Journals of the Senate
45 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1996, Canada
Journals of the Senate
Issue 53
Tuesday, November 26, 1996
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Andreychuk Atkins Bacon Beaudoin Berntson Bolduc Bonnell Bosa Bryden Carney Carstairs Cogger Cohen Comeau Cools De Bané DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Fairbairn Forest Forrestall Ghitter Gigantès Grafstein Graham Grimard Gustafson Haidasz Hébert Hervieux-Payette Jessiman Kelly Kenny Keon Kinsella Landry Lavoie-Roux Lawson LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Maheu Marchand Meighen Mercier Milne Molgat Moore Murray Nolin Oliver Pearson Perrault Petten Phillips Poulin Prud'homme Riel Rivest Rizzuto Robertson Robichaud Rompkey Rossiter St. Germain Simard Spivak Stanbury Stewart Stollery Stratton Taylor Watt Wood
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Government Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, November 27, 1996, at 1:30 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,The Honourable Senator Stewart moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Maheu:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs have power to sit at 3:15 p.m., tomorrow, Wednesday, November 27, 1996, 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
Bills
Second reading of Bill C-61, An Act to implement theCanada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.
The Honourable Senator Stollery moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Riel, P.C., that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cools, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Motions
The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Forest:
That the Senate do unite with the House of Commons in ex tending the reporting date of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct to Friday, December 13, 1996;
That, notwithstanding usual practices, if the Senate is not sit ting 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 pres ented to the Senate; and
That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House accordingly.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Reports of Committees
Resuming 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 (amend ment 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,";"
And on the sub-amendment of the Honourable Senator Cogger, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bolduc, that the motion in amendment be amended by substituting for the words "with the following amendment:" the words "with the following amendments: (a)" and by removing the period at the end thereof and adding the following words:
"; and
(b) Delete the words "to direct" in paragraph (c) of Term 17 and substitute therefor the words "to determine and to di rect"."
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Doody moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Berntson, that further debate on the sub- amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Whelan, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, for the second reading of Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (broadcasting policy).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Graham for the Honourable Senator Gauthier 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.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the Eighth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (budget- study on post-secondary education) presented to the Senate on November 25, 1996.
The Honourable Senator DeWare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, that the Report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the Sixth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (Supplementary Estimates (A) 1996-97) presented to the Senate on November 25, 1996.
The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., for the Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poulin, that the Report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 4 to 9 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 13, 18, 15 (inquiries) and 22 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs have power to sit at 3:15 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, November 27, 1996, 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.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Haidasz, P.C.:
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 Joint Committee on Official Languages
The name of the Honourable Senator Maheu substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool (November 25).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The name of the Honourable Senator Forest substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool (November 25).
The name of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gigantès (November 26).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The name of the Honourable Senator Spivak substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Johnson (November 26).