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

The Hon. the Speaker: I’m sorry, Senator Kutcher, but Senator McCallum’s time has expired, unless she is given five more minutes to answer a question.

Are you asking for five more minutes to answer a question, Senator McCallum?

The Hon. the Speaker: Senator Patterson, will you take a question?

Senator R. Patterson: Yes.

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

The Hon. the Speaker: My apologies, Senator Omidvar, I must interrupt proceedings.

Honourable senators, it is 5:15 p.m., therefore I must interrupt the proceedings. Pursuant to rule 9-6, the bells will ring to call in the senators for taking of the deferred vote at 5:30 p.m. in response to the message on Bill C-11.

Call in the senators.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, the question is as follows: It was moved by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:

That, in relation to Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, the Senate:

(a)agree to the amendments made by the House of Commons to its amendments; and

(b)do not insist on its amendments to which the House of Commons disagrees;

That the Senate take note of the Government of Canada’s public assurance that Bill C-11 will not apply to user-generated digital content and its commitment to issue policy direction to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission accordingly; and

That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that house accordingly.

Motion as amended agreed to on the following division:

On the Order:

Resuming debate on the consideration of the eleventh report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, entitled All Together — The Role of Gender-based Analysis Plus in the Policy Process: reducing barriers to an inclusive intersectional policy analysis, tabled in the Senate on March 30, 2023.

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