47 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1998, Canada

Journals of the Senate

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Issue 68

Thursday, June 4, 1998
2:00 p.m.

The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Adams, Andreychuk, Atkins, Bacon, Balfour, Beaudoin, Bolduc, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Cohen, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, De Bané, DeWare, Di Nino, Doody, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Fitzpatrick, Forest, Forrestall, Gauthier, Gigantès, Grafstein, Graham, Gustafson, Hays, Hébert, Hervieux-Payette, Jessiman, Johnson, Johnstone, Joyal, Kelleher, Kelly, Keon, Kinsella, Kirby, Kolber, Lavoie-Roux, Lawson, LeBreton, Lewis, Losier-Cool, Lucier, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Meighen, Mercier, Molgat, Moore, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, Phillips, Pitfield, Poulin, Prud'homme, Rivest, Roberge, Robertson, Robichaud, (L'Acadie-Acadia), Robichaud, (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Rompkey, Rossiter, Simard, Spivak, Stewart, Stollery, Stratton, Tkachuk, Watt, Whelan

PRAYERS

Tribute was paid to the Honourable Senator Jessiman, who will retire from the Senate on June 5, 1998.

SENATORS' STATEMENTS

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees

The Honourable Senator Nolin, Acting Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented its Eighth Report (Bill S-11, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act in order to add social condition as a prohibited ground of discrimination), with an amendment.

The Report was then read by one of the Clerks at the Table, as follows:

THURSDAY, June 4, 1998

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to present its

EIGHTH REPORT

Your Committee, to which was referred Bill S-11, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Acts in order to add social condition as a prohibited ground of discrimination, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, March 17, 1998, examined the said Bill and now reports the same with the following amendment:

1. Page 2: Delete Clause 3.

Respectfully submitted,

PIERRE CLAUDE NOLIN

Acting Chair

The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, 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. The Honourable Senator Tkachuk for the Honourable Senator Kirby, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, presented its Twelfth Report (Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act, the Old Age Security Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act, the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Western Grain Transition Payments Act and certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act) without amendment but with observations.

(The observations are printed as an Appendix)

The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted. The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented its Ninth Report (Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act) without amendment.

The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chalifoux, that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.

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

The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., presented the following:

THURSDAY, June 4, 1998

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its

TWENTIETH REPORT

Your Committee has examined and approved the budget presented to it by the Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs for the proposed expenditure of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999 for its Special Study on Canada's Relation with the Asia Pacific Region.

 

Professional and Other Services	$ 9,400
Transportation and Communication	7,300
All Other Expenditures	500
TOTAL	$ 17,200

Respectfully submitted,

WILLIAM ROMPKEY

Chairman

The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., 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.

Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations

The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée internationale des parlementaires de langue française, respecting its participation at the AIPLF Political and General Administration Committee meeting, held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on April 16 and 17, 1998.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-619.

ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Pursuant to Rule 25(2), the Honourable Senator Carstairs tabled the following:

Reply to Question No. 87, dated March 18, 1998, appearing on the Order Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Kenny, respecting the Alternative Fuels Act-Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-620S.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting. Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bryden, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pearson, for the second reading of Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998.

After debate, The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meighen, 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. Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Kenny. Orders No. 3 and 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gigantès, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hébert, for the second reading of Bill C-410, An Act to change the name of certain electoral districts.

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 Hébert, 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. Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), seconded by the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., for the second reading of Bill C-411, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act.

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

The Bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), 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

Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting. Consideration of the Fifth Report of the Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders (attendance in the Senate), presented in the Senate on June 3, 1998.

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

After debate, The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., for the Honourable Senator Pitfield, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Other

Orders No. 15 (inquiry), 67 (motion) and 30 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting. Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Lavoie-Roux, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon:

That the Senate urge the Government of Canada and the Department of Health in particular to take action to implement the following recommendations set out in the Final Report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, published in December 1993:

That the Federal Government establish a regulatory and licensing body, the National Reproductive Technologies Commission (NRTC), to oversee research, technologies and practices; and

That the National Reproductive Technologies Commission establish committees which would be responsible for regulating how services related to reproductive technologies are provided.

After debate, The question being put on the motion, it was adopted. Orders No. 27 (inquiry), 45 (motion), 23, 32 (inquiries), 1 (motion), 21 and 14 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Order No. 25 (inquiry) was called and pursuant to Rule 27(3) was dropped from the Order Paper.

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With leave, The Senate reverted to Government Notices of Motions.

With leave of the Senate, The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C.:

That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Monday next, June 8, 1998, at 8:00 p.m.

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

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bacon:

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 Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The names of the Honourable Senators Pépin and Grafstein substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Watt and Gigantès (June 4).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The name of the Honourable Senator Cohen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (June 4).

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