25, 2021—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:
That the following Address be presented to Her Excellency the Governor General of Canada:
To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:
We, Her Majesty’s most loyal and dutiful subjects, the Senate of Canada in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.
No. 132.
October 19, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:
That, for the remainder of the current session and notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, when the Senate sits on a Thursday, it stand adjourned at the later of 6 p.m. or the end of Government Business, as if that time were, for all purposes, the ordinary time of adjournment provided for in rule 3-4.
Inquiries
No. 3.
September 22, 2022—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Gagné, calling the attention of the Senate to the life of our late Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.
No. 4.
By the Honourable Senator Gagné:
November 15, 2022—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the Fall Economic Statement 2022, tabled in the House of Commons on November 3, 2022, by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., and in the Senate on November 15, 2022.
No. 5.
October 17, 2023—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., calling the attention of the Senate to the budget entitled A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy, Healthy Future, tabled in the House of Commons on March 28, 2023, by the Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., and in the Senate on March 29, 2023.
No. 6.
November 28, 2023—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, calling the attention of the Senate to the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, tabled in the House of Commons on November 21, 2023, by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., and in the Senate on November 22, 2023.
Other
Nil
Other Business
Rule 4-15(2) states:
Except as otherwise ordered by the Senate, any item of Other Business on the Order Paper and any motion or inquiry on the Notice Paper that have not been proceeded with during 15 sitting days shall be dropped from the Order Paper and Notice Paper.
Consequently, the number appearing in parentheses indicates the number of sittings since the item was last proceeded with.
Bills – Messages from the House of Commons
Nil
Senate Public Bills – Third Reading
No. 1. (seven)
November 23, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Downe, seconded by the Honourable Senator Quinn, for the third reading of Bill S-258, An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (reporting on unpaid income tax).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
Commons Public Bills – Third Reading
No. 1. (four)
December 6, 2023—Third reading of Bill C-241, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of travel expenses for tradespersons).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
Private Bills – Third Reading
Nil
Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees
No. 1. (three)
September 28, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Cotter, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ravalia, for the adoption of the sixteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill S-212, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation, with amendments), presented in the Senate on September 26, 2023.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 2. (two)
December 12, 2023—Consideration of the twenty-second report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill S-231, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Criminal Records Act, the National Defence Act and the DNA Identification Act, with amendments), presented in the Senate on December 12, 2023.—(Honourable Senator Cotter)
No. 3. (two)
December 12, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Omidvar, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement, for the adoption of the eighteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Bill S-244, An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Council), with an amendment), presented in the Senate on December 11, 2023.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
Commons Public Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Private Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Senate Public Bills – Second Reading
No. 1. (four)
February 10, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McPhedran, seconded by the Honourable Senator White, for the second reading of Bill S-201, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum (voting age).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 2. (twelve)
February 24, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan, for the second reading of Bill S-204, An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (goods from Xinjiang).—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 3. (six)
November 30, 2021—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mégie, for the second reading of Bill S-218, An Act to amend the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 4. (seven)
December 9, 2021—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-220, An Act to amend the Languages Skills Act (Governor General).—(Honourable Senator Ringuette)
No. 5. (one)
April 7, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett, for the second reading of Bill S-221, An Act to amend the Governor General’s Act (retiring annuity and other benefits).—(Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C.)
No. 6.
November 24, 2021—Second reading of Bill S-226, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speaker of the Senate).—(Honourable Senator Mercer)
No. 7. (four)
March 24, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut), seconded by the Honourable Senator Tannas, for the second reading of Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (property qualifications of Senators).—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 8. (eight)
December 14, 2021—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).—(Honourable Senator Dalphond)
No. 9. (six)
March 22, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Boniface, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hartling, for the second reading of Bill S-232, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the decriminalization of illegal substances, to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 10. (fifteen)
March 29, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wells, for the second reading of Bill S-237, An Act to establish the Foreign Influence Registry and to amend the Criminal Code.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 11. (five)
March 22, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ravalia, for the second reading of Bill S-239, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate).—(Honourable Senator Petitclerc)
No. 12. (six)
April 19, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, for the second reading of Bill S-247, An Act to amend the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law).—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 13. (nine)
March 28, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Boisvenu, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, for the second reading of Bill S-255, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (murder of an intimate partner, one’s own child or an intimate partner’s child).—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 14.
