Journals of the Senate
45 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1996, Canada
Journals of the Senate
Issue 43
Wednesday, October 23, 1996
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Gerald R. Ottenheimer, Speaker pro tempore
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Andreychuk Angus Atkins Austin Beaudoin Berntson Bolduc Bonnell Bosa Bryden Buchanan Carney Cochrane Cogger Cohen Comeau Cools Corbin De Bané DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Fairbairn Forrestall Ghitter Gigantès Grafstein Graham Grimard Gustafson Haidasz Hays Hébert Hervieux-Payette Johnson Kelleher Kelly Kenny Keon Kinsella Kolber Landry Lavoie-Roux Lawson LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Maheu Marchand Mercier Milne Moore Murray Nolin Oliver Ottenheimer Pearson Perrault Petten Phillips Pitfield Poulin Prud'homme Riel Rivest Rizzuto Robertson Rompkey Rossiter St. Germain Simard Sparrow Spivak Stanbury Stewart Stollery Stratton Taylor Watt
PRAYERS.
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,The Honourable Senator Stewart moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bonnell:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs have power to sit at 3:30 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.
Answers to Written Questions
Pursuant to Rule 25(2), the Honourable Senator Graham tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 53, dated April 23, 1996, appearing on the Order Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Stratton, respecting employment insurance.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-468S.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bryden, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stollery, for the third reading of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Judges Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Perrault, P.C., that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting of the Senate.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Second reading of Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act.
The Honourable Senator Grafstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Perrault, P.C., that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doody, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting of the Senate.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Second reading of Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Yukon Quartz Mining Act and the Yukon Placer Mining Act.
The Honourable Senator Marchand, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart, 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 Marchand, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bosa, that the Bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Second reading of Bill C-26, An Act respecting the oceans of Canada.
The Honourable Senator Perrault, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hébert, 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 Perrault, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pearson, that the Bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Reports of Committees
Resuming the debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., for the adoption of the Thirteenth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (amendment to the Constitution of Canada, Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada), deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 17, 1996,
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Doody, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that the Report be not now adopted but that it be amended by deleting the words "without amendment, but with a dissenting opinion" and substituting therefor the following:
"with the following amendment:
Delete the words in paragraph (b) of Term 17 that precede subparagraph (i) and substitute therefor the words: "where numbers warrant,"".
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Milne moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Ordered, That all remaining Orders be postponed until the next sitting.
Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the Senate Pursuant to Rule 28(2):
Public Accounts of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, as follows: (1) Volume I - Summary Report and Financial Statements; (2) Volume II, Part I - Details of Expenditures and Revenues; and (3) Volume II, Part II - Additional Information and Analyses, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 64(1).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-466.
Copies of Press Releases issued by Health Canada, dated November 12, 1995; February 19, 1996; July 4, 1996; August 8, 1996; August 9, 1996; and August 10, 1996 regarding the Canada-USA Women's Health Forum -Sessional Paper No. 2/35-467.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lewis:
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 Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Gigantès substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stanbury (October 23).