Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Privileges, Standing
Rules and Orders
Issue 12 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 14, 1999
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[English]
The Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders met, in camera, at 12:30 p.m. this day, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Maheu, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Atkins, Bacon, Beaudoin, Carstairs, Cook, Joyal, P.C., Kelly, Kenny, Kinsella, Maheu and Sparrow (11).
In attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
At 13:28 p.m., the meeting adjourned to the call of the Chair.
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 21, 1999
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The Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders met, in camera, at 12:35 p.m. this day, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Maheu, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Adams, Andreychuk, Atkins, Beaudoin, Butts, Carstairs, Cools, DeWare, Joyal, P.C., Kelly, Kroft, Lewis, Maheu, Maloney and Rossiter (15).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Wilson (1).
In attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
At 13:23 p.m., the meeting adjourned to the call of the Chair.
OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 5, 1999
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The Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders met, in camera, at 12:30 p.m. this day, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Maheu, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Atkins, Beaudoin, Bryden, Carstairs, Cook, DeWare, Grafstein, Joyal, P.C., Kinsella, Lewis, Maheu and Rossiter (13).
In attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
At 13:15 p.m., the meeting adjourned to the call of the Chair.
OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 2, 1999
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The Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders met, in camera, at 12:30 p.m. this day, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Maheu, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Atkins, Beaudoin, Carstairs, Cook, Cools, DeWare, Joyal, P.C., Kelly and Maheu (10).
In attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
At 13:25 p.m., the meeting adjourned to the call of the Chair.
OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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The Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders met at 12:32 p.m. this day, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Maheu, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Atkins, Beaudoin, Carstairs, Cook, Cools, DeWare, Grafstein, Kelly, Maheu and Rossiter (11).
Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Lewis and Murray (2).
In attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
The committee proceeded to the consideration of the question of privilege raised by the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., referred to the committee by the Senator on June 10, 1999.
After debate,
It was agreed that the following report be made to the Senate.
The Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders has the honour to present its
TWELFTH REPORT
On Thursday, June 10, 1999 the Senate adopted the following motion:
That the issue of the rights of all Senators to be able to participate in the standing votes in the Senate that have been requested in accordance with Rule 65(3), and the procedures followed on June 9, 1999, regarding the vote to adjourn the debate on the Eleventh Report of the Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders Committee, be referred to the Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders.
On Wednesday, June 16, 1999, your committee heard from Senator Murray, P.C.
Your committee will continue its study of whether or not a question of privilege has been established. However, as an interim measure, your committee makes the following recommendation:
That the whips be advised that notwithstanding any Rule of the Senate, the bells to call in the Senators for a standing vote that has been requested in accordance with Rule 65(3), shall be sounded for not less than 20 minutes.
This recommendation would not apply where a standing vote immediately follows another standing vote.
It was also agreed that consideration of the question of privilege by Senator Murray, P.C., be adjourned to the next meeting of the committee and that staff be directed to examine various options with regard to possible amendments to the Senate Rules.
At 13:28 p.m., the meeting adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Gary O'Brien
Clerk of the Committee