46 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1997, Canada

Journals of the Senate

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Issue 69

Tuesday, February 11, 1997
2:00 p.m.

The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Adams Anderson Angus Atkins Austin Bacon Beaudoin Bosa Carstairs Cochrane Cogger Cohen Comeau Cools Corbin De Bané DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Fairbairn Forrestall Ghitter Gigantès Grafstein Graham Grimard Gustafson Haidasz Hébert Hervieux-Payette Jessiman Johnson Kelleher Kelly Kenny Keon Kinsella Kirby Kolber Landry LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Maheu Meighen Mercier Milne Molgat Moore Murray Nolin Pearson Petten Pitfield Poulin Prud'homme Rivest Roberge Robertson Robichaud Rompkey Rossiter St. Germain Simard Spivak Stanbury Stewart Stollery 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, February 12, 1997, 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 Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart:

That the Special Committee of the Senate on the Cape Breton Development Corporation be revived to examine and report upon the Annual Report, Corporate Plan and progress reports of the Cape Breton Development Corporation and related matters;

That notwithstanding Rule 85(1)(b), the Honourable Senators Anderson, Buchanan, De Bané, Ghitter, Gigantès, Landry, MacDonald (Halifax), Macdonald (Cape Breton), Moore, Murray, Rompkey and Stanbury act as members of the Special Committee, and that three members constitute a quorum;

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records, to examine witnesses, to report from time to time and to print such papers and evidence from day to day as may be ordered by the Committee;

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished by the Special Committee of the Senate on the Cape Breton Development Corporation during this session of the Thirty-fifth Parliament be referred to the Committee; and

That the Committee submit its final report no later than March 11, 1997, and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to disseminate and publicize its final report until March 15, 1997.

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

Presentation of Petitions

The Honourable Senator Meighen presented the following petition:

Of The Bishop of the Arctic, of the city of Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories; praying for the passage of an Act to amend An Act to incorporate the Bishop of the Arctic of the Church of England in Canada.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

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

Second reading of Bill C-53, An Act to amend the Prisons and Reformatories Act.

The Honourable Senator Milne moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercier, 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 Milne moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercier, that the Bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.

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

Reports of Committees

Consideration of the Twelfth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Income Tax Act, with amendments, observations and recommendations), presented in the Senate on February 4, 1997.

The Honourable Senator Kirby moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Maheu, that the Report be adopted.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Angus moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

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

Second reading of Bill S-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Health Act (security of the child).

The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, that the Bill be read the second time.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Spivak moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Orders No. 3 and 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees

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

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kenny, seconded by the Honourable Senator Forest, for the adoption of the Fifteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (Senate Estimates 1997-98), presented in the Senate on February 4, 1997.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Kinsella moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Orders No. 3 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other

Resuming the debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Oliver, calling 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.

Debate concluded.

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

REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):

Report on the Operation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 24 (4th Supp.), s. 8.-Sessional PaperNo. 2/35-565.

Statement on the operations under the Returned Soldiers' Insurance Act, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1951, c. 59, s. 17(1).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-566.

Report of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal entitled "Request for Tariff Relief by Buckeye Industries Regarding Certain Dyed Woven Fabrics", dated December 19, 1996, pursuant to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 65, s. 54.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-567.

Report on the administration of the Canada Health Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-6, s. 23.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-568.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Maheu:

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 Carstairs and Mercier substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Whelan and Bosa (February 10).

The names of the Honourable Senators Kinsella and Comeau substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Cochrane and Buchanan (February 11).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries

The names of the Honourable Senators Moore and Petten substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Petten and Perrault (February 11).

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