The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I have the honour to inform the Senate that the Clerk of the Senate has received a certificate from the Registrar General of Canada showing that Iris G. Petten has been summoned to the Senate.
The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Senator Petten’s partner, Justice Peter A. O’Flaherty; her son, Grayson M. Ewing and his partner, Tara Tobin; her brother, Ross T. Petten and his wife, Christina Petten; and her cousin, Renell Hart.
On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the Senate of Canada.