The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, when shall this bill, as amended, be read the third time?

(On motion of Senator Kutcher, bill, as amended, placed on the Orders of the Day for third reading at the next sitting of the Senate.)

On the Order:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Gagné, for the second reading of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Steve Farlow. He is the guest of the Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario).

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

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, this week we will be paying tribute to the Senate pages who will be leaving us this summer. Senate page A.J. Hancock will be leaving and A.J. unfortunately cannot be with us today, but she has just graduated from the University of Ottawa with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Economics. She will begin her Master of Arts degree in History this fall at the University of Ottawa to focus on Canadian consumer history. She is excited to continue her studies at the graduate level with a full academic scholarship.

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A.J. is grateful for the opportunity to have worked as a Senate page with such an amazing team. Thank you, A.J., for all your hard work and dedication.

The Hon. the Speaker: Pursuant to the order of Monday, June 20, I leave the chair for the Senate to be put into a Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication). The Honourable Senator Ringuette will chair the committee. To facilitate appropriate distancing, she will preside the committee from the Speaker’s chair.

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[Translation]

On the Order:

The Senate in Committee of the Whole in order to receive the Honourable David Lametti, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, accompanied by no more than two officials, to consider the subject matter of Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication).

(The sitting of the Senate was suspended and put into Committee of the Whole, the Honourable Pierrette Ringuette in the chair.)

The Hon. the Speaker: Caleb Rudyk has just graduated from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor’s degree in Biopharmaceutical Science with a specialization in Genomics. He has been so proud to be able to represent his hometown of Vegreville, Alberta, as a page in the Senate of Canada over the last year. Caleb hopes to continue working in the public service next year, and he aspires to study law in order to work in the legal domain of the pharmaceutical industry.

He is so grateful to have had the opportunity to serve in the Senate alongside such wonderful colleagues, and he will never forget this incredible experience.

Thank you kindly for all your hard work, Caleb.

The Hon. the Speaker: Senator Lankin, before you begin, it is almost five o’clock. At five o’clock, I’m obliged to leave the chair for the Senate to form Committee of the Whole. Perhaps you could wait until we return after Committee of the Whole. We’re about 30 seconds away.

Senator Lankin: If you keep talking, Your Honour, we will not have that problem. I’m absolutely fine with that.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of the Honourable John Hogan, Q.C., Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, when shall this bill be read the third time?

(On motion of Senator Moncion, bill placed on the Orders of the Day for third reading at the next sitting of the Senate.)

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The Hon. the Speaker: Anne-Frédérique Gour just completed her Bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Ottawa. She hopes to continue working in the public service after she graduates and completes her two years as a Senate page, during which she represented the province of Quebec. Anne-Frédérique would like to thank each and every one of you for making this such a rich, unique and memorable experience.

Thank you very much, Anne-Frédérique.

The Hon. the Speaker pro tempore informed the Senate that a message had been received from the House of Commons with Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.

(Bill read first time.)

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

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of the Honourable Park Byeong Seug, Speaker of the First half of the 21st National Assembly of the Republic of Korea and a parliamentary delegation, and His Excellency Chang Keung Ryong, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Canada.

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

The Hon. the Speaker: Thank you, Senator Lankin.

The Hon. the Speaker: Are senators ready for the question?