Journals of the Senate
45 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1996, Canada
Journals of the Senate
Issue 64
Tuesday, December 17, 1996
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Andreychuk Atkins Austin Bacon Beaudoin Berntson Bonnell Bosa Bryden Carstairs Cochrane Cogger Cohen Comeau Cools Corbin De Bané DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Fairbairn Forest Forrestall Ghitter Gigantès Grafstein Graham Haidasz Hays Hébert Hervieux-Payette Jessiman Johnson Kelleher Kenny Keon Kinsella Kolber Landry LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Maheu Marchand Meighen Mercier Milne Molgat Moore Nolin Pearson Petten Phillips Poulin Prud'homme Rivest Rizzuto Robichaud Rompkey Rossiter St. Germain Spivak Stanbury Stewart Stollery Stratton Taylor Tkachuk Watt Whelan
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 Whelan, P.C.:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, December 18, 1996, at 1:30 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Ordered, That the deferred division on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kenny that Bill C-29 be referred to the Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, be brought forward.
By unanimous consent, the recorded division was not proceeded with.
The question then being put on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kenny, seconded by the Honourable Senator Landry, that Bill C-29, An Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based substances, be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, it was adopted, on division.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bryden, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pearson, for the third reading of Bill C-63, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, the Parliament of Canada Act and the Referendum Act,
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Beaudoin, that the Bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended:
(a) in clause 12, on page 5, by replacing line 8 with the following:
"referred to in subparagraphs 71.011(a)(ii) or (iii). The"; and
(b) in clause 22, on page 11, by replacing lines 3 to 6 with the following:
"(a) information that is
(i) collected by means of the enumeration conducted for the general election for the thirty-sixth Parliament, if the Chief Electoral Officer considers the information adequate for the establishment of the Register of Electors;
(ii) collected by means of an enumeration contemplated by section 63; or
(iii) contained in a list of electors to which".
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, that the motion in amendment be further amended by replacing clause 94, lines 10 to 28 on page 44, with the following:
"94.(1) Sections 2, 12 and 22 of this Act come into force on the day fixed by the Governor in Council for the return of the writs of election for the general election for the thirty-sixth Parliament.
(2) Subject to subsection (1), this Act or any provision of this Act or any provision of any Act enacted by this Act comes into force on January 1, 2000 or on such earlier day or days as are fixed by order of the Governor in Council."
After debate,
The questions being put on the sub-amendment and the motion in amendment,
Pursuant to Rule 67(1), recorded divisions were deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bryden, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pearson, for the third reading of Bill C-63, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, the Parliament of Canada Act and the Referendum Act.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, that the Bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended:
(a) on page 2, by deleting clause 1.1;
(b) on page 26, by deleting clause 44.1; and
(c) on page 28, by deleting clause 46.1.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion in amendment,
Pursuant to Rule 67(1), a recorded division was deferreduntil 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bryden, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pearson, for the third reading of Bill C-63, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, the Parliament of Canada Act and the Referendum Act.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Milne, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercier, for the third reading of Bill C-45, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole ineligibility) and another Act;
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Nolin, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, that the Bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended:
(a) in clause 1, by replacing line 7, on page 1, with the following:
"may, with the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, apply in writing to the appropriate Chief";
(b) in clause 2, by replacing line 20, on page 6, with the following:
"may, with the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, apply in writing to the appropriate Chief" ; and
(c) in clause 2, by replacing line 41, on page 10, with the following:
"may, with the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, apply in writing to the appropriate Chief".
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Ghitter moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the motion in amendment be amended in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) thereof by substituting the words "Governor in Council" for the words "Attorney General of Canada".
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Adams, 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 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Keon.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Order No. 5 was called and pursuant to Rule 27(3) was dropped from the Order Paper.
Other
Orders No. 15, 27 (inquiries), 22 (motion), 21 and 13 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Cools called the attention of the Senate to the Airbus Affair and the accusations against Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney contained in a Department of Justice document that Mr. Mulroney was, "involved in a criminal conspiracy to accept payments for influencing Air Canada's decision to buy airplanes from Airbus"; and to the fact that this affair is causing deformity, embarrassment to and suspicion of the system; and to the handling of these matters; and to the erosion of parliamentary process; and to the damage caused to parliamentary government, to the Prime Minister's Office, to the principle of ministerial responsibility, and to Parliament, and to Senators, including myself, who voted on Bill C-129, the bill to privatize Air Canada, on August 4, 1988, in the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce; and to the belief that Parliament, in the interest of public confidence and integrity, should take cognizance of these matters and take these matters into Parliament's consideration.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator LeBreton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Cools tabled the following:
Document entitled: "Letter of Request to: The Competent Legal Authority of Switzerland". (English text)-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-553S.
The Honourable Senator Milne called the attention of the Senate to the Report of the Delegation of Canadian Parliamentarians to Taiwan.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Berntson, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Copy of Order in Council P.C. 1996-1784 dated November 26, 1996, concerning the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund and the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, pursuant to the International Development (Financial Institutions) Assistance Act, R.S.C. 1995, c. I-18.-Sessional PaperNo. 2/35-552.
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.