November 29, 2022—Second reading of Bill S-257, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting against discrimination based on political belief).—(Honourable Senator Ataullahjan)
No. 15. (six)
June 1, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Loffreda, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion, for the second reading of Bill S-259, An Act to designate the month of March as Hellenic Heritage Month.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 16. (nine)
June 13, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, for the second reading of Bill S-260, An Act respecting National Diffuse Midline Glioma Awareness Day.—(Honourable Senator Loffreda)
No. 17.
October 5, 2023—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.—(Honourable Senator McPhedran)
No. 18.
October 5, 2023—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).—(Honourable Senator Omidvar)
No. 19.
May 9, 2023—Second reading of Bill S-263, An Act respecting the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking.—(Honourable Senator Ataullahjan)
No. 20. (eleven)
June 6, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dalphond, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bernard, for the second reading of Bill S-264, An Act to establish International Tax Justice and Cooperation Day.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 21. (two)
October 17, 2023—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.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 22. (eleven)
October 26, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Boisvenu, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, for the second reading of Bill S-266, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act.—(Honourable Senator Boisvenu)
No. 23. (nine)
June 13, 2023—Second reading of Bill S-267, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (aggravating circumstance — evacuation order or emergency).—(Honourable Senator Ataullahjan)
No. 24. (fifteen)
October 17, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tannas, seconded by the Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-268, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Indian Act.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 25. (five)
September 19, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario), seconded by the Honourable Senator Busson, for the second reading of Bill S-269, An Act respecting a national framework on advertising for sports betting.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 26. (eight)
June 21, 2023—Second reading of Bill S-270, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (live horses).—(Honourable Senator Dalphond)
No. 27. (one)
October 4, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator White, for the second reading of Bill S-271, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act.—(Honourable Senator McPhedran)
No. 28. (one)
October 3, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator White, for the second reading of Bill S-272, An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act.—(Honourable Senator McPhedran)
No. 29. (six)
October 3, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Quinn, seconded by the Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-273, An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 30. (five)
September 21, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator White, for the second reading of Bill S-274, An Act to establish National Thanadelthur Day.—(Honourable Senator McPhedran)
No. 31.
September 26, 2023—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).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 32. (nine)
October 19, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kutcher, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boehm, for the second reading of Bill S-276, An Act respecting Ukrainian Heritage Month.—(Honourable Senator Plett)
No. 33. (three)
September 26, 2023—Second reading of Bill S-277, Act respecting a framework to strengthen Canada–Taiwan relations.—(Honourable Senator MacDonald)
No. 34. (fourteen)
October 17, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Omidvar, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, for the second reading of Bill S-278, An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act (disposal of foreign state assets).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 35. (fifteen)
October 4, 2023—Second reading of Bill S-279, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (data on registered charities).—(Honourable Senator Omidvar)
No. 36.
November 28, 2023—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.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 37. (six)
November 8, 2023—Second reading of Bill S-281, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review).—(Honourable Senator Boisvenu)
No. 38. (six)
November 21, 2023—Second reading of Bill S-282, An Act respecting a national strategy for children and youth in Canada.—(Honourable Senator Moodie)
No. 39. (one)
December 13, 2023—Second reading of Bill S-283, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (demographic information).—(Honourable Senator Dasko)
Commons Public Bills – Second Reading
No. 1. (six)
March 22, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Gagné, for the second reading of Bill C-232, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 2.
February 6, 2024—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia), seconded by the Honourable Senator Tannas, for the second reading of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair).—(Honourable Senator Wells)
No. 3. (eight)
June 6, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Boehm, seconded by the Honourable Senator Galvez, for the second reading of Bill C-248, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act (Ojibway National Urban Park of Canada).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 4.
November 30, 2023—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).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 5. (five)
November 30, 2023—Second reading of Bill C-275, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 6. (five)
November 30, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator MacDonald, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boisvenu, for the second reading of Bill C-280, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (deemed trust — perishable fruits and vegetables).—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 7. (eleven)
October 19, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, for the second reading of Bill C-281, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), the Broadcasting Act and the Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act.—(Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut))
No. 8. (five)
September 26, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gerba, seconded by the Honourable Senator Klyne, for the second reading of Bill C-282, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 9. (five)
November 30, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ravalia, seconded by the Honourable Senator Woo, for the second reading of Bill C-284, An Act to establish a national strategy for eye care.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 10. (two)
September 27, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall, for the second reading of Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information).—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 11. (five)
June 15, 2023—Second reading of Bill C-294, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (interoperability).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 12. (three)
December 7, 2023—Second reading of Bill C-295, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (neglect of vulnerable adults).—(Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson)
For Thursday, February 8, 2024
No. 13.
February 6, 2024—Second reading of 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.—(Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson)
Private Bills – Second Reading
Nil
Reports of Committees – Other
No. 31. (two)
February 14, 2023—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.—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 33.
October 3, 2023—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.—(Honourable Senator Bellemare)
No. 40. (eleven)
May 9, 2023—Consideration of the fourth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, entitled Hydrogen: A Viable Option for a Net-Zero Canada in 2050?, presented in the Senate on May 9, 2023.—(Honourable Senator Galvez)
No. 51. (five)
November 7, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ravalia, seconded by the Honourable Senator Busson for the adoption of the first report of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, entitled Quorum and Mandate of the Committee, presented in the Senate on June 20, 2023.—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 53. (ten)
September 28, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dean, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boniface:
That the 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, 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 National Defence being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report, in consultation with the Minister of Northern Affairs, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 56. (three)
December 5, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Richards, seconded by the Honourable Senator Downe:
That the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs, entitled The Time is Now: Granting equitable access to psychedelic-assisted therapies, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on November 8, 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 Veterans Affairs being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report, in consultation with the Minister of Health.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 60.
February 6, 2024—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Boehm, 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.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 62.
February 6, 2024—Resuming 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.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
Motions
No. 3. (twelve)
February 8, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Omidvar, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dasko:
That the Senate call upon the Government of Canada to implement the eighth recommendation of the first report of the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector, entitled Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector, adopted by the Senate on November 3, 2020, during the Second Session of the Forty-third Parliament, which proposed that the Canada Revenue Agency include questions on both the T3010 (for registered charities) and the T1044 (for federally incorporated not-for-profit corporations) on diversity representation on boards of directors based on existing employment equity guidelines.—(Honourable Senator Seidman)
No. 4. (one)
March 24, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wells:
That the Senate call on the Government of Canada to:
(a)denounce the illegitimacy of the Cuban regime and recognize the Cuban opposition and civil society as valid interlocutors; and
(b)call on the Cuban regime to ensure the right of the Cuban people to protest peacefully without fear of reprisal and repudiation.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 5. (eight)
May 5, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith:
That the Standing Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade be authorized to examine and report on the situation in Lebanon and determine whether Canada should appoint a special envoy, when and if the committee is formed; and
That the committee submit its final report no later than February 28, 2022.—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 6. (five)
November 25, 2021—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Pate, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duncan:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report on a road map for post-pandemic economic and social policy to address the human, social and financial costs of economic marginalization and inequality, when and if the committee is formed;
That, given recent calls for action from Indigenous, provincial, territorial and municipal jurisdictions, the committee examine in particular potential national approaches to interjurisdictional collaboration to implement a guaranteed livable basic income; and
That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2022.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 7. (fourteen)
December 2, 2021—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Galvez, seconded by the Honourable Senator Forest:
