Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue 17 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Thursday, November 23, 2006:

The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau:

That the Senate concur in the amendments made by the House of Commons to its amendments 29, 98 and 153 to Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability;

That the Senate do not insist on its amendments 2, 4 to 12, 14, 15, 18 to 20, 22 to 25, 28, 30, 31, 34 to 54, 55(a) to (d), 55(e)(ii) to (viii), 56 to 62, 65, 68, 69, 71, 80, 83, 85, 88 to 90, 92, 94, 96, 100 to 102, 107 to 110, 113, 115, 116, 118 to 121, 123, 128 to 134, 136 to 143, 145, 147 to 151, 154, 155 and 157 to which the House of Commons has disagreed; and

That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House accordingly;

And on the motion, as amended, of the Honourable Senator Hays, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day:

That the motion, together with the message from the House of Commons on the same subject dated November 21, 2006, be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for consideration and report; and

That the committee submit its report no later than December 7, 2006.

After debate,

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate