On May 1, 2020, the Senate adopted the following motion:
That, notwithstanding any provisions of the Rules or usual practice:
1. the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at the start of Orders of the Day today to consider the subject matter of Bill C-15, An Act respecting Canada emergency student benefits (coronavirus disease 2019), in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate;
2. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-15, receive the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, P.C., M.P., Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, accompanied by one official;
3. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-15 rise no later than 125 minutes after it begins; and
4. the speaking time provided for in rule 12-32(3)(d) be five minutes for the Committee of the Whole today, including the time for both questions and answers.