The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of the Honourable Senator Omidvar’s granddaughter, Nylah Omidvar-Khullar.

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 a group of students from the “Centre régional d’éducation des adultes Kitci Amik.” They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Audette.

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 Tetiana Popil and Arsen Senyshyn. They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Kutcher.

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 Harry Flaherty, President of the Qikiqtaaluk Corporation in Nunavut. He is the guest of the Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut).

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 Benedict Rogers and Sam Goodman. They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Housakos.

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

The Hon. the Speaker: Do you have a question, Senator Plett?

The Hon. the Speaker: The time for Question Period has expired.

The Hon. the Speaker: I don’t think Senator Plett raised a point of order. He was just commenting.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, first, I would like to say something. I want to remind senators that, during Question Period — and I will refer you to rule 4-8(1). I’ll read it again:

During Question Period, a Senator may, without notice, ask a question of:

(a) the Leader of the Government, on a matter relating to public affairs;

I just want to remind senators of that. Also, if you’re asking a question to a committee chair, it’s, “. . . on a matter relating to the activities of the committee.”

So, please, I’d like to remind you that that is the case per rule 4-8(1)(a) and (c). Thank you.

Senator Plett, did you have a point of order?

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

(On motion of Senator Klyne, bill referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples.)

On the Order:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:

That the following Address be presented to Her Excellency the Governor General of Canada:

To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:

We, Her Majesty’s most loyal and dutiful subjects, the Senate of Canada in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.

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

The Hon. the Speaker: The time has expired. Are you asking for five more minutes, Senator Seidman?

The Hon. the Speaker: Is leave granted?

The Hon. the Speaker: Senator Seidman, your time has expired. There are two other senators who wanted to ask a question. Are you asking for more time?

The Hon. the Speaker: Is that a question?

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

The Hon. the Speaker: Senator Loffreda, your time is up. Are you asking for five more minutes?

The Hon. the Speaker: Senator Audette, do you have a supplementary question?

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, when shall these amendments be taken into consideration?

(On motion of Senator LaBoucane-Benson, amendments placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting of the Senate.)

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The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, leave was not granted. The sitting is therefore suspended, and I will leave the chair until 8:00 p.m.

(The sitting of the Senate was suspended.)

(The sitting of the Senate was resumed.)

On the Order:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Klyne, seconded by the Honourable Senator Audette, for the second reading of Bill C-45, An Act to amend the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts, and to make a clarification relating to another Act.