DEBATES OF THE SENATE

1st SESSION • 43rd PARLIAMENT • VOLUME 151 • NUMBER 1

OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD)

Thursday, December 5, 2019

The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREY, Speaker

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THE SENATE

Thursday, December 5, 2019

FORTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT [Translation] Senators still play a very important role in our democratic OPENING OF FIRST SESSION system. I’m looking forward to working closely with all of you during this session. Parliament having been summoned by proclamation to meet this day for the dispatch of business: [English]

The Senate met at 8:30 a.m., the Speaker in the chair. Once again, honourable senators, welcome back.

Prayers. BUSINESS OF THE SENATE [Translation] The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, there have been consultations and there is an agreement to allow photographers in COMMUNICATION FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE the Senate Chamber to photograph today’s proceedings.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I have the Is it agreed, honourable senators? honour to inform you that I have received the following communication from Government House, which reads as follows: Hon. Senators: Agreed.

RIDEAU HALL [Translation]

November 28, 2019 NEW SENATOR Mr. Speaker: The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I have the honour to inform the Senate that the Clerk of the Senate has I am commanded to inform you that the Right Honourable received a certificate from the Registrar General of Canada Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of showing that Tony Loffreda has been summoned to the Senate. Canada, in his capacity as Deputy of the Governor General, will proceed to the Chamber of the Senate to open the First Session of the Forty-Third Parliament of Canada at Hon. Senators: Hear, hear! 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, the 5th day of December, 2019. INTRODUCTION Yours sincerely,

Assunta Di Lorenzo The Hon. the Speaker having informed the Senate that there Secretary to the Governor General and Herald Chancellor was a senator without, waiting to be introduced:

The Honourable The following honourable senator was introduced; presented The Speaker of the Senate Her Majesty’s writ of summons; took the oath prescribed by law, Ottawa which was administered by the Clerk of the Senate; and was seated: [English] Hon. Tony Loffreda, of Westmount, , introduced The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to take between Hon. Peter Harder, P.C., and Hon. . this opportunity to welcome you back to the Senate. I know the chamber looks somewhat different this morning than it normally • (0840) does. We had to do a bench opening because we’re limited in the number of seats that we have in our gallery. The Hon. the Speaker informed the Senate that the honourable senator named above had made and subscribed the I trust that you had a chance to recharge and spend quality time Declaration of Qualification required by the Constitution Act, with family and friends in your communities, to reflect on how, 1867, in the presence of the Clerk of the Senate, the as we continue to serve as senators in the , we Commissioner appointed to receive and witness the said can collaborate and work better together to serve . declaration. 2 SENATE DEBATES December 5, 2019

The Hon. the Speaker: As there is no business before the COMMUNICATION FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE Senate, is it your pleasure, honourable senators, that the Senate do now adjourn during pleasure to await the arrival of Her The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I have the Excellency the Governor General of Canada? honour to inform you that I have received the following communication from Government House, which reads as follows: (The Senate adjourned during pleasure.) RIDEAU HALL

November 28, 2019 • (0920) Mr. Speaker: At 9:26 a.m. the sitting was resumed, and was then adjourned, pending the arrival of the Deputy of Her Excellency the I have the honour to inform you that Her Excellency the Governor General. Right Honourable , Governor General of Canada will arrive at the Senate of Canada Building at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, the 5th day of December, 2019. The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, Deputy of Her Excellency the Governor General, having come and being seated, When it has been indicated that all is in readiness, Her Excellency will proceed to the Chamber of the Senate to formally open the First Session of the Forty-Third Parliament of Canada. The Hon. the Speaker commanded the Usher of the Black Rod to proceed to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that it is the desire of the Right Honourable the Deputy of Yours sincerely, Her Excellency the Governor General that they attend him immediately in the Senate Chamber. Assunta Di Lorenzo Secretary to the Governor General and Herald Chancellor Who being come, The Honourable The Speaker of the Senate Ottawa The Hon. the Speaker said:

Honourable Members of the Senate: • (0930)

Members of the House of Commons: [English]

I have it in command to let you know that Her Excellency SENATORS’ STATEMENTS the Governor General does not see fit to declare the causes of her summoning the present Parliament of Canada until a THE HONOURABLE TONY LOFFREDA Speaker of the House of Commons shall have been chosen, according to law; but this afternoon, at the hour of 3:30 p.m., Her Excellency will declare the causes of her calling this CONGRATULATIONS ON APPOINTMENT Parliament. The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I now call upon the leadership to offer remarks for our new Senator Loffreda. The Commons withdrew. Hon. Peter Harder (Government Representative in the Senate): Honourable senators, this is the fiftieth time that I have The Right Honourable the Deputy of Her Excellency the had the honour of walking up the aisle with a new senator. It is Governor General was pleased to retire. indeed an honour as the still Government Representative to do so today and to give a welcome, a bienvenue, a benvenuto to our newest colleague. The Honourable Senator Tony Loffreda, is here to represent, as we heard moments ago, his province of (The sitting of the Senate was resumed.) Quebec and the division of Shawinegan. December 5, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 3

[Translation] Despite Senator Loffreda’s significant professional achievements, it is clear that he never lost his connection to his Senator Loffreda brings a wealth of business knowledge and community and to those who are in need. He is well-known for 35 years of experience in the finance sector, but his appointment his years of dedicated service to the Italian community, to his is about far more than his contribution to the world of business. city of , and to the province of Quebec, which is clearly demonstrated by his long track record of philanthropy and [English] volunteer efforts. In fact, I counted 21 boards and committees that Senator Loffreda has served on. These include such things as His philanthropic contributions are truly impressive and sports, health care, economic development, performing arts, demonstrate how committed he is to the well-being of his fundraising to fight autism and cancer and many more. community, his city, his province and his country. All of this demonstrates the wealth of knowledge and [Translation] experience that Senator Loffreda brings to this chamber. But it also shows the level of respect that he has gained from his fellow As Vice-Chairman of Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Canadians, a respect which has been repeatedly evidenced by the Management, Senator Loffreda co-chaired over 100 initiatives many awards Senator Loffreda has received. There are simply that benefited communities and people in need. A big heart and a too many awards to mention, but they include the Quebec keen intellect are qualities that make a good parliamentarian. Lieutenant Governor’s Gold Medal, the Canadian Senate’s Senator Loffreda already demonstrated a strong understanding of 150 Medal and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. Senator a senator’s role when he said in a recent interview, “It’s not just Loffreda was also a recipient of the Governor General’s Caring about having an opinion. It’s about showing good judgment.” Canadian Award in 2014, which recognizes individuals who have made a significant, sustained, unpaid contribution to their [English] community. It was noted that Senator Loffreda was a shining example of this. I couldn’t agree more. Honourable senators, we know that winning the confidence of Senator, we welcome you to this chamber. We look forward to Canadians is not always easy, yet in a parliamentary democracy, your contributions to our deliberations, and thank you for your such confidence is critically important. I am delighted that family’s indulgence as this will cost them time with you, but we Senator Loffreda brings to this chamber, not only his benefit with that time. Thank you. professional experience and expertise, but a resounding endorsement from those he will be representing. Hon. Donald Neil Plett (Leader of the Opposition): Honourable senators, although I am not sorry that Senator Harder won’t be bringing any more senators into the chamber, I wish it Senator Loffreda, I have every confidence that you will be a was for different reasons than what they are. Senator Harder, it strong voice for your city and for your region and that you will has been a pleasure working with you. make a great contribution to your province, to your country and to the Senate of Canada. On behalf of the Conservative caucus, Honourable senators, I want to begin by welcoming all of you welcome to the Senate of Canada. back to this chamber after an extended break. I hope you had a good summer and are ready for a productive session of [Translation] Parliament.

It is with great pleasure that I rise today to welcome our Hon. Raymonde Saint-Germain: Honourable senators, newest colleague to this chamber, the Honourable Tony Loffreda. Antonio “Tony” Loffreda, on behalf of myself and all the members of the Independent Senators Group, I welcome your Senator Loffreda, congratulations on your appointment and appointment today. I also want to welcome the 18 members of welcome to the Senate of Canada. I know that you have had a your family who have come to witness this memorable event. few months since your appointment in July to begin to get This richly deserved appointment is the culmination of a oriented. But I also know how challenging it can be as you adjust distinguished professional and philanthropic career that included to your new responsibilities as a senator. I want to assure you, stints in many different fields, such as finance, business, health senator, that you are surrounded by friends and colleagues on and culture. Your community involvement is exemplary, as the both sides of this chamber who are happy to provide you with announcement of your appointment rightly recognized. whatever assistance we can. I know I speak for all senators when I say, don’t hesitate to reach out to any of us at any time. The fundamental role of the Senate is to represent Canada’s diverse minority communities. In every respect, your career has Colleagues, as you have already heard, Senator Loffreda’s led you to become a standard bearer for these communities and credentials are long and well established. Most recently he was for the vulnerable and voiceless. You have staunchly represented Vice-Chairman of RBC Wealth Management. Before that, he was the interests of linguistic and cultural minorities, especially the a regional vice-president with RBC. He was a senior manager large Italian community of Quebec and Canada. As the first with the National Bank of Canada for many years, and prior to native-born Canadian of Italian origin to be appointed to the that, he was senior audit manager with Raymond Chabot Grant Senate, you will be giving this community another reason to be Thorton. proud. 4 SENATE DEBATES December 5, 2019

[English] We have seen some recent changes, with the creation of the new under the leadership of Senator Today is an important day, not only for you, as it is your first Tannas and Senator Verner, with the creation of our new time sitting in this chamber, but also for all of us. Today marks parliamentary group, the , and with the the first day of a new Parliament. It is the first change of election of a new Leader of the Opposition, Senator Plett. legislature since the Senate reform began in 2015. I would also like to take a moment to thank Senator Harder for Senator Loffreda, you are coming at quite an exciting time in his leadership as Government Representative, and Senators Senate history. There has never been more diversity in the Senate Bellemare and Mitchell for the role they each played in the last than in the one that is gathered today, whether it be in the Parliament. Also, I would like to thank Senator Smith. Your diversity in the representation of Indigenous peoples, of women, leadership was well displayed here with your team. in the expertise of senators, in the diversity of linguistic minorities. Senate reform has just begun. It has yet to be We must never forget that our fundamental goal remains to finalized and there is a long road still ahead, but I believe this make our provinces, our regions and our country a better place Forty-third Parliament is a time of opportunity for all of us to for Canada. contribute to these ongoing changes.

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In this new chapter, Senator Loffreda, your experience will Senator Loffreda, I’m certain that your expertise will be an undoubtedly be an important asset. It is a well-kept secret that asset to us in the work we do moving forward. Once again, the senators work very hard in the Senate. As your long and fruitful progressive group welcomes you to the Senate of Canada. My career has shown, you are no stranger to either of those things. colleagues and I look forward to working with you. Welcome. Your versatility and work ethic will fit perfectly with this institution. For these reasons, I am confident that you will Hon. Senators: Hear, hear! provide a strong and long-lasting contribution to the work of the Senate. Welcome. ADJOURNMENT Hon. : Senator Loffreda, welcome.

You arrive here on an auspicious day in what I expect will be a Hon. Grant Mitchell (Acting Legislative Deputy to the special and unusual Parliament. When I read your biography on Government Representative in the Senate): Honourable the day of the announcement, I noted the depth of your career. senators, I move: You are a fellow traveller in the financial services industry, you are an accountant by training, and you are good with numbers. That the Senate do now adjourn until 2:30 p.m. That will stand you well here. There is a lot of calculating that goes on here. The Hon. the Speaker: Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion? We’re glad to have you. Your skills and perspective are welcome and needed here. Welcome, senator, on behalf of our Hon. Senators: Agreed. group. (The Senate adjourned until later this day at 2:30 p.m.) Hon. Joseph A. Day: Honourable senators, on behalf of the progressive Senate group, I would like to welcome all senators back to this chamber. • (1430)

Senator Loffreda, I am pleased to join Senators Harder, Plett, Saint-German and Tannas in welcoming you to this chamber. SECOND SITTING There is little more I can add to what my colleagues have already said about your accomplished life before your arrival here today. The Senate met at 2:30 p.m., the Speaker in the chair. We congratulate you for that and we thank you for agreeing to serve in the Senate of Canada. Prayers. However, I would like to reflect a moment on why we are all here. Our primary purpose is the scrutiny of legislation, with The Hon. the Speaker: As there is no business before the what Sir John A. Macdonald called “sober second thought.” We Senate, is it your pleasure, honourable senators, that the Senate propose amendments to bills when we feel those amendments are do now adjourn during pleasure to await the arrival of Her necessary or desirable. We advocate for minorities, such as Excellency the Governor General of Canada. Indigenous peoples, women, and persons with disabilities. We represent our regions and their place in Confederation. While we (The Senate adjourned during pleasure.) fulfill that traditional role, we are changing and modernizing how this chamber operates in order to better reflect the expectations of Canadians.

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• (1500) The Right Honourable Julie Payette: Honourable Senators, At 3:05 p.m., Her Excellency the Governor General having Members of the House of Commons, come and being seated upon the Throne — Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to address this first session of Canada’s The Hon. the Speaker said: 43rd Parliament. I would like to welcome the 98 new members of this assembly and to welcome back returning members. Usher of the Black Rod, Your predecessors first sat in Parliament in You will proceed to the House of Commons and acquaint that November 1867. Canada was barely five months old. On the House that it is the pleasure of Her Excellency the Governor scale of world history, we are still very young. Yet much has General of Canada that they attend her immediately in the Senate happened in the world since then. We have matured, and we chamber. are here — strong and free. There has been no civil war, no foreign armies marching on our soil. There have been agreements and differences along the way, and lots of The House of Commons being come, arguments, yes, most of them delivered with much eloquence in this very chamber. Their Speaker, the Honourable Anthony Rota, said: There are many reasons for our stability. First, the millions of us, whether we are from here or chose to come May it Please Your Excellency, and live here, we share the same desire. We wish to live freely and in peace and harmony. This quest is a bedrock of our nation and informs almost everything we do. We may The House of Commons has elected me their Speaker, differ in many ways, yet we move forward as if we were one though I am but little able to fulfil the important duties thus people, looking for equal opportunities and common ground. assigned to me. If, in the performance of those duties, I This is not by accident, but by choice. It is who we are. should at any time fall into error, I pray that the fault may be imputed to me, and not to the Commons, whose servant I And remember, as well, that our fortunes have relied often am, and who, through me, the better to enable them to on the knowledge and the strategies of the Indigenous discharge their duty to their Queen and Country, humbly Peoples — what I call Indigenous genius, that allowed this claim all their undoubted rights and privileges, especially nation to thrive. Their deep understanding of our natural that they may have freedom of speech in their debates, world, their intense sense of community, should continue to access to Your Excellency’s Person at all seasonable times, affect what we do here. and that their proceedings may receive from Your Excellency the most favourable construction. For the good of our communities and the future of our children. The Hon. the Speaker of the Senate answered: Kkidji mkwènimaganiwiwatch missiwè anichinapèk achitch nigan abinoudjichak kè pimadiziwatch. Mr. Speaker, I am commanded by Her Excellency the Governor General to declare to you that she freely confides Reconciliation must continue. in the duty and attachment of the House of Commons to Her Majesty’s Person and Government, and not doubting that The second bedrock of our stability is our parliamentary their proceedings will be conducted with wisdom, temper system. Your work is vital, because through it, we decide and prudence, she grants, and upon all occasions will what we really want as a nation. The network of laws and recognize and allow, their constitutional privileges. I am traditions that define what it means to be Canadian commanded also to assure you that the Commons shall have safeguards our way of life and paves the way for the future ready access to Her Excellency upon all seasonable we desire. Your role in the democratic process is a privilege occasions and that their proceedings, as well as your words and a responsibility. I know that you embrace it, respecting and actions, will constantly receive from her the most the wishes and protecting the rights of us all. favourable construction. Because we serve every single Canadian. Canadians of all • (1530) genders, faiths, languages, customs or skin colours. It is perhaps the most noble undertaking we are entrusted with.

SPEECH FROM THE THRONE And we share the same planet. We know that we are inextricably bound to the same space-time continuum and on board the same planetary spaceship. If we put our brains and Her Excellency the Governor General was then pleased to open smarts and altruistic capabilities together, we can do a lot of the First Session of the Forty-third Parliament with the following good. We can help improve the lives of people in our speech. communities, diminish the gaps and inequities here and 6 SENATE DEBATES December 5, 2019

elsewhere, and have a better chance at tackling serious and The Government has heard Canadians’ concerns that the pressing issues like climate change, poverty, inequalities and world is increasingly uncertain and that the economy is human rights, because global issues know no borders, no changing. And in this context, regional needs and timeline and truly need our attention. differences really matter. Today’s regional economic concerns are both justified and important. I am certain that by working together, no challenges are too big. I am convinced that anyone can rise to any occasion if they are willing to work with others, to reach a higher goal The Government will work with provinces, territories, and to do what is right for the common good. municipalities, Indigenous groups, stakeholders, industry, and Canadians to find solutions. OPENING With dialogue and cooperation, all regions of this country This fall, Canadians went to the polls. And they returned a can overcome the challenges of today, and realize their full minority Parliament to Ottawa. This is the will of the people, potential in the modern economy. and you have been chosen to act on it. And so we open this 43rd Parliament with a call for unity As the Government pursues an ambitious plan to move in the pursuit of common goals and aspirations. Canada forward, Parliamentarians can draw inspiration from Canadians themselves. Canadians have elected you to do Here in this beautiful chamber, we recognize that important work, and they model — in actions big and Canada’s Senate is increasingly non-partisan, and measures small — how you can be effective Parliamentarians. will be taken to help it continue along that path. We are joined by the dedicated public servants who have vowed to Neighbours helping neighbours. work tirelessly on behalf of the people. Canadians have sent a clear message: from young people Putting community first. to seniors, they want their Parliamentarians to work together on the issues that matter most to them. Finding common ground, forging bonds, and working together. In this election, Parliamentarians received a mandate from the people of Canada which Ministers will carry out. It is a mandate to fight climate change, strengthen the middle class, It is in that distinctly Canadian spirit of collaboration that walk the road of reconciliation, keep Canadians safe and the Government and this Parliament will build on the healthy, and position Canada for success in an uncertain progress of the last mandate, and deliver a better Canada for world. all Canadians.

These are not simple tasks. But they are achievable if you FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE stay focused on the people who sent you here. Moms and dads. Grandparents and students. New Canadians, business owners, and workers. People from all walks of life. Canada’s children and grandchildren will judge this generation by its action — or inaction — on the defining Every one of them expects their Parliamentarians to get to challenge of the time: climate change. work, and deliver on a plan that moves our country forward for all Canadians, including women, members of visible and From forest fires and floods, to ocean pollution and linguistic minorities, people with disabilities, and members coastal erosion, Canadians are living the impact of climate of the LGBTQ2 communities. change every day. The science is clear, and it has been for decades. While your approaches may differ, you share the common belief that government should try, whenever possible, to make life better for Canadians. A clear majority of Canadians voted for ambitious climate action now. And that is what the Government will deliver. It That includes better healthcare and affordable housing. will continue to protect the environment and preserve Lower taxes for the middle class and those who need it most. Canada’s natural legacy. And it will do so in a way that Investments in infrastructure, public transit, science and grows the economy and makes life more affordable. innovation. Less gun violence, and a real plan to fight climate change while creating good, well-paying jobs. The Government will set a target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. This goal is ambitious, but necessary — These are but a few areas where this Parliament can make for both environmental protection and economic growth. a real difference in the lives of Canadians. And as much as they have instructed you to work The Government will continue to lead in ensuring a price together, Canadians have also spoken clearly about the on pollution everywhere in this country, working with importance of their regions and their local needs. partners to further reduce emissions. December 5, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 7

The Government will also: cell and wireless services by 25 percent. It will strengthen the pensions that so many seniors rely on, and increase the • help to make energy efficient homes more affordable, federal minimum wage. and introduce measures to build clean, efficient, and affordable communities; Understanding that an educated Canada is a successful • make it easier for people to choose zero-emission Canada, the Government will give more support to students, vehicles; be they new graduates struggling with loan repayment, or be they heading back to school mid-career to learn new skills. • work to make clean, affordable power available in every Canadian community; The Government will also continue delivering on an • work with businesses to make Canada the best place economic agenda that will grow a modern Canadian to start and grow a clean technology company; and economy.

• provide help for people displaced by climate-related disasters. This means moving forward with the new NAFTA to maintain a strong and integrated North American economy. The Government will also act to preserve Canada’s On this and other trade agreements, those in the supply natural legacy, protecting 25 percent of Canada’s land and management sectors will be fully and fairly compensated, 25 percent of Canada’s oceans by 2025. Further, it will with many farmers in the dairy sector receiving their first continue efforts to reduce plastic pollution, and use nature- cheques this month. based solutions to fight climate change — including planting two billion trees to clean the air and make our communities greener. To ensure fairness for all in the new digital space, the Government will review the rules currently in place. And while the Government takes strong action to fight climate change, it will also work just as hard to get Canadian resources to new markets, and offer unwavering support to The Government will remove additional barriers to the hardworking women and men in Canada’s natural domestic and international trade for businesses and farmers, resources sectors, many of whom have faced tough times continue with ambitious investments in infrastructure, and recently. reduce red tape so that it is easier to create and run a start-up or small business. STRENGTHENING THE MIDDLE CLASS And the Government will pursue a responsible fiscal plan Canada’s experience proves that economic growth is the to keep the economy strong and growing. surest way to maintain a good quality of life for citizens.

Over the past four years, Canada has seen tremendous WALKING THE ROAD OF RECONCILIATION growth. And through it all, the Government has worked to ensure that all Canadians benefit from Canada’s economic success — cutting taxes, reducing poverty, and creating over Every single person in Canada deserves a real and fair a million jobs. chance at success — and that must include Indigenous people. And in this new mandate, the Government will provide even greater support to the middle class and the most vulnerable Canadians by pursuing tax fairness, continuing to In 2015, the Government promised a new relationship invest in people, and growing the economy. with Indigenous Peoples — one that would help deliver a better quality of life for their families and communities. As its first act, the Government will cut taxes for all but the wealthiest Canadians, giving more money to middle class families and those who need it most. Real progress has been made over the past four years, including the elimination of 87 long-term drinking water The Government will also act on housing. After advisories, equity in funding for First Nations K-12 drastically reducing poverty across the country in the last education, the passage of historic legislation to protect mandate, the Government will continue its crucial Indigenous languages and affirm Indigenous jurisdiction investments in affordable housing. It will also make it easier over child and family services, and the completion of the for more people to buy their first home. National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Government will give families more time and money to help raise their kids, and make before and after school care more accessible and affordable. It will cut the cost of But we know there is still much work to do. 8 SENATE DEBATES December 5, 2019

Reconciliation with Indigenous people remains a core But there are challenges in making that better future a priority for this Government, and it will continue to move reality. forward as a partner on the journey of reconciliation. Indeed, when Indigenous people experience better outcomes, all Canadians benefit. Year after year, headline after headline, Canadians have seen firsthand the devastating effects of gun violence. Too Among other things, the Government will: many lives lost, too many families shattered. It is time to show courage, and strengthen gun control. • take action to co-develop and introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the first year of the The Government will crack down on gun crime, banning new mandate; military-style assault rifles and taking steps to introduce a buy-back program. Municipalities and communities that • continue the work of eliminating all long-term want to ban handguns will be able to do so. And the drinking water advisories on reserve by 2021, and Government will invest to help cities fight gang-related ensure safe drinking water in First Nations violence. communities; We are on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the horrific • co-develop new legislation to ensure that Indigenous killing of 14 women at l’École Polytechnique in Montréal, a people have access to high-quality, culturally relevant day when all Canadians pause to remember and honour health care and mental health services; those women who were killed because of their gender. And we take stock of the harm that gender-based violence • continue work to implement the Truth and continues to do to Canadian society. Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ Calls for Justice, in The Government will take greater steps to address gender- partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis based violence in Canada, building on the Gender-Based peoples; Violence Strategy and working with partners to develop a National Action Plan. • work with Indigenous communities to close the infrastructure gap by 2030; Ensuring a better quality of life for Canadians also • continue to move forward together to ensure that involves putting the right support in place so that when Indigenous Peoples are in control of their own people are sick, they can get the help they need. destiny and making decisions about their communities; The Government will strengthen health care and work • take new steps to ensure the Government is living up with the provinces and territories to make sure all Canadians to the spirit and intent of treaties, agreements, and get the high-quality care they deserve. It will: other constructive arrangements made with Indigenous Peoples; • Work with provinces, territories, health professionals • ensure that Indigenous people who were harmed and experts in industry and academia to make sure under the discriminatory child welfare system are that all Canadians can access a primary care family compensated in a way that is both fair and timely; doctor; and • Partner with provinces, territories, and health • continue to invest in Indigenous priorities, in professionals to introduce mental health standards in collaboration with Indigenous partners. the workplace, and to make sure that Canadians are able to get mental health care when they need it; and The path to reconciliation is long. But in its actions and interactions the Government will continue to walk it with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. • Make it easier for people to get the help they need when it comes to opioids and substance abuse. KEEPING CANADIANS SAFE AND HEALTHY Canadians have seen the widespread harm caused by opioid use in this country. More needs to be done, Wherever they live — in small rural communities or in and more will be done. big cities; in the foothills of the Rockies or the fishing villages along our coastlines; in the Far North or along the Canada-US border — all Canadians want to make Canada a Too often, Canadians who fall sick suffer twice: once better place for themselves, their children, and their from becoming ill, and again from financial hardship caused communities. by the cost of their medications. December 5, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 9

Given this reality, pharmacare is the key missing piece of CONCLUSION universal health care in this country. The Government will take steps to introduce and implement national pharmacare so that Canadians have the drug coverage they need. Parliamentarians: Canadians are counting on you to fight climate change, strengthen the middle class, walk the road of reconciliation, keep Canadians safe and healthy, and position Canada for success in an uncertain world. Finally, the Government will continue to recognize its solemn duty to those who choose to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. And with goodwill, humility, and a willingness to collaborate, you can do just that. You can raise the bar on what politics is like in this country. After all, the In the last mandate, the Government invested more than Government knows it needs to work with other $10 billion to deliver better outcomes for Canada’s veterans. Parliamentarians to deliver results.

The mandate of this recent election is a starting point, not And in this new Parliament, the Government will build on the final word. The Government is open to new ideas from that work by improving mental health care supports, and all Parliamentarians, stakeholders, public servants, and helping ensure that every homeless veteran has a place to Canadians — ideas like universal dental care are worth call home. exploring, and I encourage Parliament to look into this.

POSITIONING CANADA FOR SUCCESS IN AN Whether it’s fighting money laundering or making UNCERTAIN WORLD parental benefits tax-free, there are good ideas across parties, and this Government is ready to learn from you and work with you in the years ahead. Canadians expect their leaders to stand up for the values and interests that are core to Canada’s prosperity and Some believe that minority governments are incapable of security — democracy, human rights, and respect for getting things done. But Canada’s history tells us otherwise. international law. Canadians expect the Government to position Canada and Canadians for success in the world. Canada’s Parliament is one of the most enduring and vital institutions in the democratic world. It has delivered a As a trading nation, the Government will seek out tremendous way of life for the Canadian people — through opportunities for Canadian commerce, ingenuity, and crisis and prosperity, through majority and minority enterprise. governments.

On December 31, 1966, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson As a coalition-builder, the Government will build welcomed Canada’s centennial New Year and lit the partnerships with like-minded countries to put Canada’s Centennial Flame in front of the Parliament buildings for the expertise to work on a global scale, in areas like the first time. In his remarks he said: promotion of democracy and human rights, the fight against climate change and for environmental protection, and the development and ethical use of artificial intelligence. “Tonight we begin a new chapter in our country’s story. Let the record of that chapter be one of co- operation and not conflict; of dedication and not division; of service, not self; of what we can give, not As an ally, the Government will contribute to multilateral what we can get. Let us work together as Canadians to efforts to make the world more safe, just, prosperous, and make our country worthy of its honoured past and sustainable. The Government will renew Canada’s certain of its proud future.” commitment to NATO and United Nations peacekeeping. It will stand up for the rules-based international order when that order is put in question, particularly when it comes to In this 43rd Parliament, you will disagree on many things. matters of trade and digital policy. And it will continue to But you will agree on a great many more. Focus on your ensure that Canada’s voice is present at the UN, notably on shared purpose: making life better for the people you serve. the UN Security Council. Never forget that it is an honour to sit in this Parliament. Prove to Canadians that you are worthy holders of these Finally, as a compassionate partner, the Government will seats, and worthy stewards of this place. provide targeted resources for international development assistance, including investments in education and gender equality. It will help the world’s poorest and most Members of the House of Commons: you will be asked to vulnerable people live better lives and become strong appropriate the funds to carry out the services and partners for Canada in turn. expenditures authorized by Parliament. 10 SENATE DEBATES December 5, 2019

Honourable Members of the Senate and Members of the COMMITTEE OF SELECTION House of Commons: as you carry out your duties and exercise your responsibilities, may you be guided by Divine Providence. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT ADOPTED

The Commons withdrew. Hon. Grant Mitchell (Acting Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative in the Senate): Honourable senators, with leave of the Senate and notwithstanding Her Excellency the Governor General was pleased to retire. rule 5-5(j), I move:

That, notwithstanding rule 12-2, the Honourable • (1650) Senator Eaton be named Speaker pro tempore until such time as the Senate adopts a report of the Committee of Selection nominating a senator as Speaker pro tempore; and (The sitting of the Senate was resumed.) That the provisions of rule 12-2(1)(a), requiring the RAILWAYS BILL Committee of Selection to report on such a nomination within the first five sitting days, be suspended.

FIRST READING The Hon. the Speaker: Is leave granted, honourable senators?

Hon. Joseph A. Day: Honourable senators, pursuant to Hon. Senators: Agreed. rule 10-1, I have the honour to introduce Bill S-1, a pro forma bill entitled An Act relating to railways. The Hon. the Speaker: Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion? (Bill read first time.) Hon. Senators: Agreed. [English] (Motion agreed to.)

SPEECH FROM THE THRONE NATIONAL FINANCE

CONSIDERATION AT NEXT SITTING MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT ADOPTED The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I have the honour to inform you that Her Excellency the Governor General Hon. Grant Mitchell (Acting Legislative Deputy to the has caused to be placed in my hands a copy of her Speech Government Representative in the Senate): Honourable delivered this day from the Throne to the two Houses of senators, with leave of the Senate and notwithstanding Parliament. It is as follows— rule 5-5(c), I move:

Hon. Senators: Dispense. That, notwithstanding rules 12-2 and 12-3(1), and usual practice, the Honourable Senators Boehm, Day, Deacon (Ontario), Duncan, Eaton, Forest, Forest-Niesing, Klyne, The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, when shall this Marshall, Mockler, Smith, Bellemare and Tannas be speech be taken into consideration? appointed to serve on the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance until the end of 2019. [Translation] The Hon. the Speaker: Is leave granted, honourable senators? Hon. Grant Mitchell (Acting Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative in the Senate) moved: Hon. Senators: Agreed.

That the Speech of Her Excellency the Governor General, The Hon. the Speaker: Is it your pleasure, honourable delivered this day from the Throne to the two Houses of senators, to adopt the motion? Parliament, be taken into consideration at the next sitting of the Senate. Hon. Senators: Agreed.

(Motion agreed to.) (Motion agreed to.) December 5, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 11

[English] Hon. Senators: Agreed.

The Hon. the Speaker: Is it your pleasure, honourable THE ESTIMATES, 2019-20 senators, to adopt the motion?

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (A) TABLED Hon. Senators: Agreed.

Hon. Peter Harder (Government Representative in the (Motion agreed to.) Senate): Honourable senators, I ask for leave of the Senate to table, in both official languages, the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2019-20. ADJOURNMENT The Hon. the Speaker: Is leave granted, honourable senators? MOTION ADOPTED Hon. Senators: Agreed. Hon. Grant Mitchell (Acting Legislative Deputy to the [Translation] Government Representative in the Senate): Honourable senators, with leave of the Senate and notwithstanding rule 5-5(g), I move: NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO STUDY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (A) That, when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, Hon. Grant Mitchell (Acting Legislative Deputy to the December 10, 2019, at 2 p.m. Government Representative in the Senate): Honourable senators, with leave of the Senate and notwithstanding rules The Hon. the Speaker: Is leave granted, honourable senators? 5-5(a) and 5-5(j), I move: That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance Hon. Senators: Agreed. be authorized to examine and report upon the expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal The Hon. the Speaker: Is it your pleasure, honourable year ending March 31, 2020; and senators, to adopt the motion? That, for the purpose of this study, the committee have the Hon. Senators: Agreed. power to meet, even though the Senate may then be sitting or adjourned, and that rules 12-18(1) and 12-18(2) be (Motion agreed to.) suspended in relation thereto. (At 4:58 p.m., the Senate was continued until Tuesday, The Hon. the Speaker: Is leave granted, honourable senators? December 10, 2019, at 2 p.m.)

THE SPEAKER

The Honourable George J. Furey

THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE IN THE SENATE

The Honourable Peter Harder, P.C.

THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION

The Honourable Donald Neil Plett

FACILITATOR OF THE INDEPENDENT SENATORS GROUP

The Honourable

THE INTERIM LEADER OF THE CANADIAN SENATORS GROUP

The Honourable Scott Tannas —————

OFFICERS OF THE SENATE

INTERIM CLERK OF THE SENATE AND CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENTS

Richard Denis

LAW CLERK AND PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL

Philippe Hallée

USHER OF THE BLACK ROD

J. Greg Peters THE MINISTRY

(In order of precedence) —————

(December 1, 2019)

————— The Right Hon. Justin P. J. Trudeau Prime Minister The Hon. Chrystia Freeland Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Deputy Prime Minister The Hon. Lawrence MacAulay Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence The Hon. Carolyn Bennett Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations The Hon. Dominic LeBlanc President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada The Hon. Navdeep Bains Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development The Hon. Bill Morneau Minister of Finance The Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos President of the Treasury Board The Hon. Marc Garneau Minister of Transport The Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food The Hon. Mélanie Joly Minister of Economic Development Minister of Official Languages The Hon. Diane Lebouthillier Minister of National Revenue The Hon. Catherine McKenna Minister of Infrastructure and Communities The Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan Minister of National Defence The Hon. Maryam Monsef Minister for Women and Gender Equality Minister of Rural Economic Development The Hon. Carla Qualtrough Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Accessibility The Hon. Patty Hajdu Minister of Health The Hon. Bardish Chagger Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Youth The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne Minister of Foreign Affairs The Hon. Karina Gould Minister of International Development The Hon. Ahmed Hussen Minister of Families, Children and Social Development The Hon. Seamus O'Regan Minister of Natural Resources The Hon. Pablo Rodriguez Leader of the Government in the House of Commons The Hon. Bill Blair Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness The Hon. Mary Ng Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade The Hon. Filomena Tassi Minister of Labour The Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Environment and Climate Change The Hon. David Lametti Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada The Hon. Bernadette Jordan Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard The Hon. Joyce Murray Minister of Digital Government The Hon. Anita Anand Minister of Public Services and Procurement The Hon. Mona Fortier Minister of Middle-Class Prosperity Associate Minister of Finance The Hon. Steven Guilbeault Minister of Canadian Heritage The Hon. Marco Mendicino Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship The Hon. Marc Miller Minister of Indigenous Services The Hon. Deb Schulte Minister of Seniors The Hon. Dan Vandal Minister of Northern Affairs SENATORS OF CANADA

ACCORDING TO SENIORITY (December 1, 2019)

