49 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2000, Canada

Journals of the Senate

2nd Session, 36th Parliament

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Issue 35

Thursday, March 2, 2000
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, Beaudoin, Berntson, Boudreau, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cochrane, Cogger, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Fairbairn, Finestone, Finnerty, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Grafstein, Graham, Grimard, Gustafson, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Johnson, Joyal, Kelleher, Kelly, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kirby, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Mercier, Milne, Molgat, Moore, Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, Pitfield, Poy, Prud'homme, Rivest, Rompkey, Rossiter, Ruck, Simard, Sparrow, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Taylor, Tkachuk, Watt, Wilson

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Adams, Andreychuk, *Angus, Atkins, Bacon, Beaudoin, Berntson, Boudreau, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cochrane, Cogger, *Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, *De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Fairbairn, Finestone, Finnerty, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Grafstein, Graham, Grimard, Gustafson, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Johnson, Joyal, Kelleher, Kelly, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kirby, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, *Meighen, Mercier, Milne, Molgat, Moore, Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, *Perry (Poirier), Pitfield, Poy, Prud'homme, Rivest, *Robichaud, (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Rompkey, Rossiter, Ruck, Simard, Sparrow, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Taylor, Tkachuk, Watt, Wilson

PRAYERS

SENATORS' STATEMENTS

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

The Honourable Senator Hays tabled the following:

Supplementary Estimates (B) 1999-2000.-Sessional Paper No. 2/36-280.

Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees

The Honourable Senator Milne presented the following:

THURSDAY, March 2, 2000

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

FOURTH REPORT

Your Committee, to which was referred Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (flight), has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, February 22, 2000, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment.

Your Committee notes that it instructed the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel to correct a printing error in the parchment by replacing, at line 43 on page 2 of the English version of the Bill, the word "court" with the word "count."

Respectfully submitted,

LORNA MILNE

Chair

The Honourable Senator Moore moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Furey, 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.

Government Notices of Motions

With leave of the Senate, The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser:

That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report upon:

the expenditures set out in the Estimates for the fiscal year ending the 31st March, 2001, with the exception of Parliament Vote 10 and Privy Council Vote 25; and

the expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending the 31st March, 2000.

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

Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills

The Honourable Senator Hays presented a Bill S-17, An Act respecting marine liability, and to validate certain by-laws and regulations.

The Bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bacon, that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading on Tuesday, March 21, 2000.

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

Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations

The Honourable Senator Hays tabled the following:

Report of the Delegation of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, held in Canberra, Australia, from January 9 to 14, 2000. -Sessional Paper No. 2/36-281.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Second reading of Bill C-2, An Act respecting the election of members to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts.

The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Adams, that the Bill be read the second time.

After debate, The Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton for the Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Atkins, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Motions

The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Adams:

That the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament be authorized to examine the expenditures set out in Parliament Vote 10, and that the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages be authorized to examine the expenditures set out in Privy Council Vote 25 of the Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001; and

That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House accordingly.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted. The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carstairs:

That, in accordance with subsection 53(3) of the Act to extend the present laws of Canada that protect the privacy of individuals and that provide individuals with a right of access to personal information about themselves, Chapter P-21, of the Revised Statutes of Canada 1985, the Senate approve the reappointment of Bruce Phillips as Privacy Commissioner for a term of four months, effective May 1, 2000.

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

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

Orders No. 1 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting. Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Milne, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chalifoux, for the second reading of Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Statistics Act and the National Archives of Canada Act (census records).

After debate, Further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator LeBreton.

Commons Public Bills

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Cools, seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt, for the second reading of Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (cumulative sentences),

After debate, The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, 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

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting. Consideration of the Sixth Report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (budgets of certain committees) presented in the Senate on February 29, 2000.

The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, that the Report be adopted.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted. Consideration of the Fifth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (budget-study on the state of the health care system in Canada) presented in the Senate on February 29, 2000.

The Honourable Senator LeBreton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, that the Report be adopted.

After debate, The Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Atkins, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted. Orders No. 4 and 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other

Orders No. 14 (inquiry), 5 (motion), 16, 13 (inquiries), 7 (motion), 9, 6, 12, 1 (inquiries) and 4 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

MOTIONS

The Honourable Senator Stollery moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cook:

That, notwithstanding the Orders of the Senate adopted on Thursday October 14, 1999, on Wednesday November 17, 1999 and on Thursday December 16, 1999, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, which was authorized to examine and report upon the ramifications to Canada: 1. of the changed mandate of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Canada's role in NATO since the demise of the Warsaw Pact, the end of the Cold War and the recent addition to membership in NATO of Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic; and 2. of peacekeeping, with particular reference to Canada's ability to participate in it under the auspices of any international body of which Canada is a member, be empowered to present its final report no later than April 14, 2000;

That the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize the findings of the Committee contained in the final report until April 28, 2000; and

That the Committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit its report with the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting; and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.

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

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With leave, The Senate reverted to SENATORS' STATEMENTS. An Honourable Senator made a statement.

Government Notices of Motions

With leave of the Senate, The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool:

That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, March 21, 2000, 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 on the operations of the Small Business Loans Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-11, s. 11.-Sessional Paper No. 2/36-279.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Finnerty:

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 Agriculture and Forestry

The name of the Honourable Senator Grafstein substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fitzpatrick (March 1).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The name of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kirby (March 1).

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