That the Senate of Canada recognize that:
(a)climate change is an urgent crisis that requires an immediate and ambitious response;
(b)human activity is unequivocally warming the atmosphere, ocean and land at an unprecedented pace, and is provoking weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, including in the Arctic, which is warming at more than twice the global rate;
(c)failure to address climate change is resulting in catastrophic consequences especially for Canadian youth, Indigenous Peoples and future generations; and
(d)climate change is negatively impacting the health and safety of Canadians, and the financial stability of Canada;
That the Senate declare that Canada is in a national climate emergency which requires that Canada uphold its international commitments with respect to climate change and increase its climate action in line with the Paris Agreement’s objective of holding global warming well below two degrees Celsius and pursuing efforts to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius; and
That the Senate commit to action on mitigation and adaptation in response to the climate emergency and that it consider this urgency for action while undertaking its parliamentary business.—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 11. (twelve)
November 25, 2021—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:
That the Senate of Canada call on the federal government to adopt anti-racism as the sixth pillar of the Canada Health Act, prohibiting discrimination based on race and affording everyone the equal right to the protection and benefit of the law.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 12. (three)
November 25, 2021—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.—(Honourable Senator Wells)
No. 19. (fourteen)
March 24, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut), seconded by the Honourable Senator Greene:
Whereas the Senate provides representation for groups that are often underrepresented in Parliament, such as Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities and women;
Whereas paragraph (3) of section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867 requires that, in order to be qualified for appointment to and to maintain a place in the Senate, a person must own land with a net worth of at least four thousand dollars in the province for which he or she is appointed;
Whereas a person’s personal circumstances or the availability of real property in a particular location may prevent him or her from owning the required property;
Whereas appointment to the Senate should not be restricted to those who own real property of a minimum net worth;
Whereas the existing real property qualification is inconsistent with the democratic values of modern Canadian society and is no longer an appropriate or relevant measure of the fitness of a person to serve in the Senate;
Whereas, in the case of Quebec, each of the twenty-four Senators representing the province must be appointed for and must have either their real property qualification in or be resident of a specified Electoral Division;
Whereas an amendment to the Constitution of Canada in relation to any provision that applies to one or more, but not all, provinces may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada only where so authorized by resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons and of the legislative assembly of each province to which the amendment applies;
Whereas the Supreme Court of Canada has determined that a full repeal of paragraph (3) of section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867, respecting the real property qualification of Senators, would require a resolution of the Quebec National Assembly pursuant to section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982;
Now, therefore, the Senate resolves that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada be authorized to be made by proclamation issued by Her Excellency the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada in accordance with the Schedule hereto.
SCHEDULE
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA
1.(1) Paragraph (3) of section 23 of the Constitution Act, 1867 is repealed.
(2) Section 23 of the Act is amended by replacing the semi-colon at the end of paragraph (5) with a period and by repealing paragraph (6).
2.The Declaration of Qualification set out in The Fifth Schedule to the Act is replaced by the following:
I, A.B., do declare and testify that I am by law duly qualified to be appointed a member of the Senate of Canada.
3. This Amendment may be cited as the Constitution Amendment, [year of proclamation] (Real property qualification of Senators).—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 30. (fourteen)
February 8, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tannas, seconded by the Honourable Senator Black:
That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice:
1.except as provided in this order, the question not be put on the motion for third reading of a government bill unless the orders for resuming debate at second and third reading have, together, been called at least three times, in addition to the sittings at which the motions for second and third readings were moved;
2.when a government bill has been read a first time, and before a motion is moved to set the date for second reading, the Leader of the Government in the Senate or the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate may, without notice, move that the bill be deemed an urgent matter, and that the provisions of paragraph 1 of this order not apply to proceedings on the bill; and
3.when a motion has been moved pursuant to paragraph 2 of this order, the following provisions apply:
(a)the debate shall only deal with whether the bill should be deemed an urgent matter or not;
(b)the debate shall not be adjourned;
(c)the debate shall last a maximum of 20 minutes;
(d)no senator shall speak for more than 5 minutes;
(e)no senators shall speak more than once;
(f)the debate shall not be interrupted for any purpose, except for the reading of a message from the Crown or an event announced in such a message;
(g)the debate may continue beyond the ordinary time of adjournment, if necessary, until the conclusion of the debate and consequential business;
(h)the time taken in debate and for any vote shall not count as part of Routine Proceedings;
(i)no amendment or other motion shall be received, except a motion that a certain senator be now heard or do now speak;
(j)when debate concludes or the time for debate expires, the Speaker shall put the question; and
(k)any standing vote requested shall not be deferred, and the bells shall ring for only 15 minutes.—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 68. (two)
September 19, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., 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.—(Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C.)