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable David Tkachuk ...... Saskatchewan ...... Saskatoon, Sask. Serge Joyal, P.C...... Kennebec...... Montreal, Que. George J. Furey, Speaker ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. John's, Nfld. & Lab. ...... Nova Scotia ...... Dartmouth, N.S. Mobina S. B. Jaffer...... British Columbia ...... North Vancouver, B.C. Joseph A. Day ...... Saint John-Kennebecasis, New Brunswick ...... Hampton, N.B. ...... New Brunswick ...... Edmundston, N.B. Percy E. Downe ...... Charlottetown...... Charlottetown, P.E.I. Paul J. Massicotte ...... De Lanaudière ...... Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que. Terry M. Mercer ...... Northend Halifax ...... Caribou River, N.S. ...... Ottawa/Rideau Canal...... Ottawa, Ont. Grant Mitchell ...... Alberta ...... Edmonton, Alta. Elaine McCoy ...... Alberta ...... Calgary, Alta. Lillian Eva Dyck ...... Saskatchewan ...... Saskatoon, Sask. Larry W. Campbell ...... British Columbia ...... Vancouver, B.C. ...... Lauzon ...... Sainte-Foy, Que. Sandra M. Lovelace Nicholas...... New Brunswick ...... Tobique First Nations, N.B. Stephen Greene ...... Halifax - The Citadel ...... Halifax, N.S. Michael L. MacDonald ...... Cape Breton ...... Dartmouth, N.S. Michael Duffy ...... Prince Edward Island ...... Cavendish, P.E.I. ...... New Brunswick ...... St. Leonard, N.B. ...... Ontario ...... Caledon, Ont. ...... Saskatchewan ...... Wadena, Sask. ...... British Columbia ...... Vancouver, B.C. ...... Repentigny...... Maniwaki, Que. ...... Wellington ...... Laval, Que. Donald Neil Plett ...... Landmark ...... Landmark, Man. ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont. , P.C...... Mille Isles ...... Saint-Eustache, Que. Carolyn Stewart Olsen...... New Brunswick ...... Sackville, N.B. Dennis Glen Patterson ...... Nunavut...... Iqaluit, Nunavut ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... Paradise, Nfld. & Lab. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu...... La Salle...... Sherbrooke, Que. Judith G. Seidman ...... De la Durantaye ...... Saint-Raphaël, Que. Rose-May Poirier ...... New Brunswick—Saint-Louis-de-Kent ...... Saint-Louis-de-Kent, N.B. ...... Ontario (Toronto) ...... Toronto, Ont. ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. Bride's, Nfld. & Lab. Larry W. Smith...... Saurel ...... Hudson, Que. Josée Verner, P.C...... Montarville ...... Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Que. Norman E. Doyle ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. John's, Nfld. & Lab. Jean-Guy Dagenais ...... Victoria ...... Blainville, Que. Vernon White ...... Ontario ...... Ottawa, Ont. Thomas J. McInnis ...... Nova Scotia ...... Sheet Harbour, N.S. ...... Ontario ...... Orleans, Ont. ...... Alma...... Outremont, Que. Douglas Black ...... Alberta ...... Canmore, Alta. David M. Wells ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. John's, Nfld. & Lab. Lynn Beyak ...... Ontario ...... Dryden, Ont. ...... Mississauga ...... Mississauga, Ont. ...... Saskatchewan ...... Regina, Sask. Scott Tannas...... Alberta ...... High River, Alta. Peter Harder, P.C...... Ottawa...... Manotick, Ont. Raymonde Gagné ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man. , P.C...... Ontario ...... Restoule, Ont. ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont. ...... Grandville ...... Montreal, Que. Murray Sinclair ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man. Yuen Pau Woo ...... British Columbia ...... North Vancouver, B.C. ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man. Senator Designation Post Office Address

René Cormier...... New Brunswick ...... Caraquet, N.B. Nancy J. Hartling ...... New Brunswick ...... Riverview, N.B. ...... Ontario ...... Ottawa, Ont. Tony Dean ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont. Diane F. Griffin ...... Prince Edward Island ...... Stratford, P.E.I. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard...... Nova Scotia (East Preston)...... East Preston, N.S. ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont. ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont. ...... Ontario ...... North Bay, Ont. Renée Dupuis...... The Laurentides ...... Sainte-Pétronille, Que. Marilou McPhedran...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man. ...... Ontario ...... Orillia, Ont. Éric Forest ...... Gulf ...... Rimouski, Que. Marc Gold ...... Stadacona ...... Westmount, Que. Marie-Françoise Mégie ...... Rougemont ...... Montreal, Que. Raymonde Saint-Germain ...... De la Vallière ...... Quebec City, Que. Dan Christmas ...... Nova Scotia ...... Membertou, N.S. ...... Bedford ...... Lévis, Que. David Richards...... New Brunswick ...... Fredericton, N.B. ...... Nova Scotia ...... Antigonish, N.S. Mary Jane McCallum ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man. Robert Black ...... Ontario ...... Centre Wellington, Ont. Marty Deacon...... Waterloo Region ...... Waterloo, Ont. ...... Ontario ...... Merrickville-Wolford, Ont. Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... Twillingate, Nfld. & Lab. Pierre J. Dalphond ...... De Lorimier ...... Montreal, Que. ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont. ...... Nova Scotia ...... Halifax, N.S. Julie Miville-Dechêne ...... Inkerman ...... Mont-Royal, Que. ...... British Columbia ...... North Okanagan Region, B.C. ...... Saskatchewan ...... White City, Sask. Patti LaBoucane-Benson ...... Alberta ...... Spruce Grove, Alta. ...... Alberta ...... Edmonton, Alta. Peter M. Boehm ...... Ontario ...... Ottawa, Ont. Josée Forest-Niesing ...... Ontario ...... Sudbury, Ont. Brian Francis ...... Prince Edward Island ...... Rocky Point, P.E.I. Margaret Dawn Anderson ...... Northwest Territories...... Yellowknife, N.W.T. ...... Yukon ...... Whitehorse, Yukon ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont. ...... Nova Scotia ...... Halifax, N.S. Tony Loffreda ...... Shawinegan ...... SENATORS OF CANADA

ALPHABETICAL LIST (December 1, 2019)

Post Office Political Senator Designation Address Affiliation

The Honourable Anderson, Margaret Dawn . . . . . Northwest Territories...... Yellowknife, N.W.T...... Independent Senators Group Ataullahjan, Salma ...... Ontario (Toronto) ...... Toronto, Ont...... Conservative Party of Canada Batters, Denise ...... Saskatchewan ...... Regina, Sask...... Conservative Party of Canada Bellemare, Diane ...... Alma...... Outremont, Que...... Independent Senators Group Bernard, Wanda Elaine Thomas . Nova Scotia (East Preston)...... East Preston, N.S...... Independent Senators Group Beyak, Lynn...... Ontario ...... Dryden, Ont...... Non-affiliated Black, Douglas ...... Alberta ...... Canmore, Alta...... Canadian Senators Group Black, Robert ...... Ontario ...... Centre Wellington, Ont...... Canadian Senators Group Boehm, Peter M...... Ontario ...... Ottawa, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Boisvenu, Pierre-Hugues ...... La Salle...... Sherbrooke, Que...... Conservative Party of Canada Boniface, Gwen ...... Ontario ...... Orillia, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Bovey, Patricia ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man...... Independent Senators Group Boyer, Yvonne ...... Ontario ...... Merrickville-Wolford, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Brazeau, Patrick ...... Repentigny...... Maniwaki, Que...... Independent Senators Group Busson, Bev...... British Columbia ...... North Okanagan Region, B.C...... Independent Senators Group Campbell, Larry W...... British Columbia ...... Vancouver, B.C...... Canadian Senators Group Carignan, Claude, P.C...... Mille Isles ...... Saint-Eustache, Que...... Conservative Party of Canada Christmas, Dan...... Nova Scotia ...... Membertou, N.S...... Independent Senators Group Cordy, Jane ...... Nova Scotia ...... Dartmouth, N.S...... Non-affiliated Cormier, René ...... New Brunswick ...... Caraquet, N.B...... Independent Senators Group Coyle, Mary...... Nova Scotia ...... Antigonish, N.S...... Independent Senators Group Dagenais, Jean-Guy...... Victoria ...... Blainville, Que...... Canadian Senators Group Dalphond, Pierre J...... De Lorimier ...... Montreal, Que...... Independent Senators Group Dasko, Donna...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Dawson, Dennis ...... Lauzon ...... Ste-Foy, Que...... Non-affiliated Day, Joseph A...... Saint John-Kennebecasis, New Brunswick ...... Hampton, N.B...... Non-affiliated Deacon, Colin ...... Nova Scotia ...... Halifax, N.S...... Independent Senators Group Deacon, Marty ...... Waterloo Region ...... Waterloo, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Dean, Tony ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Downe, Percy E...... Charlottetown...... Charlottetown, P.E.I...... Canadian Senators Group Doyle, Norman E...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. John's, Nfld. & Lab...... Conservative Party of Canada Duffy, Michael ...... Prince Edward Island ...... Cavendish, P.E.I...... Independent Senators Group Duncan, Pat ...... Yukon ...... Whitehorse, Yukon ...... Independent Senators Group Dupuis, Renée ...... The Laurentides ...... Sainte-Pétronille, Que...... Independent Senators Group Dyck, Lillian Eva ...... Saskatchewan ...... Saskatoon, Sask...... Non-affiliated Eaton, Nicole ...... Ontario ...... Caledon, Ont...... Conservative Party of Canada Forest, Éric ...... Gulf ...... Rimouski, Que...... Independent Senators Group Forest-Niesing, Josée...... Ontario ...... Sudbury, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Francis, Brian...... Prince Edward Island ...... Rocky Point, P.E.I...... Independent Senators Group Frum, Linda ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont...... Conservative Party of Canada Furey, George J., Speaker. . . . . Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. John's, Nfld. & Lab...... Independent Gagné, Raymonde...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man...... Independent Senators Group Galvez, Rosa ...... Bedford ...... Lévis, Que...... Independent Senators Group Gold, Marc ...... Stadacona ...... Westmount, Que...... Independent Senators Group Greene, Stephen ...... Halifax - The Citadel ...... Halifax, N.S...... Canadian Senators Group Griffin, Diane F...... Prince Edward Island ...... Stratford, P.E.I...... Canadian Senators Group Harder, Peter, P.C...... Ottawa...... Manotick, Ont...... Non-affiliated Hartling, Nancy J...... New Brunswick ...... Riverview, N.B...... Independent Senators Group Housakos, Leo ...... Wellington ...... Laval, Que...... Conservative Party of Canada Jaffer, Mobina S. B...... British Columbia ...... North Vancouver, B.C...... Independent Senators Group Joyal, Serge, P.C...... Kennebec...... Montreal, Que...... Non-affiliated Klyne, Marty ...... Saskatchewan ...... White City, Sask...... Independent Senators Group Kutcher, Stan ...... Nova Scotia ...... Halifax, N.S...... Independent Senators Group LaBoucane-Benson, Patti ...... Alberta ...... Spruce Grove, Alta...... Independent Senators Group Lankin, Frances ...... Ontario ...... Restoule, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Loffreda, Tony ...... Shawinegan ...... Independent Senators Group Post Office Political Senator Designation Address Affiliation

Lovelace Nicholas, Sandra M. . . New Brunswick ...... Tobique First Nations, N.B...... Non-affiliated MacDonald, Michael L...... Cape Breton ...... Dartmouth, N.S...... Conservative Party of Canada Manning, Fabian...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. Bride's, Nfld. & Lab...... Conservative Party of Canada Marshall, Elizabeth ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... Paradise, Nfld. & Lab ...... Conservative Party of Canada Martin, Yonah ...... British Columbia ...... Vancouver, B.C...... Conservative Party of Canada Marwah, Sabi ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Massicotte, Paul J...... De Lanaudière ...... Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que...... Independent Senators Group McCallum, Mary Jane ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man...... Independent Senators Group McCoy, Elaine ...... Alberta ...... Calgary, Alta...... Canadian Senators Group McInnis, Thomas J...... Nova Scotia ...... Sheet Harbour, N.S...... Conservative Party of Canada McPhedran, Marilou ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man...... Independent Senators Group Mégie, Marie-Françoise ...... Rougemont ...... Montreal, Que...... Independent Senators Group Mercer, Terry M...... Northend Halifax ...... Caribou River, N.S...... Non-affiliated Mitchell, Grant ...... Alberta ...... Edmonton, Alta...... Non-affiliated Miville-Dechêne, Julie...... Inkerman ...... Mont-Royal, Que...... Independent Senators Group Mockler, Percy ...... New Brunswick ...... St. Leonard, N.B...... Conservative Party of Canada Moncion, Lucie ...... Ontario ...... North Bay, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Moodie, Rosemary ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Munson, Jim ...... Ottawa/Rideau Canal...... Ottawa, Ont...... Non-affiliated Ngo, Thanh Hai ...... Ontario ...... Orleans, Ont...... Conservative Party of Canada Oh, Victor ...... Mississauga ...... Mississauga, Ont...... Conservative Party of Canada Omidvar, Ratna ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Pate, Kim...... Ontario ...... Ottawa, Ont...... Independent Senators Group Patterson, Dennis Glen ...... Nunavut...... Iqaluit, Nunavut ...... Conservative Party of Canada Petitclerc, Chantal...... Grandville ...... Montreal, Que...... Independent Senators Group Plett, Donald Neil ...... Landmark ...... Landmark, Man...... Conservative Party of Canada Poirier, Rose-May ...... New Brunswick—Saint-Louis-de-Kent ...... Saint-Louis-de-Kent, N.B...... Conservative Party of Canada Ravalia, Mohamed-Iqbal ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... Twillingate, Nfld. & Lab...... Independent Senators Group Richards, David ...... New Brunswick ...... Fredericton, N.B...... Canadian Senators Group Ringuette, Pierrette ...... New Brunswick ...... Edmundston, N.B...... Independent Senators Group Saint-Germain, Raymonde . . . . . De la Vallière ...... Quebec City, Que...... Independent Senators Group Seidman, Judith G...... De la Durantaye ...... Saint-Raphaël, Que...... Conservative Party of Canada Simons, Paula...... Alberta ...... Edmonton, Alta...... Independent Senators Group Sinclair, Murray ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg, Man...... Independent Senators Group Smith, Larry W...... Saurel ...... Hudson, Que...... Conservative Party of Canada Stewart Olsen, Carolyn ...... New Brunswick ...... Sackville, N.B...... Conservative Party of Canada Tannas, Scott ...... Alberta ...... High River, Alta...... Canadian Senators Group Tkachuk, David ...... Saskatchewan ...... Saskatoon, Sask...... Conservative Party of Canada Verner, Josée, P.C...... Montarville ...... Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Que. . . . Canadian Senators Group Wallin, Pamela ...... Saskatchewan ...... Wadena, Sask...... Canadian Senators Group Wells, David M...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. John's, Nfld. & Lab...... Conservative Party of Canada Wetston, Howard ...... Ontario ...... Toronto, Ont...... Independent Senators Group White, Vernon ...... Ontario ...... Ottawa, Ont...... Canadian Senators Group Woo, Yuen Pau...... British Columbia ...... North Vancouver, B.C...... Independent Senators Group SENATORS OF CANADA

BY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY (December 1, 2019)

ONTARIO—24

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Jim Munson ...... Ottawa/Rideau Canal...... Ottawa 2 Nicole Eaton ...... Ontario ...... Caledon 3 Linda Frum ...... Ontario ...... Toronto 4 Salma Ataullahjan...... Ontario (Toronto) ...... Toronto 5 Vernon White ...... Ontario ...... Ottawa 6 Thanh Hai Ngo...... Ontario ...... Orleans 7 Lynn Beyak ...... Ontario ...... Dryden 8 Victor Oh...... Mississauga ...... Mississauga 9 Peter Harder, P.C...... Ottawa...... Manotick 10 Frances Lankin, P.C...... Ontario ...... Restoule 11 Ratna Omidvar ...... Ontario ...... Toronto 12 Kim Pate ...... Ontario ...... Ottawa 13 Tony Dean ...... Ontario ...... Toronto 14 Sabi Marwah ...... Ontario ...... Toronto 15 Howard Wetston ...... Ontario ...... Toronto 16 Lucie Moncion ...... Ontario ...... North Bay 17 Gwen Boniface...... Ontario ...... Orillia 18 Robert Black ...... Ontario ...... Centre Wellington 19 Marty Deacon...... Waterloo Region ...... Waterloo 20 Yvonne Boyer ...... Ontario ...... Merrickville-Wolford 21 Donna Dasko ...... Ontario ...... Toronto 22 Peter M. Boehm ...... Ontario ...... Ottawa 23 Josée Forest-Niesing ...... Ontario ...... Sudbury 24 Rosemary Moodie...... Ontario ...... Toronto SENATORS BY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY

