Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Issue 6 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, February 22, 2005:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, for the second reading of Bill S-16, An Act providing for the Crown's recognition of self- governing First Nations of Canada.

After debate,

In amendment, the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier- Cool, that Bill S-16 be not now read the second time but that the subject-matter thereof be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples; and

That the Order to resume debate on the motion for the second reading of the bill remain on the Order Paper and Notice Paper.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate