Journals of the Senate
45 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1996, Canada
Journals of the Senate
Issue 33
Wednesday, June 19, 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 Buchanan Carney Carstairs Charbonneau Cochrane Cogger Cohen Comeau Cools Corbin Davey De Bané DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Eyton Fairbairn Forest Forrestall Gauthier Ghitter Gigantès Grafstein Graham Grimard Gustafson Haidasz Hays Hébert Hervieux-Payette Jessiman Johnson Kelleher Keon Kinsella Kirby Landry Lavoie-Roux LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lucier Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) MacEachen Maheu Marchand Meighen Milne Molgat Murray Nolin Oliver Ottenheimer Pearson Petten Phillips Pitfield Poulin Prud'homme Riel Rivest Rizzuto Roberge Robertson Robichaud Rompkey Rossiter Roux Simard Sparrow Spivak Stanbury Stewart Stollery Stratton Taylor Tkachuk Twinn Watt Wood
PRAYERS.
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Tribute was paid to the Honourable Senator MacEachen, P.C., who will retire from the Senate on July 6, 1996.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
Report of the Information Commissioner for the period ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to section 40(1) of the Access to Information Act, Chapter A-1, R.S.C., 1985.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-240.
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., tabled the following :
Document entitled: "Economic Adjustment in Selected Coastal Communities", by the Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, dated April 1995, together with a Statement from the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and (Veterans).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-241S.
Presentation of Reports From Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Bacon, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, presented its Fifth Report (Bill C-20, An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation services) with an amendment.
The Report was then read by one of the Clerks at the Table, as follows:
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 1996
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to present its
FIFTH REPORT
Your Committee, to which was referred Bill C-20, An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation services, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Monday, June 10, 1996, examined the said Bill and has agreed to report the same with the following amendment:
Page 51, new clause 109: add, immediately after line 28, the following:
"COMING INTO FORCE
Coming into force
109. Sections 11, 13 and 100 come into force on the transfer date."
Respectfully submitted,
LISE BACON
Chair
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cools, that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Hays for the Honourable Senator Gustafson, Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, presented its Second Report (budget- study on agriculture in Canada).
Ordered, That the Report be printed as an Appendix to the Journals of the Senate of this day and form part of the permanent records of this House.
The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cools, 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.
The Honourable Senator Hays for the Honourable Senator Gustafson, Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, presented its Third Report (budget-study on forestry in Canada).
Ordered, That the Report be printed as an Appendix to the Journals of the Senate of this day and form part of the permanent records of this House.
The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., 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.
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented its Twelfth Report (budget-Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada).
Ordered, That the Report be printed as an Appendix to the Journals of the Senate of this day and form part of the permanent records of this House.
The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, 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.
The Honourable Senator Roux, Joint Chairman of the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages, presented its Second Report (Implementation of Part VII of the Official Languages Act).
Ordered, That the Report be printed as an Appendix to the Journals of the Senate of this day and form part of the permanent records of this House.
The Honourable Senator Roux moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bryden, 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.
Tabling of Reports From Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Section of the Assemblée internationale des parlementaires de langue française (AIPLF) respecting its participation at the meeting of the Policy and General Administration Committee and of its Bureau, held in Paris, France, on March 18 and 19, 1996.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-242.
Report of the Canadian Section of the Assemblée internatio nale des parlementaires de langue française (AIPLF) respecting its participation at the meeting of the AIPLF Cooperation and Development Committee and of its Bureau, held in Ouagadou gou, Burkina Faso, on March 22 and 23, 1996.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-243.
Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle:
That notwithstanding the orders of reference adopted by the Senate on March 21, and by the House of Commons on March 12, 1996, the Senate extends the reporting date of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct to Friday, November 29, 1996, and that a message be sent to the House of Commons requesting that House to unite with this House for this purpose.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Stewart moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lewis:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs have power to sit at 5:00 p.m. today, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that Rule 95(4) be suspended in relation thereto.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Reports of Committees
DEFERRED DIVISION
At 4:30 p.m., with leave, the Senate proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton to the motion of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gauthier for the adoption of the Ninth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill C-28, An Act respecting certain agreements concerning the redevelopment and operation of Terminals 1 and 2 at Lester B. Pearson International Airport, with amendments and observations), presented in the Senate on June 10, 1996.
The question was put on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton, seconded by the Honourable Senator Berntson, that the report be not now adopted but that it be referred back to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for further consideration; and
That the Committee be instructed not to proceed with the said consideration until all court proceedings relating to certain agreements concerning the redevelopment and operation of Terminals 1 and 2 at Lester B. Pearson International Airport have been completed.
The motion in amendment was negatived on the following division, pursuant to Rule 65(5).
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk Angus Atkins Balfour Beaudoin Berntson Bolduc Buchanan Carney Charbonneau Cochrane Cogger Cohen Comeau DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Eyton Forrestall Ghitter Grimard Gustafson Jessiman Johnson Kelleher Keon Kinsella Lavoie-Roux LeBreton Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Meighen Murray Nolin Oliver Ottenheimer Phillips Rivest Roberge Robertson Rossiter Simard Sparrow Spivak Stratton Tkachuk Twinn-48
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Austin Bacon Bonnell Bosa Bryden Carstairs Cools Corbin Davey De Bané Fairbairn Forest Gauthier Gigantès Grafstein Graham Haidasz Hays Hébert Hervieux- Payette Kirby Landry Lewis Losier-Cool Lucier MacEachen Maheu Marchand Milne Molgat Pearson Petten Pitfield Poulin Prud'homme Riel Rizzuto Robichaud Rompkey Roux Stanbury Stewart Stollery Taylor Watt Wood-48
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
The Senate proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gauthier for the adoption of the Ninth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill C-28, An Act respecting certain agreements concerning the redevelopment and operation of Terminals 1 and 2 at Lester B. Pearson International Airport, with amendments and observations), presented in the Senate on June 10, 1996.
The question being put on the motion, it was negatived on the following division pursuant to Rule 65(5).
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Austin Bacon Bonnell Bosa Bryden Carstairs Cools Corbin Davey De Bané Fairbairn Forest Gauthier Gigantès Grafstein Graham Haidasz Hays Hébert Hervieux-Payette Kirby Landry Lewis Losier-Cool Lucier MacEachen Maheu Marchand Milne Molgat Pearson Petten Pitfield Poulin Prud'homme Riel Rizzuto Robichaud Rompkey Roux Stanbury Stewart Stollery Taylor Watt Wood-48
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk Angus Atkins Balfour Beaudoin Berntson Bolduc Buchanan Carney Charbonneau Cochrane Cogger Cohen Comeau DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Eyton Forrestall Ghitter Grimard Gustafson Jessiman Johnson Kelleher Keon Kinsella Lavoie- Roux LeBreton Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Meighen Murray Nolin Oliver Ottenheimer Phillips Rivest Roberge Robertson Rossiter Simard Sparrow Spivak Stratton Tkachuk Twinn-48
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
The Honourable Senator Kirby moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lucier, that Bill C-28 be read the third time.
The question being put on the motion, it was negatived on the following division pursuant to Rule 65(5).
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Austin Bacon Bonnell Bosa Bryden Carstairs Cools Corbin Davey De Bané Fairbairn Forest Gauthier Gigantès Grafstein Graham Haidasz Hays Hébert Hervieux-Payette Kirby Landry Lewis Losier-Cool Lucier MacEachen Maheu Marchand Milne Molgat Pearson Petten Pitfield Poulin Prud'homme Riel Rizzuto Robichaud Rompkey Roux Stanbury Stewart Stollery Taylor Watt Wood-48
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk Angus Atkins Balfour Beaudoin Berntson Bolduc Buchanan Carney Charbonneau Cochrane Cogger Cohen Comeau DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Eyton Forrestall Ghitter Grimard Gustafson Jessiman Johnson Kelleher Keon Kinsella Lavoie-Roux LeBreton Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Meighen Murray Nolin Oliver Ottenheimer Phillips Rivest Roberge Robertson Rossiter Simard Sparrow Spivak Stratton Tkachuk Twinn-48
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the Eleventh Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill C-8, An Act respecting the control of certain drugs, their precursors and other substances and to amend certain other Acts and repeal the Narcotic Control Act in consequence thereof, with amendments and recommendations), presented in the Senate on June 13, 1996.
The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, that the Report be adopted.
Debate.
At 5:10 p.m. the sitting was suspended.
At 5:20 p.m. the sitting resumed.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, for the adoption of the Eleventh Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill C-8, An Act respecting the control of certain drugs, their precursors and other substances and to amend certain other Acts and repeal the Narcotic Control Act in consequence thereof, with amendments and recommendations), presented in the Senate on June 13, 1996.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, that the Bill, as amended, be read the third time now.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was then read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate have passed this Bill with certain amendments, to which they desire their concurrence.
Consideration of the Fifth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (Bill C-20, An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation services, with an amendment), presented in the Senate earlier this day.
The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stanbury, that the Report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Roux, that the Bill, as amended, be read the third time now.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was then read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate have passed this Bill with an amendment, to which they desire their concurrence.
Bills
Second reading of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Judges Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act.
The Honourable Senator Bryden moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Roux, that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hébert, 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-48, An Act to amend the Federal Court Act, the Judges Act and the Tax Court of Canada Act.
The Honourable Senator Lewis moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rizzuto, that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., 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-12, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada.
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bosa, that the Bill be read the third time.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robertson, that Bill C-12 be not now read the third time but that it be amended in Clause 15
(a) on page 23, by deleting lines 30 to 47;
(b) on page 24, by deleting lines 1 to 3; and
(c) by renumbering clauses 16 to 41.1 as clauses 15 to 41 respectively and by renumbering any cross-references thereto accordingly.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion in amendment,Pursuant to Rule 67(1), a recorded division was deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Bosa, for the third reading of Bill C-12.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Phillips moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that Bill C-12 be not now read a third time but that it be amended in clause 14, on page 22, by
(a) replacing line 1 with the following:
"(2) Subject to subsection (2.1), a claimant's weekly insurable earnings"; and
(b) adding, after line 29, the following:
"(2.1) In calculating a claimant's weekly insurable earnings under subsection (2), weeks with less than 15 hours of insurable earnings and the insurable earnings attributable to those weeks shall be excluded, but no week shall be excluded where the exclusion would reduce the divisor determined in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) to a number less than the divisor determined in accordance with paragraph (2)(b).
(2.2) Weeks shall be excluded under subsection (2.1) in the order of number of hours of insurable earnings, starting with the week with the lowest number of hours.''.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion in amendment,Pursuant to Rule 67(1), a recorded division was deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Bosa, for the third reading of Bill C-12.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Cohen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, that Bill C-12 be not now read a third time but that it be amended in clause 5, on page 8, by adding immediately after line 22, the following:
"(d.1) the employment of a student who is in full-time attendance at a high school, university, college or other educational institution providing courses at a secondary or post-secondary school level and who has elected to exclude the employment to which their first $5,000 of earnings in the year is attributable;".
After debate,
The question being put on the motion in amendment,Pursuant to Rule 67(1), a recorded division was deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Bosa, for the third reading of Bill C-12.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Lavoie-Roux moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that Bill C-12 be not now read a third time but that it be amended in clause 14, on page 23, by replacing lines 1 to 29 with the following:
"(4) The rate calculation period is
(a) the period of 26 consecutive weeks in the claimant's qualifying period to which can be attributed the most insurable earnings, or
(b) where the claimant's qualifying period consists of less than 26 consecutive weeks, the claimant's qualifying period,
but a prescribed week relating to employment in the labour force shall not be taken into account when determining what weeks are within the rate calculation period.''.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion in amendment,Pursuant to Rule 67(1), a recorded division was deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Bosa, for the third reading of Bill C-12.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Simard moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Phillips, that Bill C-12 be not read a third time now but be read a third time this day, six months hence.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion in amendment,Pursuant to Rule 67(1), a recorded division was deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Simard tabled the following:
Document entitled: "Bill C-12, A Summary of Amendments Proposed by Witnesses Who Appeared Before the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology", by the Library of Parliament, dated June 17, 1996 (English Text). -Sessional Paper No. 2/35-244S.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Bosa, for the third reading of Bill C-12.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion,Pursuant to Rule 67(1), a recorded division was deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A Message was brought from the House of Commons to return Bill S-8, An Act respecting Queen's University at Kingston,
And to acquaint the Senate that the Commons have passed this Bill, without amendment.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons as follows:
Wednesday, June 19, 1996
ORDERED, That, in relation to the Orders of Reference adopted by the Senate on March 21, and by the House of Commons on March 12, 1996, the House extends the reporting date of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct to Friday, November 29, 1996; and
That a Message be sent to the Senate requesting that House to unite with this House for this purpose.
ATTEST
ROBERT MARLEAU
The Clerk of the House of Commons
Bills
Second reading of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, the Old Age Security Act and the Canada Shipping Act.
The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten, that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., 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.
Order No. 2 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.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Cools, seconded by the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (period of ineligibility for parole).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson for the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Taylor, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
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.
Debate concluded.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Bonnell moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Landry:
That the Inquiry on the serious state of post-secondary education in Canada be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology; and
That, while respecting provincial constitutional responsibilities, the Committee be authorized to examine and report upon the state of post-secondary education in Canada, including the review of:
(a) the national, regional, provincial and local goals of the Canadian post-secondary education system;
(b) the social, cultural, economic and political importance of post-secondary education to Canada;
(c) the roles of the federal, provincial and territorial governments;
(d) the ability of Canadian universities and colleges to respond to the new, emerging educational marketplace including the changing curriculum and new technologies, distance, continuing and cooperative education, and adult and part-time education; and
(e) the Canada Student Loans Program and the different provincial and territorial student financial assistance programs as well as the growing concern over student indebtedness;
and to identify areas of greater cooperation between all levels of government, the private sector and educational institutions;
That the Committee have the power to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary for the purposes of its examination;
That the Committee have power to sit during sittings and adjournments of the Senate;
That the Committee adjourn from place to place in Canada when it begins its examination;
That the Committee be authorized to permit coverage by electronic media on its public proceedings of the examination, with the least possible disruption of its hearings;
That the committee submit its final report no later than February 28, 1997; and
That, notwithstanding usual practices, if the Senate is not sitting when the final report of the Committee is completed, the Committee shall deposit its report with the Clerk of the Senate, and said report shall thereupon be deemed to have been tabled in this Chamber.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Ordered, That all remaining Orders be postponed until the next sitting.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 1996-97 to 2000-2001 and the Operating and Capital Budgets for 1996-97 of the Farm Credit Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, s. 125(4).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-231.
Report of the Farm Credit Corporation, including its accounts and financial statements certified by the Auditor General, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, s. 150(1).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-232.
Report of the Canadian Wheat Board required by the Privacy Act for the period ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-21, s. 72(2).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-233.
Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, S.C. 1986, c. 11, s. 30, as amended by R.S.C. 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 8.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-234.
Reports of the Business Development Bank of Canada required by the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act for the period ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1, s. 72(2) and the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-21, s. 72(2).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-235
Report of the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board, including its accounts and financial statements certified by the Auditor General, for the year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1987, c. 3, s. 29(3).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-236.
Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board for the year ended December 31, 1995, pursuant to An Act to amend the Patent Act and to provide for certain matters in relation thereto, R.S.C. 1985 (3rd Supp.), c. 33, s. 39.24(3) and s. 39.25(6).- Sessional Paper No. 2/35-237.
Reports of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada required by the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act for the period ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1, s. 72(2) and the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-21, s. 72(2).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-238.
Report of the Civil Aviation Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, S.C. 1985 (1st Supp.), c. 33, s. 35.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-239.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Landry:
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 Transport and Communications
The names of the Honourable Senators Landry and Losier-Cool substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Bonnell and Perrault (June 18).
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
The name of the Honourable Senator Johnson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rivest (June 18).