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49 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2000, Canada

Journals of the Senate

2nd Session, 36th Parliament

Issue 74

Thursday, June 29, 2000
1:00 p.m.

The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Banks, Beaudoin, Berntson, Bolduc, Boudreau, Bryden, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cochrane, Cogger, Cohen, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, DeWare, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finestone, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Gustafson, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Johnson, Joyal, Kelleher, Kelly, Kennedy, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kirby, Kolber, Kroft, Lavoie-Roux, Lawson, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Mahovlich, Meighen, Mercier, Milne, Molgat, Moore, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, Perry (Poirier), Pitfield, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Rivest, Roberge, Robertson, Robichaud, (L'Acadie-Acadia), Robichaud, (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Roche, Rompkey, Rossiter, Ruck, St. Germain, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Simard, Spivak, Squires, Stollery, Stratton, Taylor, Tkachuk, Watt, Wiebe, Wilson,

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

PRAYERS

SENATORS' STATEMENTS

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees

The Honourable Senator Gustafson, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, tabled its Fourth Report (Interim) entitled: "Repairing the Farm Safety Net to Meet the Crisis: Simple, Successful and Sustainable." -Sessional Paper No. 2/36-447S. The Honourable Senator Kolber, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, presented its Eighth Report (Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act) without amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Third reading of Bill C-18, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (impaired driving causing death and other matters).

The Honourable Senator Christensen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy, that the Bill be read the third time.

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

The Bill was then read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate have passed this Bill, without amendment.

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The Honourable Senator Boudreau, P.C., Leader of the Government in the Senate, advised the Senate that:

Her Excellency the Governor General is pleased, in the Queen's name, to give consent to the degree to which it may affect the prerogatives of Her Majesty, to the consideration by Parliament of a Bill entitled "An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference."

The Honourable Senator Boudreau, P.C., tabled the above-mentioned Statement.-Sessional Paper No. 2/36-448S.

Bills

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Hays, seconded by the Honourable Senator Graham, P.C., for the third reading of Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference,

And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Watt, seconded by the Honourable Senator Adams, that Bill C-20 be amended in paragraph six of the Preamble to read as follows:

WHEREAS the Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that, in Canada, the secession of a province, to be lawful, would require an amendment to the Constitution of Canada, that such an amendment would perforce require negotiations in relation to secession involving at least the governments of all of the provinces and the Government of Canada, as well as representatives of the aboriginal peoples of Canada, especially those in the province whose government proposed the referendum on secession, and that those negotiations would be governed by the principles of federalism, democracy, constitutionalism and the rule of law, and the protection of minorities;

and in subclause 3(1) to read as follows:

It is recognized that there is no right under the Constitution of Canada to effect the secession of a province from Canada unilaterally and that, therefore, an amendment to the Constitution of Canada would be required for any province to secede from Canada, which in turn would require negotiations involving at least the governments of all of the provinces and the Government of Canada, and the representatives of the aboriginal peoples of Canada, especially those in the province whose government proposed the referendum on secession.

And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Gauthier, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin, that Bill C-20 be not now read a third time but that it be amended:

(a) in clause 1, on page 3, by replacing line 40 with the following:

"resolutions by the Senate, any formal statements or resolutions by the representatives of the English or French linguistic minority population of each province, especially those in the province whose government is proposing the referendum on secession, any formal state-"; and

(b) in clause 2, on page 5, by replacing line 2 with the following:

"ate, any formal statements or resolutions by the representatives of the English or French linguistic minority population of each province, especially those in the province whose government proposed the referendum on secession, any formal statements or resolutions by".

And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Grafstein, that Bill C-20 be not now read a third time but that it be amended:

(a) on page 2, by adding the following after line 33:

"1. Subject to this Act, the Government of Canada must act at all times in accordance with the principle that Canada is one and indivisible.";

(b) in clause 3, on page 5, by adding the following after line 24:

"(2) Where it has been determined, pursuant to section 3, that there has been a clear expression of a will by a clear majority of the population of a province that the province cease to be part of Canada,

(a) the Government of Canada shall consult the population of Canada, by national referendum, about the proposed secession; and

(b) after the national referendum, the Senate and the House of Commons may, by joint resolution, authorize the Government of Canada to enter into negotiations to effect the secession of the province from Canada, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the resolution."; and

(c) by renumbering clauses 1 to 3 as clauses 2 to 4 and subclause 3(2) as (3), and any cross-references thereto accordingly.

And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Banks, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin, that Bill C-20 be not now read a third time but that it be amended, in clause 2, on page 5, by adding after line 15 the following:

"(5) The Government of Canada shall not enter into negotiations on the terms on which a province might cease to be part of Canada if, within 30 days of the House of Commons making a determination that there has been a clear expression of a will by a clear majority of the population of a province that the province cease to be part of Canada pursuant to subsection (1), such negotiations are objected to by at least three of the following:

(a) Ontario;

(b) Quebec;

(d) two or more of the Atlantic provinces that have, according to the then latest general census, combined populations of at least fifty per cent of the population of all the Atlantic provinces; and

(e) two or more of the Prairie provinces that have, according to the then latest general census, combined populations of at least fifty per cent of the population of all the Prairie provinces.

(6) The following definitions apply in this section.

"Atlantic provinces" means the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

"Prairie provinces" means the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.".

And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Grafstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., that Bill C-20 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended

(a) in clause 1,

(i) on page 2,

(A) by replacing line 34 with the following:

"1. (1) The Senate and the House of Commons shall, within", and

(B) by replacing lines 40 and 41 with the following:

"Canada, consider the question and, by joint resolution, set out their determination on whether the",

(ii) on page 3,

(A) by replacing line 7 with the following:

"dum question, the Senate and the House of Commons shall",

(B) by replacing line 32 with the following:

"dum question, the Senate and the House of Commons shall",

(C) by replacing lines 40 and 41 with the following:

"resolutions by the representatives of", and

(D) by replacing line 45 with the following:

"any other views they consider to be relevant", and

(iii) on page 4, by replacing line 4 with the following:

"the Senate and the House of Commons determine, pursuant"; and

(b) in clause 2,

(i) on page 4,

(A) by replacing lines 15 to 18 with the following:

"Canada, the Senate and the House of Commons shall, except where they have determined pursuant to section 1 that a referendum question is not clear, consider and, by joint resolution, set out their deter-",

(B) by replacing line 27 with the following:

"province cease to be part of Canada, the Senate and the House",

(C) by replacing lines 33 and 34 with the following:

"(c) any other matters or circumstances they consider to be relevant.", and

(D) by replacing line 38 with the following:

"province cease to be part of Canada, the Senate and the House", and

(ii) on page 5,

(A) by replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following:

"formal statements or resolutions by",

(B) by replacing line 6 with the following:

"on secession, and any other views they consider", and

(C) by replacing line 11 with the following:

"unless the Senate and the House of Commons determine,".

After debate, At 4:00 p.m., pursuant to the Order adopted on June 27, 2000, the question being put on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Grafstein, it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

Adams , Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Beaudoin, Berntson, Bolduc, Buchanan, Cochrane, Cogger, Cohen, Comeau, Cools, DeWare, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Forrestall, Gauthier, Grafstein, Gustafson, Johnson, Joyal, Kelleher, Kelly, Keon, Kinsella, Lavoie-Roux, LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Meighen, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pitfield, Prud'homme, Rivest, Roberge, Robertson, Rossiter, St. Germain, Simard, Spivak, Stratton, Tkachuk, Watt-46

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

Austin, Bacon, Boudreau, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cook, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Graham, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Kennedy, Kenny, Kirby, Kolber, Kroft, Lawson, Losier-Cool, Maheu, Mahovlich, Mercier, Milne, Moore, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, Perry (Poirier), Poulin, Poy, Robichaud, (L'Acadie-Acadia), Robichaud, (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Roche, Rompkey, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Squires, Stollery, Wiebe, Wilson-50

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Banks, Finestone, Taylor-3

The question was put on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Banks, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin, that Bill C-20 be not now read a third time but that it be amended, in clause 2, on page 5, by adding after line 15 the following:

(a) Ontario;

(b) Quebec;

(d) two or more of the Atlantic provinces that have, according to the then latest general census, combined populations of at least fifty per cent of the population of all the Atlantic provinces; and

(e) two or more of the Prairie provinces that have, according to the then latest general census, combined populations of at least fifty per cent of the population of all the Prairie provinces.

(6) The following definitions apply in this section.

"Atlantic provinces" means the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

"Prairie provinces" means the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.".

The motion in amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Banks, Beaudoin, Berntson, Bolduc, Buchanan, Cochrane, Cogger, Cohen, Comeau, Cools, DeWare, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Forrestall, Johnson, Kelleher, Kelly, Keon, Kinsella, Lavoie-Roux, LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Meighen, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pitfield, Prud'homme, Robertson, Rossiter, Simard, Stratton, Tkachuk, Watt-39

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

Austin, Bacon, Boudreau, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cook, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finestone, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Graham, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Kennedy, Kenny, Kirby, Kolber, Kroft, Lawson, Losier-Cool, Maheu, Mahovlich, Mercier, Milne, Moore, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, Perry (Poirier), Poulin, Poy, Robichaud, (L'Acadie-Acadia), Robichaud, (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Roche, Rompkey, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Squires, Stollery, Wiebe, Wilson-52

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Grafstein, Joyal, Rivest, Roberge, Taylor-5

The question was put on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Grafstein, that Bill C-20 be not now read a third time but that it be amended:

(a) on page 2, by adding the following after line 33:

"1. Subject to this Act, the Government of Canada must act at all times in accordance with the principle that Canada is one and indivisible.";

(b) in clause 3, on page 5, by adding the following after line 24:

(a) the Government of Canada shall consult the population of Canada, by national referendum, about the proposed secession; and

(c) by renumbering clauses 1 to 3 as clauses 2 to 4 and subclause 3(2) as (3), and any cross-references thereto accordingly.

The motion in amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Beaudoin, Berntson, Bolduc, Buchanan, Cochrane, Cogger, Cohen, Comeau, Cools, DeWare, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Forrestall, Gauthier, Grafstein, Joyal, Kelleher, Kelly, Keon, Kinsella, Lavoie-Roux , LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Meighen, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pitfield, Prud'homme, Roberge, Robertson, Rossiter, Simard, Stratton, Tkachuk, Watt-41

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

Austin, Bacon, Boudreau, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cook, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finestone, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Graham, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Kennedy, Kenny, Kirby, Kolber, Kroft, Lawson, Losier-Cool, Maheu, Mahovlich, Mercier, Milne, Moore, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, Perry (Poirier), Poulin, Poy, Robichaud, (L'Acadie-Acadia), Robichaud, (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Roche, Rompkey, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Squires, Stollery, Wiebe, Wilson-51

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Banks, Johnson, Rivest, Taylor-4

The question was put on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Gauthier, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin, that Bill C-20 be not now read a third time but that it be amended,

(a) in clause 1, on page 3, by replacing line 40 with the following:

"resolutions by the Senate, any formal statements or resolutions by the representatives of the English or French linguistic minority population of each province, especially those in the province whose government is proposing the referendum on secession, any formal state-"; and

(b) in clause 2, on page 5, by replacing line 2 with the following:

"ate, any formal statements or resolutions by the representatives of the English or French linguistic minority population of each province, especially those in the province whose government proposed the referendum on secession, any formal statements or resolutions by".

