Debates of the Senate
DEBATES OF THE SENATE 2nd SESSION • 43rd PARLIAMENT • VOLUME 152 • NUMBER 38 OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREY, Speaker CONTENTS (Daily index of proceedings appears at back of this issue). Debates Services: Josée Boisvert, National Press Building, Room 831, Tel. 613-219-3775 Publications Centre: Kim Laughren, National Press Building, Room 926, Tel. 343-550-5002 Published by the Senate Available on the Internet: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1399 THE SENATE Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The Senate met at 2 p.m., the Speaker in the chair. moved, seconded, and adopted, without debate, amendment, or further vote. No further details will be provided, and the Clerk Prayers. will keep all information related to the vote confidential. SPEAKER’S STATEMENT The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, on February 8, SENATORS’ STATEMENTS 2021, the Senate adopted the fourth report of the Committee of Selection. That report recommended “that for the remainder of this parliamentary session, the position of Speaker pro tempore THE LATE MALI CURLEY be filled by means of a secret ballot, using a process to be established by the Speaker after consulting with the Leader of the Hon. Dennis Glen Patterson: Honourable senators, I rise to Government, the Leader of the Opposition, and the leader or pay tribute to Mali Curley of Iqaluit, a long-time court worker, facilitator of any other recognized party or recognized expert interpreter and respected elder who passed away recently parliamentary group.” at age 72. These consultations have now taken place, and I am pleased to Mali was one of my first employees and a mentor and guide in advise the Senate that the election of the Speaker pro tempore understanding the Inuit language and culture, when together in will be by ranked ballot.
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