Hon. Sharon Carstairs (Deputy Leader of the Government): Honourable senators, before I make my motion, I want to indicate that we will also be sitting early on Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. This is due to the fact that we will be offering tributes to Senator Whelan on Thursday and, unfortunately, his sister has just died so he must leave early to attend her funeral.
L'honorable Sharon Carstairs (leader adjoint du gouvernement): Honorables sénateurs, avant de proposer ma motion, je voudrais vous informer que jeudi, nous siégerons à 13 h 30.