Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce

Issue 19 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, November 23, 2005:

The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, for the second reading of Bill C-55, An Act to establish the Wage Earner Protection Program Act, to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

After debate,

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

The bill was then read the second time, on division.

The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.

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

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, November 23, 2005:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Di Nino, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, for the second reading of Bill C-259, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (elimination of excise tax on jewellery).

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

The bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate