Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs
Issue 6 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, December 8, 1999
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs met at 3:40 p.m. this day in room 160-S Centre Block, the Chairman, the Honourable Peter Stollery, presiding.
Members of the committee presents: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Atkins, Carney, P.C., Christiensen, Corbin, Di Nino, Grafstein, Lynch-Staunton, Perry, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Stollery, and Taylor (12).
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Peter Berg and David Goetz.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
WITNESSES:
From Department of Justice:
Mr. Yvan Roy, Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;
Mr. J. Richard Ouellet, Legal Counsel.
The committee proceeded to study Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station and to make related amendments to other Acts. (See committee proceedings of December 7, 1999, issue No.5).
The witnesses answered questions.
The Honorable Senator Grafstein stated that he is intending, for the reasons given in yesterday's meeting, to abstain from the clause-by-clause approval, abstain from the report, and abstain on third reading.
On the Honourable Senator Andreychuk request, Mr. Roy gave assurance to the committee that there is an undertaking that when the next omnibus bill is proposed there will be consideration given to clarify further clause 11(2.31)(b) to clarify "The Canadian flight elements problem".
The Honourable Senator Carney made the suggestion that the Chairman writes to the Minister to reconfirm that there is an undertaking concerning the next omnibus bill to clarify clause 11(2.31)(b) and to request that the Regulations and Statutory Instruments as well as the Code of Conduct that follows Bill C-4 be referred to the committee when they are first published to the Canada Gazette.
The committee proceeded to study clause-be-clause of Bill C-4.
It was moved by the Honourable Senator Corbin -- That the committee complete clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-4.
The question being put on the motion, it was agreed.
It was agreed --That the Title stand.
It was agreed -- That clause 1 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 2 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 3 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 4 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 5 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 6 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 7 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 8 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 9 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 10 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 11 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 12 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 13 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause the schedule carry.
It was agreed -- That the Title carry.
It was moved by The Honourable Senator Corbin -- That the Chairman report to the Senate that Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station and to make related amendments to other Acts. has been adopted without amendment.
At 4:20 p.m. the committee proceeded to study Bill S-3.
WITNESSES:
From Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade:
Mrs. Adèle Dion, Director, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality;
Mrs. Ann Collins, Director, Eastern Europe Division.
From Department of Finance:
Mr. Brian Ernewein, Director, Tax legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch;
Mr. David Sénécal, Acting Chief, Tax Treaties, Tax Legislation division, Tax Policy Branch.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on November 24, 1999, the committee proceeded to study Bill S-3, An Act to implement an agreement, conventions and protocols between Canada and Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Algeria, Bulgaria, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Japan and Luxembourg for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Mr. Ernewein, Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Dion each made a statement and together with the other witness answered questions.
The committee proceeded to study clause-be-clause of Bill S-3.
It was moved by the Honourable Senator Grafstein -- That the committee complete clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-3.
The question being put on the motion, it was agreed.
It was agreed --That the Title stand.
It was agreed -- That clause 1 carry.
It was agreed -- That clauses 2 to 7 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 8 to 13 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 14 to 19 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 20 to 25 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 26 to 31 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 32 to 37 carry on division.
It was agreed -- That clause 38 to 43 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 44 to 47 carry.
It was agreed -- That clause 48 to 53 carry.
It was agreed -- That Schedule 1 carry.
It was agreed -- That Schedule 2 carry.
It was agreed -- That Schedule 3 carry.
It was agreed -- That Schedule 4 carry.
It was agreed -- That Schedule 5 carry.
It was agreed -- That Schedule 6 carry on division.
It was agreed -- That Schedule 7 carry.
It was agreed -- That Schedule 8 carry.
It was agreed -- That Schedule 9 carry.
It was agreed -- That the Title carry.
It was agreed -- That the Chairman report to the Senate that Bill S-3, An Act to implement an agreement, conventions and protocols between Canada and Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Algeria, Bulgaria, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Japan and Luxembourg for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income has been adopted without amendment.
At 5:50 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Line Gravel
Clerk of the Committee