Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue 17 - Orders of Reference

Extract of the Journals of the Senate, on Tuesday, October 7, 2003:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C.:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine and report on the implications of including, in legislation, non-derogation clauses relating to existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada under s.35 of the Constitution Act, 1982; and

That the Committee present its report no later than December 31, 2003.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate