Hon. Senators: Agreed.

(Motion agreed to.)

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

Hon. Yuen Pau Woo: Honourable senators, with leave of the Senate and notwithstanding rule 5-5(j), I move:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules or previous order, for today’s sitting, tributes to the Honourable Judith Keating, who passed away on July 15, 2021, be 45 minutes, after which the Senate proceed to Routine Proceedings.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I ask that you now rise and join me in a minute of silence for our former colleague the Honourable Senator Judith Keating.

(Honourable senators then stood in silent tribute.)

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

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

Hon. Leo Housakos introduced Bill S-204, An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (goods from Xinjiang).

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Leo Housakos introduced Bill S-203, An Act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder.

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Raymonde Gagné (Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative in the Senate): Honourable senators, I give notice that, at the next sitting of the Senate, I will move:

That, when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at 2 p.m.

[Translation]

Hon. Patricia Bovey introduced Bill S-208, An Act respecting the Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada.

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Kim Pate introduced Bill S-212, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation.

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Julie Miville-Dechêne introduced Bill S-210, An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material.

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Marie-Françoise Mégie introduced Bill S-209, An Act respecting Pandemic Observance Day.

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu introduced Bill S-206, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors).

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu introduced Bill S-205, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders).

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer introduced Bill S-213, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (independence of the judiciary).

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Salma Ataullahjan introduced Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs).

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Diane F. Griffin introduced Bill S-222, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood).

(Bill read first time.)

Hon. Claude Carignan introduced Bill S-221, An Act to amend the Governor General’s Act (retiring annuity and other benefits).

(Bill read first time.)