Journals of the Senate
45 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1996, Canada
Journals of the Senate
Issue 19
Wednesday, May 15, 1996
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Andreychuk Angus Atkins Austin Bacon Balfour Beaudoin Berntson Bolduc Bonnell Bosa Bryden Carstairs Cogger Cohen Comeau Cools Corbin Davey De Bané DeWare Doyle Fairbairn Forrestall Gauthier Gigantès Grafstein Graham Grimard Hays Hébert Hervieux-Payette Kelleher Kelly Kenny Keon Kinsella Kirby Kolber Landry Lawson LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) MacEachen Maheu Marchand Milne Molgat Murray Ottenheimer Pearson Petten Phillips Pitfield Poulin Prud'homme Riel Rivest Rizzuto Robichaud Rompkey Rossiter Roux St. Germain Simard Sparrow Spivak Stanbury Stewart Stratton Taylor Twinn Watt Wood
PRAYERS.
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator DeWare presented the following:
Wednesday, May 15, 1996.
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has the honour to present its
FOURTH REPORT
Your Committee, to which was referred the Bill C-11, An Act to establish the Department of Human Resources Development and to amend and repeal certain related Acts, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, April 30, 1996, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment, but with the following recommendation:
That the government examine the feasibility of transferring the responsibility for the Status of Women to the Department of Human Resources Development.
Respectfully submitted,
MABEL M. DeWARE
Chairman
The Honourable Senator Bosa, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator DeWare, Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented its Fifth Report (Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (nuclear undertakings) and to make a related amendment to another Act) without amendment.
The Honourable Senator Bosa moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Roux presented the following:
Wednesday, May 15, 1995
The Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages has the honour to present its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, to which was referred Privy Council Vote 25 of the Estimates for the fiscal year ending the 31st March, 1997, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of April 24, 1996, examined the said Estimates and now reports the same.
Respectfully submitted,
JEAN-LOUIS ROUX
Joint Chairman
The Honourable Senator Roux moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pearson, that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS
Pursuant to Rule 25(2), the Honourable Senator Graham tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 4, dated March 19, 1996, appearing on the Order Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Kenny, respecting the Department of Foreign Affairs.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-150S.
Reply to Question No. 5, dated March 19, 1996, appearing on the Order Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Kenny, respecting the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-151S.
Reply to Question No. 11, dated March 19, 1996, appearing on the Order Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Kenny, respecting the Department of International Trade.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-152S.
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With leave,
The Senate reverted to Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees.
The Honourable Senator Bacon, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, presented its Third Report (Bill S-7, An Act to dissolve the Nipissing and James Bay Railway Company) without amendment.
The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kelleher, P.C., that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-28, An Act respecting certain agreements concerning the redevelopment and operation of Terminals 1 and 2 at Lester B. Pearson International Airport.
The Honourable Senator Kirby moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Davey, that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Forrestall, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Third reading of Bill C-14, An Act to continue the National Transportation Agency as the Canadian Transportation Agency, to consolidate and revise the National Transportation Act, 1987 and the Railway Act and to amend or repeal other Acts as a consequence.
The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lewis, that the Bill be read the third time.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Spivak moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Forrestall, that the Bill be not now read the third time but that it be amended,
(a) in clause 27, on page 11, by
(i) deleting lines 1 to 25 and lines 29 and 30, and
(ii) renumbering subclause (4) as subclause (2) and any cross-references thereto accordingly; and
(b) in clause 112, on page 50, by
(i) deleting the heading preceding clause 112,
(ii) deleting lines 8 to 11, and
(iii) renumbering subclauses 113 to 278 as subclauses 112 to 277 and any cross-references thereto accordingly.
After debate,
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Pursuant to Order, the Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bacon, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lewis, for the third reading of Bill C-14.
After debate,
With leave of the Senate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator DeWare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bolduc, that the Bill be not now read the third time but that it be amended at Clause 129, by adding after line 36, on page 59, the following:
"(3) For the purposes of sections 129 to 136, the former Canadian Pacific line through Maine shall be deemed to be a route wholly within Canada, and any carrier serving any portion of the line between Saint John (New Brunswick) and Montreal (Quebec) shall be deemed to be a connecting carrier and any place where the line of a railway company connects with such connecting carrier shall be deemed to be an interchange."
After debate,
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Pursuant to Order, the Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bacon, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lewis, for the third reading of Bill C-14.
After debate,
With leave of the Senate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Kinsella moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, that the Bill be not now read the third time but that it be amended by deleting Section 171 and replacing it with the following:
"the Agency shall coordinate its activities in relation to the transportation of persons with disabilities with the Canadian Human Rights Commission in order to foster complementary policies and practices and to avoid jurisdictional conflicts,".
After debate,
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bolduc, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Pursuant to Order, the Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bacon, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lewis, for the third reading of Bill C-14.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Second reading of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act.
The Honourable Senator Losier-Cool moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carstairs, that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Motions
The Order to resume the debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bacon was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 2 (inquiry) and 22 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Bonnell calling the attention of the Senate to the serious state of post secondary education in Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 3 (inquiry) was called and postponed until the next sitting.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Summaries of the Corporate Plan and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for the period April 1, 1996 to March 31, 1997 of the Queens Quay West Land Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, s. 150(1).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-148.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 1996-97 to 2000-2001 and the Capital and Operating Budgets for 1996-97 of the Canada Lands Company Limited, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, s. 125(4).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-149.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poulin:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries
The name of the Honourable Senator Adams substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kenny (May 15).