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

The Hon. the Speaker: Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion?

Hon. Raymonde Gagné (Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative in the Senate): Honourable senators, with leave of the Senate and notwithstanding rule 5-5(j), I move:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice:

1.today’s sitting begin with tributes to our late Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8, 2022;

2.during these tributes each leader and facilitator be allowed up to ten minutes to speak, and other senators up to five minutes, with no senator speaking more than once;

3.these tributes continue until no other senator rises to speak, after which the Speaker read any message from the House of Commons in relation to the death of our late Sovereign, followed by consideration of any government motion moved for a humble Address to His Majesty the King relating thereto, after which the Senate adjourn;

4.the provisions of rule 3-3(1) be suspended today; and

5.the following government inquiry be placed on the Orders of the Day for the next sitting of the Senate:

“By the Honourable Senator Gagné: That she will call the attention of the Senate to the life of our late Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.”.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of our former colleague the Honourable Joan Fraser as well as Susie Fraser whose great-grandfather, George William Allan of Moss Park, Toronto, was a Senator from 1867 to 1891 and Speaker of the Senate from 1888 to 1891. They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Bovey.

On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the Senate of Canada.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Barry and Lori Woods. They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Busson.

On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the Senate of Canada.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I have the honour to inform the Senate that a message has been received from the House of Commons which reads as follows:

Thursday, September 15, 2022

EXTRACT, —

That a humble Address be presented to His Majesty the King in the following words:

TO THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY:

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:

We, Your Majesty’s dutiful and loyal subjects, the ____________ Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, respectfully desire to express our deep sympathy to Your Majesty for the great loss you have sustained by the death of your beloved mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

We mourn with you, with members of the Royal family and with the people of all of your realms, the loss of our Queen, whose selfless dedication to duty earned our respect and admiration. For more than seven decades, Her Majesty The Queen demonstrated her commitment to the people of Canada, who in return offered their great affection and loyalty.

In this time of sorrow, we welcome Your Majesty’s accession to the throne and convey a sincere expression of our loyalty and devotion.

We, the ____________ Commons of Canada, will do our utmost to uphold and support Your Majesty as you undertake your heavy responsibilities.

That the said Address be engrossed; and

That a Message be sent to the Senate informing their Honours that this House has passed the said Address and requesting their Honours to unite with this House therein by filling up the blanks with the words “Senate and”.

ATTEST

Charles Robert

The Clerk of the House of Commons