Journals of the Senate
46 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1997, Canada
Journals of the Senate
Issue 88
Thursday, April 10, 1997
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Andreychuk Austin Balfour Beaudoin Berntson Bryden Carney Carstairs Cochrane Cogger Cohen Cools Corbin De Bané DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Fairbairn Forest Forrestall Gigantès Grafstein Graham Grimard Haidasz Hays Hébert Hervieux-Payette Jessiman Johnson Kelleher Kelly Kenny Kinsella Landry Lavoie-Roux LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Maheu Mercier Milne Molgat Moore Nolin Oliver Pearson Pépin Perrault Petten Poulin Rivest Rizzuto Rompkey Rossiter Simard Spivak Stewart Stollery Taylor Tkachuk Watt Wood
PRAYERS
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
Annual Report of the Parliamentary Librarian for the fiscal year 1995-96.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-644.
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Forrestall for the Honourable Senator Bacon, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, presented its Eighth Report (Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (broadcasting policy)), with an amendment.
The Report was then read by one of the Clerks at the Table, as follows:
Thursday, April 10, 1997
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to present its
EIGHTH REPORT
Your Committee, to which was referred Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (broadcasting policy), has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, December 3, 1996, examined the said Bill and has agreed to report the same with the following amendment:
Page 1, clause 1: strike out lines 16 to 18 and substitute the following therefor:
"rate is charged,
(B) no distinct separate charge is levied for that service, or
(C) to do so is conducive to the achievement of the objectives of this Act."
Respectfully submitted,
LISE BACON
Chair
The Honourable Senator Forrestall moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Grimard, that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A Message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-66, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, 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 Pépin, that the Bill be placed on theOrders of the Day for a second reading on Tuesday next,April 15, 1997.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Presentation of Petitions
The Honourable Senator Di Nino presented petitions:
Of Residents of the Province of British Columbia concerningBill S-11, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, for the second reading of Bill C-81, An Act to implement the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement and related agreements.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hays, that the Bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gigantès, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, for the second reading of Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Copyright Act.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Gigantès moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin, that the Bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications.
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.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, for the second reading of Bill S-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Health Act (security of the child).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator DeWare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, 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
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, for the adoption of the Sixteenth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (plea bargaining)), presented in the Senate on November 7, 1996;
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Cools, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robertson, that the Report be not now adopted but that it be referred back to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for further consideration.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Kinsella for the Honourable Senator Robertson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 29, 33, 34, 25, 31, (inquiries), 22 (motion),15, 30 (inquiries), 90 (motion) and 21 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Hays called the attention of the Senate to the Report of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group on the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from January 7 to 10, 1997.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Kinsella for the Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hays, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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With leave,The Senate reverted to Government Notices of Motions.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday next, April 15, 1997, at 2:00 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report of the Petro-Canada Limited, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985,c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-643.
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 Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The names of the Honourable Senators Maheu, Losier-Cool, Gigantès and De Bané substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Bacon, Whelan, Rompkey and Perrault (April 8).
Special Committee of the Senate on the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Somalia
The name of the Honourable Senator Stanbury substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Grafstein (April 9).
The name of the Honourable Senator Grafstein substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stanbury (April 10).