C-62 , 44th Parliament, 1st session November 22, 2021, to present

On February 12, 2024, the Senate adopted the following motion:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024:

1. the sitting be suspended at the time the Senate would normally adjourn or once the Senate has completed the consideration of items on the Order Paper and Notice Paper for the day, whichever comes earlier;

2. at 6 p.m., the sitting resume, and the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the subject matter of Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2;

3. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-62 receive the Honourable Mark Holland, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health, and the Honourable Arif Virani, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, each accompanied by two officials;

4. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-62 rise no later than 130 minutes after it begins;

5. the witnesses’ introductory remarks each last a maximum total of five minutes;

6. if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-31(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator;

7. rule 3-3(1) be suspended and no motion to adjourn the sitting be received before the Committee of the Whole has reported; and

8. once the Committee of the Whole has reported, the Senate adjourn.