On November 17, 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 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, to consider the subject matter of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy), with any proceedings then before the Senate being interrupted until the end of Committee of the Whole, which shall last a maximum of 125 minutes;

2.if the bells are ringing for a vote at 3 p.m. on that day, they be interrupted for the Committee of the Whole at that time, and resume thereafter for the balance of any time remaining;

3.the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-9, receive the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, accompanied by one official;

4.the witnesses’ introductory remarks last a maximum total of five minutes; and

5.if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-32(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator.