The Senate.

• Author: Michaud, Francois
• Position: Legislative Reports

Legislation

On September 29, the Senate received a message from the House of Commons informing it that it had passed Bill S-206, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors), without amendment. At the time of writing, the bill was awaiting Royal Assent.

Chamber, Procedure and Speaker's Rulings

On September 20, following the summer recess, the Senate paid tribute to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On the same day, having received a message of Address to His Majesty King Charles III, the Senate adopted a motion that "the Senate do agree with the House of Commons in the said Address to His Majesty the King."

On September 22, the Senate adopted a motion to allow joint committees to meet in a hybrid format until December 22, 2022. Hybrid meetings allow senators and members of the House of Commons to take part in joint committee proceedings in person or by videoconference. The House of Commons already adopted such a motion, which is valid until the end of the current session.

Committees

On September 27, the Senate adopted three committee reports and requested a complete and detailed response from the government. These reports are:

* the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, entitled Not Enough: All Words and No Action on MMIWG, tabled in the Senate on June 22, 2022, with the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations being identified as the minister responsible for responding to the report;

* the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, entitled Make it Stop! Ending the remaining discrimination in Indian registration, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 27, 2022, with the Minister of Indigenous Services being identified as the minister responsible for responding to the report, in consultation with the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; and

* the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, entitled Peace on the Water (Advancing the Full Implementation of...