45 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1997, Canada

Journals of the Senate

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Issue 67

Wednesday, February 5, 1997
1:30 p.m.

The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Adams Anderson Atkins Beaudoin Berntson Bonnell Bosa Buchanan Carstairs Cochrane Cogger Cohen Comeau Cools DeWare Doody Doyle Fairbairn Forest Forrestall Ghitter Gigantès Graham Grimard Gustafson Hays Hébert
Hervieux-Payette Jessiman Kelleher Kelly Kenny Keon Kinsella Kolber Landry Lavoie-Roux LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Maheu Mercier Milne Molgat Moore Murray Oliver Pearson Petten Poulin Prud'homme Riel Rizzuto Roberge Robertson Rompkey Rossiter Simard Spivak Stratton Taylor Twinn Watt Whelan

PRAYERS

SENATORS' STATEMENTS

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills

A Message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-53, An Act to amend the Prisons and Reformatories Act, to which they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

The Bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Whelan, P.C., that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading on Tuesday next, February 11, 1997.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Reports of Committees

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees

Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other

Orders No. 25, 24, 15, 27 (inquiries), 22 (motion) and21 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

INQUIRIES

The Honourable Senator Oliver called the attention of the Senate to the matter of the Texaco racial discrimination lawsuit that was settled in November of last year, to the facts of the settlement, the issues surrounding the case, lessons the Texaco case teaches about corporate culture, and what insight the Texaco case provides us about Canadian corporate culture.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Gigantès moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Riel, P.C., that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Whelan, 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 Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The names of the Honourable Senators Anderson and Landry substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Hays and Carstairs (February 5).

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