QUEBEC—24

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Serge Joyal, P.C...... Kennebec...... Montreal 2 Paul J. Massicotte ...... De Lanaudière ...... Mont-Saint-Hilaire 3 Dennis Dawson ...... Lauzon ...... Ste-Foy 4 Patrick Brazeau ...... Repentigny...... Maniwaki 5 Leo Housakos...... Wellington ...... Laval 6 Claude Carignan, P.C...... Mille Isles ...... Saint-Eustache 7 Judith G. Seidman ...... De la Durantaye ...... Saint-Raphaël 8 Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu...... La Salle...... Sherbrooke 9 Larry W. Smith...... Saurel ...... Hudson 10 Josée Verner, P.C...... Montarville ...... Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 11 Jean-Guy Dagenais ...... Victoria ...... Blainville 12 Diane Bellemare ...... Alma...... Outremont 13 Chantal Petitclerc ...... Grandville ...... Montreal 14 Renée Dupuis...... The Laurentides ...... Sainte-Pétronille 15 Éric Forest ...... Gulf ...... Rimouski 16 Marc Gold ...... Stadacona ...... Westmount 17 Marie-Françoise Mégie ...... Rougemont ...... Montreal 18 Raymonde Saint-Germain ...... De la Vallière ...... Quebec City 19 Rosa Galvez...... Bedford ...... Lévis 20 Pierre J. Dalphond ...... De Lorimier ...... Montreal 21 Julie Miville-Dechêne ...... Inkerman ...... Mont-Royal 22 Tony Loffreda ...... Shawinegan ...... 23 ...... 24 ...... SENATORS BY PROVINCE—MARITIME DIVISION

NOVA SCOTIA—10

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Jane Cordy...... Nova Scotia ...... Dartmouth 2 Terry M. Mercer ...... Northend Halifax ...... Caribou River 3 Stephen Greene ...... Halifax - The Citadel ...... Halifax 4 Michael L. MacDonald ...... Cape Breton ...... Dartmouth 5 Thomas J. McInnis ...... Nova Scotia ...... Sheet Harbour 6 Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard...... Nova Scotia (East Preston)...... East Preston 7 Dan Christmas ...... Nova Scotia ...... Membertou 8 Mary Coyle ...... Nova Scotia ...... Antigonish 9 Colin Deacon ...... Nova Scotia ...... Halifax 10 Stan Kutcher ...... Nova Scotia ...... Halifax

NEW BRUNSWICK—10

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Joseph A. Day ...... Saint John-Kennebecasis, New Brunswick ...... Hampton 2 Pierrette Ringuette ...... New Brunswick ...... Edmundston 3 Sandra M. Lovelace Nicholas...... New Brunswick ...... Tobique First Nations 4 Percy Mockler ...... New Brunswick ...... St. Leonard 5 Carolyn Stewart Olsen...... New Brunswick ...... Sackville 6 Rose-May Poirier ...... New Brunswick—Saint-Louis-de-Kent ...... Saint-Louis-de-Kent 7 René Cormier...... New Brunswick ...... Caraquet 8 Nancy J. Hartling ...... New Brunswick ...... Riverview 9 David Richards...... New Brunswick ...... Fredericton 10 ......

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND—4

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Percy E. Downe ...... Charlottetown...... Charlottetown 2 Michael Duffy ...... Prince Edward Island ...... Cavendish 3 Diane F. Griffin ...... Prince Edward Island ...... Stratford 4 Brian Francis ...... Prince Edward Island ...... Rocky Point SENATORS BY PROVINCE—WESTERN DIVISION

MANITOBA—6

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Donald Neil Plett ...... Landmark ...... Landmark 2 Raymonde Gagné ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg 3 Murray Sinclair ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg 4 Patricia Bovey ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg 5 Marilou McPhedran...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg 6 Mary Jane McCallum ...... Manitoba ...... Winnipeg

BRITISH COLUMBIA—6

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Mobina S. B. Jaffer...... British Columbia ...... North Vancouver 2 Larry W. Campbell ...... British Columbia ...... Vancouver 3 Yonah Martin ...... British Columbia ...... Vancouver 4 Yuen Pau Woo ...... British Columbia ...... North Vancouver 5 Bev Busson ...... British Columbia ...... North Okanagan Region 6 ......

SASKATCHEWAN—6

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 David Tkachuk ...... Saskatchewan ...... Saskatoon 2 Lillian Eva Dyck ...... Saskatchewan ...... Saskatoon 3 Pamela Wallin ...... Saskatchewan ...... Wadena 4 Denise Batters ...... Saskatchewan ...... Regina 5 Marty Klyne...... Saskatchewan ...... White City 6 ......

ALBERTA—6

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Grant Mitchell ...... Alberta ...... Edmonton 2 Elaine McCoy ...... Alberta ...... Calgary 3 Douglas Black ...... Alberta ...... Canmore 4 Scott Tannas...... Alberta ...... High River 5 Patti LaBoucane-Benson ...... Alberta ...... Spruce Grove 6 Paula Simons ...... Alberta ...... Edmonton SENATORS BY PROVINCE AND TERRITORY

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR—6

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 George J. Furey, Speaker ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. John's 2 Elizabeth Marshall ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... Paradise 3 Fabian Manning ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. Bride's 4 Norman E. Doyle ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. John's 5 David M. Wells ...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... St. John's 6 Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia...... Newfoundland and Labrador ...... Twillingate

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES—1

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Margaret Dawn Anderson ...... Northwest Territories...... Yellowknife

NUNAVUT—1

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Dennis Glen Patterson ...... Nunavut...... Iqaluit

YUKON—1

Senator Designation Post Office Address

The Honourable 1 Pat Duncan ...... Yukon ...... Whitehorse

CONTENTS

Thursday, December 5, 2019

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FORTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT Railways Bill (Bill S-1) First Reading OPENING OF FIRST SESSION Hon. Joseph A. Day ...... 10

Communication from Government House ...... 1 Speech from the Throne Business of the Senate ...... 1 Consideration at Next Sitting Hon. Grant Mitchell ...... 10 New Senator Introduction ...... 1 Committee of Selection Communication from Government House ...... 2 Motion for Appointment Adopted Hon. Grant Mitchell ...... 10

SENATORS’ STATEMENTS National Finance Motion for Appointment Adopted The Honourable Tony Loffreda Hon. Grant Mitchell ...... 10 Congratulations on Appointment Hon. Peter Harder ...... 2 Hon. Donald Neil Plett ...... 3 Hon. Raymonde Saint-Germain ...... 3 The Estimates, 2019-20 Hon. Scott Tannas ...... 4 Supplementary Estimates (A) Tabled Hon. Joseph A. Day ...... 4 Hon. Peter Harder ...... 11 National Finance Committee Authorized to Study Adjournment Supplementary Estimates (A) Hon. Grant Mitchell ...... 4 Hon. Grant Mitchell ...... 11

SECOND SITTING Adjournment Speech from the Throne Motion Adopted The Right Honourable Julie Payette ...... 5 Hon. Grant Mitchell ...... 11