No. 77. (seven)
October 26, 2022—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C.:
That a Special Senate Committee on Human Capital and the Labour Market be appointed until the end of the current session, to which may be referred matters relating to human capital, labour markets, and employment generally;
That the committee be composed of nine members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection, and that four members constitute a quorum; and
That the committee be empowered to inquire into and report on such matters as may be referred to it by the Senate; to send for persons, papers and records; to hear witnesses and to publish such papers and evidence from day to day as may be ordered by the committee.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 82. (thirteen)
April 27, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tannas, seconded by the Honourable Senator Osler:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs be authorized to examine and report on the operation, applicability, and functionality of the Emergencies Act in a modern context, as well as the robustness of parliamentary supervision it provides for and its interaction with the rules and procedures of the Senate; and
That the committee submit its final report no later than September 28, 2023.—(Honourable Senator Tannas)
No. 96.
February 14, 2023—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.—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 107. (one)
September 28, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia), seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith:
That the Senate call on the Government of Canada to replace its outdated program delivery and information technology systems by urgently accelerating the implementation of user-friendly, digital solutions that transform the public service delivery experience of Canadians, and ultimately reduce the cost of program delivery.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 113. (four)
April 27, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kutcher, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cormier:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report on the negative impact of health disinformation and misinformation on Canadian society and what effective measures can be implemented to counter this impact; and
That the committee submit its final report on this study to the Senate no later than May 31, 2024, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 139. (one)
December 15, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall:
That the Senate call on the Government of Canada to recognize the erasure of Afghan women and girls from public life as gender apartheid.—(Honourable Senator Patterson)
No. 147. (nine)
October 19, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman:
That the Senate take note of:
(a)the deteriorating humanitarian crisis occurring in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor and increased military aggression against indigenous Armenian civilians in the region; and
(b)the actions of the Aliyev regime as being dictatorial, and in violation of international law; and
That the Senate call on the Government of Canada:
(a)to support the liberty of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and their right to self-determination;
(b)to immediately impose sanctions against the Azeri regime;
(c)to demand the immediate reopening of the Lachin corridor and the release of Armenian Prisoners of War;
(d)to provide a significant aid package through NGOs to those Armenian people forcefully displaced from their indigenous land; and
(e)to protect the Armenian people of Nagorno-Karabakh through the presence of international peacekeeping forces.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 157. (one)
December 12, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Francis, seconded by the Honourable Senator Klyne:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples be authorized to examine and report on the federal specific claims policy and process including, but not limited to:
(a)the research and development of specific claims;
(b)the settlement of specific claims including compensation and availability of mediation;
That the committee report to the Senate no later than October 30, 2025;
That the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report; and
That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 168. (one)
December 12, 2023—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Francis, seconded by the Honourable Senator Klyne:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples be authorized to examine and report on the provisions and operation of the Indigenous Languages Act (S.C. 2019, c. 23) pursuant to Section 49.1 of said Act;
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2025;
That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate; and
That the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
Inquiries
No. 1. (one)
June 2, 2022—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.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 3. (nine)
December 9, 2021—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Boyer, calling the attention of the Senate to the positive contributions and impacts that Métis, Inuit, and First Nations have made to Canada, and the world.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 4. (eleven)
March 3, 2022—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Coyle, calling the attention of the Senate to the importance of finding solutions to transition Canada’s society, economy and resource use in pursuit of a fair, prosperous, sustainable and peaceful net-zero emissions future for our country and the planet.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 5. (seven)
December 2, 2021—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., calling the attention of the Senate to the role and mandate of the RCMP, the skills and capabilities required for it to fulfill its role and mandate, and how it should be organized and resourced in the 21st century.—(Honourable Senator Busson)
No. 8. (three)
November 22, 2022—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.—(Honourable Senator Plett)
No. 10. (two)
October 18, 2022—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Boniface, calling the attention of the Senate to intimate partner violence, especially in rural areas across Canada, in response to the coroner’s inquest conducted in Renfrew County, Ontario.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 11. (fourteen)
February 7, 2023—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.—(Honourable Senator Petitclerc)
No. 12. (thirteen)
October 4, 2023—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Manning, calling the attention of the Senate to the life of Gordon Pinsent.—(Honourable Senator Manning)
No. 13. (one)
May 2, 2023—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Klyne, calling the attention of the Senate to the ongoing business and economic contributions made by Indigenous businesses to Canada’s economy.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 14. (three)
October 17, 2023—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.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 16.
October 5, 2023—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.—(Honourable Senator Petitclerc)
No. 17. (four)
November 2, 2023—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, calling the attention of the Senate to the life of the late Honourable Ian Shugart, P.C.
Other
Nil
Notice Paper
Motions
No. 90.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
November 29, 2022—That the Standing Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade be authorized to examine and report on foreign influence in the electoral process in Canada; and
That the committee submit its final report no later than June 30, 2023.
No. 138. (fifteen)
By the Honourable Senator Moncion:
September 19, 2023—That the following documents, which form part of the proceedings of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration from the Second Session of the Forty-first Parliament, be referred to the Committee so that it may then authorize their disclosure for the purposes of an adjudication under the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act:
1.email from the Honourable David Wells to the Honourable Leo Housakos dated November 30, 2015, at 11:17 a.m.; and
2.email from the Honourable George Furey, K.C., to the Honourable Leo Housakos dated November 30, 2015, at 1:55 p.m.
No. 156. (three)
By the Honourable Senator Galvez:
November 7, 2023—That the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources be authorized to meet on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto.
No. 161. (three)
By the Honourable Senator Moncion:
November 21, 2023—1.That the Senate Administrative Rules be amended in Chapter 2:06 by adding the following after section 14:
“Disclosure of video footage
14.1 Despite anything else in this Chapter, the person responsible for the Senate’s corporate security, or their designate, may, upon written request, disclose Senate-controlled video footage recorded for security purposes to the House of Commons, the Parliamentary Protective Service or to a law enforcement or intelligence agency operating under the jurisdiction of the Government of Canada or a province or territory if that footage does not depict a senator or a Senate proceeding or disclose confidential or privileged information or an individual’s personal information beyond their location, appearance and activities at a particular time.”; and
2.That the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel be authorized to make any necessary technical, editorial, grammatical or other required, non-substantive changes to the Senate Administrative Rules as a result of these amendments, including the updating of cross-references and the renumbering of provisions.
No. 162. (three)
By the Honourable Senator Galvez:
November 21, 2023—That the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources be authorized to meet on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto.
No. 169. (three)
By the Honourable Senator Bellemare:
December 5, 2023—That the Senate call upon the federal government to create, under the auspices of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, a working group to examine and report on issues of efficiency and equity related to federal, provincial and territorial strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the agricultural sector, including but not limited to:
(a)the federal carbon tax exemption for fuels such as diesel and gasoline for farm machinery;
(b)the broadening of this exemption to propane and natural gas for farm machinery used to heat or cool a structure for raising or housing animals or growing crops, as well as for grain drying and storage;
(c)the identification of complementary solutions for the reduction of GHG emissions emanating from the use of fossil fuels in the agricultural sector; and
(d)a proposal for the creation of a permanent round table with economic stakeholders and provincial and territorial representatives from the agricultural sector, whose mandate is to advise the federal minister to ensure the adoption of federal policies that complement those of the provinces and territories, are fair and effective, and aim for carbon neutrality;
That the Senate recommend that the working group be composed of five representatives from the provinces and territories, one representative from the federal government, three academic or other experts in the agricultural sector and GHG emissions, and one representative from the Senate and one representative from the House of Commons who will co-chair its proceedings; and
That the Minister cause the working group’s report to be tabled in the two Houses of Parliament no later than June 1, 2024
No. 172. (one)
By the Honourable Senator Simons:
December 12, 2023—That the Senate of Canada:
1.call on the Chief Actuary within the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions to publish an actuarial study that reports on:
(a)a possible exit of Alberta from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), including an analysis of the viability of the CPP after such an exit by Alberta;
(b)a reasonable estimate of an exit cost of Alberta’s share of the Canada Pension Plan fund; and
(c)any other information that the Chief Actuary deems to be relevant in the study of this issue; and
2.call on the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer to study a possible exit of Alberta from the CPP, including any fiscal and/or economic impacts of such an exit from the CPP on Canadians.
Inquiries
No. 18. (three)
By the Honourable Senator Omidvar:
November 28, 2023—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the contributions of international students in Canada and the various challenges, such as fraud and physical, emotional, and sometimes sexual abuse, that many of them face.
For Thursday, February 8, 2024
No. 19.
By the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:
February 6, 2024—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the life and career of the late Honourable Ed Broadbent, P.C.
Written Questions
Pursuant to rule 4-10(1), all unanswered questions appear in the printed edition of the Order Paper and Notice Paper of the first sitting day of each week and in the electronic version of the Order Paper and Notice Paper of each sitting day. The electronic version is available at www.parl.gc.ca.
No. 286.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding Defence Construction Canada (DCC):
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did DCC have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 287.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding Destination Canada:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did Destination Canada have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 288.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding Downsview Park:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did Downsview Park have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 289.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Export Development Canada (EDC):
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did EDC have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 290.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding Farm Credit Canada (FCC):
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did FCC have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 291.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL):
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did FBCL have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 292.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 293.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the National Gallery of Canada:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the National Gallery of Canada have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 294.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 295.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 296.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did Ingenium have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 297.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Laurentian Pilotage Authority:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the Laurentian Pilotage Authority have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 298.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding Marine Atlantic:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did Marine Atlantic have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 299.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Royal Canadian Mint:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the Royal Canadian Mint have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 300.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Canadian Museum of Nature:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the Canadian Museum of Nature have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 301.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the National Capital Commission (NCC):
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the NCC have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 302.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 303.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Pacific Pilotage Authority (PPA):
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the PPA have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 304.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP):
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the PSP have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 305.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Standards Council of Canada (SCC):
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did the SCC have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 306.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding Telefilm Canada:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did Telefilm Canada have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 307.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding Via Rail:
1.For each of the last five years, how much in bonuses were paid to employees?
(a)For each of these amounts, how is it broken down by type of bonus?
(b)For each of these amounts, how much was paid in total to the top 10 executives?
2.What criteria was used to determine if a bonus was payable and the amount of the bonus?
3.Was the responsible Minister consulted before any of the payments were made?
4.How many employees did Via Rail have on December 31 of each of the last five years?
No. 308.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s December 2016-January 2017 family vacation at the Aga Khan’s private Bell Island in the Bahamas:
1.What was the total amount of costs incurred by the RCMP during this trip? How were these amounts broken down?
2.How many times did the RCMP attempt to reimburse Bell Island managers for these costs? On what date was the last attempt made?
3.It was reported in December 2019 that the RCMP had decided in mid-2018 not to reimburse Bell Island for their costs associated with this trip. Did the RCMP ever re-visit this decision? If so, when?
4.As a result of these unpaid expenses, did the RCMP ever consider recusing themselves from the decision whether to investigate if the Prime Minister broke the law by accepting this vacation?
5.Documents released through Access to Information in 2022 indicate the RCMP decided not to charge the Prime Minister with fraud under section 121(1)(c) of the Criminal Code as the RCMP was unclear if he had the ability to provide written approval for his own free trip. In the House of Commons on April 26, 2022, the Prime Minister confirmed he had not given himself permission. After the Prime Minister made this statement, did the RCMP re-consider opening its investigation, or consider referring the matter to another police agency for investigation? If not, why not?
No. 309.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding the Infrastructure Bank:
1.In 2022 and 2023, how much did the Infrastructure Bank pay out in each category?
(a)Termination benefits
(b)Short-term incentive or performance benefits
(c)Long-term incentive or performance benefits
(d)Any other discretionary bonuses
2.What is the total amount the Infrastructure Bank has paid out in all forms of compensation between December 1, 2021, and December 31, 2023?
No. 310.
By the Honourable Senator Plett:
February 6, 2024—Regarding invasive wild pigs in Western Canada:
1.Does the Government of Canada have a cost estimate for the agricultural damage the invasive wild pig population has caused in Canada through the destruction of crops, spreading disease to farms and livestock, etc.?
2.Work on Canada’s Wild Pig Strategy began in 2021. Has this strategy since been implemented? If not, when will it be in place?
3.What actions have been taken since 2021 by federal departments and/or agencies to reduce the population of invasive wild pigs in Canada?
4.How much has the Government of Canada spent to address this issue since 2021? How is this spending broken down?
5.What work has been done with the U.S. government and/or individual American states on this issue?