Bill S-280 was read a first time

Bill S-280, An Act respecting a national framework on sickle cell disease (National Framework on Sickle Cell Disease Act), was introduced and read a first time.

Bill S-1001 was read a second time

Bill S-1001, An Act to amalgamate The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa and The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall, in Ontario, Canada, was debated at second reading, was read a second time and was referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy.