Parliament Institution: Senate

Bill S-230, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians), was debated at second reading, was read a second time and was referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

Bill S-229, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the decriminalization of illegal substances, to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was debated at second reading.

Bill S-209, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum (voting age), was debated at second reading.

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples presented its second report, The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 10 and 31 of Part 4 of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures.