Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Issue 17 - Evidence for May 8, 2008
OTTAWA, Thursday, May 8, 2008
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, to which was referred Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (vacancies), met this day at 10:50 a.m. to give clause-by-clause consideration to the bill.
Senator Joan Fraser (Chair) in the chair.
[English]
The Chair: Honourable senators, welcome to this meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. On the agenda today is one item, which is the clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (vacancies).
Is it agreed, senators, that we move to clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-224?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
Senator Di Nino: On division.
The Chair: Carried, on division.
Shall the title stand postponed?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Carried.
Shall clause 1 carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
Senator Di Nino: On division.
The Chair: Carried, on division.
Shall clause 2 carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
Senator Di Nino: On division.
The Chair: Carried, on division.
Shall the title carry?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
Senator Di Nino: On division.
The Chair: Carried, on division.
Is it agreed that this bill be adopted without amendment?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
Senator Di Nino: On division.
The Chair: Carried, on division.
Does the committee wish to consider appending observations to the report?
Hon. Senators: No.
The Chair: Is it agreed that I report this bill to the Senate?
Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.
Senator Di Nino: On division.
The Chair: Carried, on division. I shall do that this afternoon.
Does any senator wish to raise an item of other business?
An Hon. Senator: I move the adjournment.
The Chair: All in favour?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The committee adjourned.