Journals of the Senate
4 Charles III , A.D. 2026, Canada
1st Session, 45th Parliament
Issue 59 (Unrevised)
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
2 p.m.
The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
AdlerAl ZaibakArnoldArnotAtaullahjanAucoinAudetteBattersBlackBoehmBoyerBureyCardozoCarignanClementCormierCoyleCuznerDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDhillonDowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacHarderHayHébertHousakosKaretak-LindellKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMartinMcBeanMcCallumMcPhedranMiville-DechêneMohamedMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenProsperPupatelloQuinnRavaliaRinguetteRobinsonRossSaint-GermainSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenSuretteTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteWilsonWooYouanceYussuff
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
AdlerAl ZaibakArnoldArnotAtaullahjanAucoinAudetteBattersBlackBoehmBoyerBureyCardozoCarignanClementCormierCoyleCuznerDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDhillonDowneDuncanForestFrancisFridhandlerGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacHarderHayHébertHousakosKaretak-LindellKingstonKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLewisLoffredaMacAdamMacDonaldManningMartinMcBeanMcCallumMcPhedranMiville-DechêneMohamedMoncionMoodieMoreauMuggliOslerOudarPatePattersonPetitclercPettenProsperPupatelloQuinnRavaliaRinguetteRobinsonRossSaint-GermainSeniorSimonsSmithSorensenSuretteTannasVaroneVernerWallinWells (Alberta)Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador)WhiteWilsonWooYouanceYussuff
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 Documents
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
2026 Spring Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 7(5).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-952.
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:
Departmental Plans for 2026-27:
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Canada Border Services Agency
Canada Revenue Agency
Canada School of Public Service
Canada Water Agency
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Canadian Energy Regulator
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Grain Commission
Canadian High Arctic Research Station
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Canadian Space Agency
Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board
Canadian Transportation Agency
Copyright Board
Correctional Service of Canada
Courts Administration Service
Department for Women and Gender Equality
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Department of Canadian Heritage
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Department of Employment and Social Development
Department of Finance
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Department of Health
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Department of Indigenous Services
Department of Industry
Department of Justice
Department of National Defence
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Department of Public Works and Government Services
Department of the Environment
Department of Transport
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Western Economic Diversification
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
Immigration and Refugee Board
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Invest in Canada Hub
Law Commission of Canada
Library and Archives of Canada
Military Grievances External Review Committee
Military Police Complaints Commission
National Film Board
National Research Council of Canada
National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Northern Pipeline Agency
Office of the Auditor General
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner
Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner
Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada
Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
Parks Canada Agency
Parole Board of Canada
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Privy Council Office
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Service Commission
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada and that portion of the federal public administration appointed under subsection 12(2) of the Supreme Court Act
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
Shared Services Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Statistics Canada
The National Battlefields Commission
Treasury Board Secretariat
Veterans Review and Appeal Board.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-953.
Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees
The Honourable Senator Arnot presented the following:
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to present its
FIFTH REPORT
Your committee, to which was referred Bill S-209, An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material, has, in obedience to the order of reference of June 12, 2025, examined the said bill and now reports the same with the following amendments:
1.Clause 2, page 2:
(a)Replace line 13 with the following:
“pornographic material means, with the exception of the material referred to in the definition of child sexual abuse and exploitation material in paragraph 163.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, any photographic, film,”; and
(b)replace lines 15 to 20 with the following:
“was made by electronic or mechanical means, that
(a) shows the genital organs or anal region of a person engaged or depicted as engaged in explicit sexual activity; and
(b) is intended to cause sexual excitement. (matériel pornographique)”.
2.Clause 6, page 3: Replace line 21 with the following:
“organization that incidentally pro-”.
3.Clause 9, page 4: Replace line 31 with the following:
“(e.1) any appropriate information in relation to a system of administrative monetary penalties made by regulation under paragraph 12(1)(c); and”.
4.Clause 10, page 5: Delete lines 31 to 42.
5.Clause 12, pages 6 and 7:
(a)On page 6,
(i)replace lines 17 to 21 with the following:
“graphic material made available free of charge is not to be regarded as made available for commercial purposes;”,
(ii)replace line 23 with the following:
“tion methods referred to in subsection 7(1); and
(c) designating as a violation the failure of an organization that receives a notice under subsection 9(1) to take the steps referred to in paragraph 9(2)(c) within the period set out in paragraph 9(2)(d), establishing a system of administrative monetary penalties applicable to those violations and setting a range of amounts for those penalties.”, and
(iii)replace lines 35 and 36 with the following:
“age-verification or age-estimation purposes;”; and
(b)on page 7, add the following after line 9:
“(3) In establishing the system of administrative monetary penalties referred to in paragraph (1)(c), the Governor in Council must ensure that any representation made pursuant to paragraph 9(2)(f) is taken into consideration when determining if an organization has committed a violation and in determining the amount of the penalty.”.
6.Delete clause 13 and the heading before it, page 7.
7.Clause 14, page 7: Replace lines 26 and 27 with the following:
“14 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.”.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID M. ARNOT
Chair
Observations to the Fifth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill S-209)
Numerous witnesses appearing before the committee emphasized the harmful and dangerous effects of pornography consumption on the mental and physical health of minors. In light of this evidence, the committee is of the view that the pornography industry in Canada is not doing its fair share to mitigate the harms associated with its activities.
Accordingly, the committee calls on the government to establish a framework ensuring that all costs related to the implementation of this bill, as well as any related measures, are borne by organizations that make pornographic material available on the Internet in Canada.
These organizations should be required to assume a financial burden commensurate with their responsibility for the negative public health impacts of their industry. The committee notes that traditional approaches (such as administrative monetary penalties) have proven insufficient to address these harms. It is therefore necessary to pursue alternative solutions that place responsibility on these organizations, rather than on Canadian taxpayers.
The committee observes that, while Bill S-209 establishes mechanisms intended to restrict young persons’ access to pornographic material, evidence heard during its study indicated that access-restriction and age-verification measures have inherent limitations and may not, on their own, prevent all forms of exposure or address the consequences of exposure when it occurs.
Witnesses noted that young persons may encounter such material through multiple pathways, including search results, social sharing, and content accessed outside regulated platforms, and that some young persons have already been exposed and may, in certain circumstances, experience adverse mental health, emotional, or psychosocial effects as a result.
The committee further heard evidence emphasizing the importance of complementary, non-coercive responses — including trauma-informed counselling, mental health supports, public education, digital literacy initiatives, and resources for families and educators — in mitigating potential harms and supporting affected young persons.
Testimony also raised considerations relating to privacy, freedom of expression, and proportionality under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Given these concerns, supportive and educational measures may strengthen the overall balance of legislative responses.
While the committee did not adopt amendments establishing a national support strategy, it observes that testimony identified a gap in coordinated harm-mitigation measures and is of the view that these matters warrant continued consideration by Parliament and the Government of Canada, consistent with constitutional principles, jurisdictional boundaries, and evidence-based best practices.
The Honourable Senator Arnot moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Arnot presented the following:
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to present its
SIXTH REPORT
Your committee, to which was referred Bill S-205, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, has, in obedience to the order of reference of October 21, 2025, examined the said bill and now reports the same with the following amendments:
1.Clause 3, page 3: Delete lines 13 to 21.
2.Delete clause 4, page 3.
3.Clause 6, page 4:
(a) Replace line 9 with the following:
“6 Paragraph 37.1(2)(a) of the Act is replaced”; and
(b) delete lines 14 to 24.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID M. ARNOT
Chair
The Honourable Senator Arnot moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Coyle, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, tabled the fifth report of the committee, entitled Omnibus Budget Bills: A growing problem.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-954S.
The Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills
The Honourable Senator McCallum introduced Bill S-245, An Act respecting a National Blanket Ceremony Day.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator McCallum moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Manning, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading two days hence.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Question Period
The Senate proceeded to Question Period.
Orders of the Day
Pursuant to the order adopted June 4, 2025, the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson informed the Senate that Question Period with the Honourable Marjorie Michel, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health, will take place on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 2:30 p.m.
Government Business
Bills – Second Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kingston, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion, for the second reading of Bill S-5, An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Black moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Osler, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-13, An Act to implement the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The Honourable Senator Petten moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duncan, that the bill be read for the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Housakos moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees – Other
Orders No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
With leave of the Senate and pursuant to rule 5-10(1), Order No. 49 was withdrawn.
Order No. 60 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other Business
Senate Public Bills – Third Reading
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees
Consideration of the third report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Bill S-230, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for soil health protection, conservation and enhancement, with an amendment), presented in the Senate on March 12, 2026.
The Honourable Senator Robinson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tannas, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Black moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Patterson, that the bill, as amended, be placed on the Orders of the Day for third reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Senate Public Bills – Second Reading
Orders No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees – Other
Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the third report of the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight, entitled Senate Audit and Oversight Charter, presented in the Senate on December 2, 2025.
The Honourable Senator Klyne moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gerba, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 9, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Orders No. 3, 4 and 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Order No. 6 was called and, pursuant to rule 4-14(2), dropped from the Order Paper and Notice Paper.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples be authorized to examine and report on how the historical and ongoing forcible removal of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children from their families and cultures, including but not limited to:
(a)removals through the Indian residential school system;
(b)Indian day schools;
(c)the Sixties Scoop;
(d)the epidemic of Indigenous children in care; and
(e)the resultant intergenerational effects of this child apprehension, such as missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and the over-incarceration of Indigenous peoples;
constitutes a crime against humanity and a genocide, pursuant to the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, S.C. 2000, c. 24, and Articles 6 and 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and in accordance with Article II of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; and
That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2025.
The Honourable Senator McCallum moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 13 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Simons, calling the attention of the Senate to the emerging problem of satellite debris falls in Canada and to the challenges of satellite congestion, pollution and liability.
Debate.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
At 4 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted on March 12, 2026, the Senate was suspended during pleasure and resolved into a Committee of the Whole in order to receive Annette Ryan respecting her appointment as Parliamentary Budget Officer, the Honourable Senator Cormier in the Chair.
—In the Committee—
Pursuant to the order adopted on March 12, 2026, Annette Ryan, nominee to the position of Parliamentary Budget Officer, was escorted to a seat in the Senate Chamber.
Debate.
It was agreed that the chair report to the Senate that the witness had been heard.
The sitting of the Senate resumed.
The Chair of the Committee informed the Senate that the committee had heard the witness.
Other Business
Inquiries
The Senate resumed debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Simons, calling the attention of the Senate to the emerging problem of satellite debris falls in Canada and to the challenges of satellite congestion, pollution and liability.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Kingston moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Ordered : That Order No. 8, under OTHER BUSINESS, Senate Public Bills — Second Reading, be again called.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McPhedran, seconded by the Honourable Senator Sorensen, for the second reading of Bill S-222, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Kingston moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Inquiries
Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Martin, calling the attention of the Senate to the career of the Honourable Judith Seidman.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Batters, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 5 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Sorensen, calling the attention of the Senate to the nation-building value of tourism in Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Kingston moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Coyle, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 9 and 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Coyle, calling the attention of the Senate to the final report of the Canadian Youth Climate Assembly.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Kingston moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Clement, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Loffreda, calling the attention of the Senate to the vital role that immigrants have played — and continue to play — in shaping Canada’s economic growth, cultural richness and social fabric.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Clement moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave,
The Senate reverted to Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees.
The Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., presented the following:
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance has the honour to present its
SIXTH REPORT
Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, has, in obedience to the order of reference of Tuesday, March 10, 2026, examined the said bill and now reports the same without amendment but with certain observations, which are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
CLAUDE CARIGNAN
Chair
Observations to the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (Bill C-15)
The committee has certain comments to make regarding Division 5 of Part 5 of Bill C-15. This division would allow a minister to exempt a person, association, or organization, by order and for a maximum period of three years, from the application of a provision of a federal law under the minister’s responsibility or of a regulation adopted under a law for which the minister is responsible or the administrator (with the exception of the Criminal Code). An amendment adopted in the House of Commons added thirteen acts to the exception provided for the Criminal Code. During the appearance of the Minister of Finance, the Honorable François-Philippe Champagne, committee members questioned him about the absence of the Official Languages Act from the list of exceptions. In a letter sent to the committee, Minister Champagne responded as follows:
The fact that the Official Languages Act was not included in this list of exempted statutes was, quite simply, an unfortunate oversite [sic]. I believe, as I know you all do, that official languages are at the very heart of Canadian identity, and I can confirm that our government remains staunchly committed to protecting and promoting official languages across the country at every occasion.
Also in the same division, an amendment adopted in the House of Commons limited a minister’s authority to issue such an order to the clean technology or financial technology sector. Some witnesses stated that the term for clean technologies in the French version of the bill (“écotechnologies”) is ambiguous and could have many meanings. In their view, a more appropriate term would be “technologies propres,” which is used, for example, in the Income Tax Act.
To avoid delaying the passage of Bill C-15, the committee is not proposing amendments on these matters, but strongly recommends that the government add the Official Languages Act to the list of excluded acts in section 11 of the Red Tape Reduction Act, and amend or clarify the meaning of the term “technologies propres” in subsections 12(3) and 14.2(2) of the French version of the same Act through legislative or regulatory means as soon as possible.
The Honourable Senator Pupatello moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for third reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders of the Day
Other Business
Inquiries
Order No. 13 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Klyne moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gerba:
That the Senate call upon the Government of Canada to establish an Independent Military Honours Review Board to review veterans’ cases where evidence suggests Victoria Cross criteria are met.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Moncion called the attention of the Senate to the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the Desjardins Group.
Debate.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-23, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Pupatello moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten, that the bill be read for the second time.
Debate.
A point of order was raised concerning the availability of copies of the bill.
Debate.
Government Business
Bills – Second Reading
The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Pupatello, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten, for the second reading of Bill C-23, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moreau, P.C., that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-24, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Moreau, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
INQUIRIES
The Senate resumed debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Moncion, calling the attention of the Senate to the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the Desjardins Group.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Clement moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 7:57 p.m., the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 2 p.m.)
DOCUMENTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7)
Government response, dated March 19, 2026, to the twentieth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, entitled Missing Records, Missing Children, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 25, 2024, during the First Session of the Forty-fourth Parliament.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-944S.
(Pursuant to rule 12-23(4), the report and the response were deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples.)
Government response, dated March 20, 2026, to the twenty-first report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, entitled Respected and Protected: Towards the establishment of an Indigenous human rights framework, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on December 12, 2024, during the First Session of the Forty-fourth Parliament.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-945S.
(Pursuant to rule 12-23(4), the report and the response were deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples.)
Summaries of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2026-30 of the Royal Canadian Mint, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-946.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2026-30 of the National Capital Commission, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-947.
Summary of the commitment that led to the inclusion of certain goods in the Import Control List through the Order Amending the Import Control List (2026-1), pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-19, sbs. 5(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-948.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2025-26 to 2029-30 and budgets of the Canadian Tourism Commission, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-949.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2025-26 to 2029-30 of the Canada Lands Company Limited, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-950.
Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the year 2025, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. H-6, sbs. 61(4) and to the Employment Equity Act, S.C. 1995, c. 44, s. 32.—Sessional Paper No. 1/45-951.
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Sorensen was added to the membership (March 19, 2026).
The Honourable Senator Francis was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (March 19, 2026).
The Honourable Senator Sorensen was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (March 18, 2026).
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) replaced the Honourable Senator Busson (March 24, 2026).
Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples
The Honourable Senator Sorensen was added to the membership (March 19, 2026).
The Honourable Senator White was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (March 19, 2026).
The Honourable Senator Sorensen was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (March 18, 2026).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs
The Honourable Senator Ince replaced the Honourable Senator Ross (March 24, 2026).
The Honourable Senator Ross replaced the Honourable Senator Ince (March 16, 2026).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) replaced the Honourable Senator Busson (March 23, 2026).
The Honourable Senator Busson replaced the Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario) (March 20, 2026).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Cardozo replaced the Honourable Senator Wilson (March 24, 2026).