The motion in amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Beaudoin, Berntson, Bolduc, Buchanan, Cochrane, Cogger, Cohen, Comeau, Cools, DeWare, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Finestone, Forrestall, Gauthier, Grafstein, Johnson, Joyal, Kelleher, Kelly, Keon, Kinsella, Lavoie-Roux, LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Meighen, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pitfield, Prud'homme, Rivest, Roberge, Robertson, Rossiter, Simard, Stratton, Tkachuk, Watt-44

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Banks, Taylor-2

The question was put on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Watt, seconded by the Honourable Senator Adams, that Bill C-20 be amended in paragraph six of the Preamble to read as follows:

and in subclause 3(1) to read as follows:

The motion in amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Banks-1

The question then being put on the motion of the Honourable Senator Hays, seconded by the Honourable Senator Graham, P.C., for the third reading of Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference, it was adopted on the following division:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

Austin, Bacon, Banks, Boudreau, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Cook, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finestone, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Graham, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Kennedy, Kenny, Kirby, Kolber, Kroft, Lawson, Losier-Cool, Maheu, Mahovlich, Mercier, Milne, Moore, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, Perry (Poirier), Poulin, Poy, Robichaud, (L'Acadie-Acadia), Robichaud, (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Roche, Rompkey, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Squires, Stollery, Taylor, Wiebe, Wilson-52, ,

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Beaudoin, Berntson, Bolduc, Buchanan, Cochrane, Cogger, Cohen, Comeau, Cools, DeWare, Di Nino, Doody, Forrestall, Kelleher, Keon, Kinsella, Lavoie-Roux , LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Meighen, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pitfield, Prud'homme, Rivest, Roberge, Robertson, Rossiter, Simard, Tkachuk-34

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Adams, Christensen, Eyton, Gauthier, Grafstein, Johnson, Joyal, Kelly, Watt-9

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate have passed this Bill, without amendment.

The Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that a communication had been received from the Deputy Secretary to the Governor General.

The Communication was then read by the Honourable the Speaker as follows:

RIDEAU HALL

June 29, 2000

Mr. Speaker:

I have the honour to inform you that the Honourable Louis LeBel, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy Governor General, will proceed to the Senate Chamber today, the 29th day of June, 2000, at 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of giving Royal Assent to certain Bills.

Yours sincerely,

Anthony P. Smyth

Deputy Secretary, Policy, Program and Protocol

The Honourable
The Speaker of the Senate
Ottawa

Bills

Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

Third reading of Bill S-23, An Act respecting Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day.

After debate, The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), that the Bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

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

Third reading of Bill S-16, An Act respecting Sir John A. Macdonald Day.

The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., that the Bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

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

Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Perrault, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-11, An Act to amend the Criminal Code to prohibit coercion in medical procedures that offend a person's religion or belief that human life is inviolable.

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

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

Second reading of Bill S-24, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act.

The Honourable Senator Finestone, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., that the Bill be read the second time.

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.

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Ordered, That all remaining Orders be postponed until the next sitting.

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

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

That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, September 19, 2000, at 2:00 p.m.

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

ROYAL ASSENT

The Senate adjourned during pleasure to await the arrival of the Honourable the Deputy of Her Excellency the Governor General.

After awhile, the Honourable Louis LeBel, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy of Her Excellency the Governor General, having come and being seated at the foot of the Throne-

The Honourable the Speaker commanded the Usher of the Black Rod to proceed to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that:-

"It is the desire of the Honourable the Deputy of Her Excellency the Governor General that they attend him immediately in the Senate Chamber."

The House of Commons being come,

The Honourable the Speaker of the Senate said-

"Honourable Members of the Senate: Members of the House of Commons:

I have the honour to inform you that Her Excellency the Governor General has been pleased to cause Letters Patent to be issued under Her Sign Manual and Signet constituting the Honourable Louis LeBel, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, her Deputy, to do in Her Excellency's name all acts on her part necessary to be done during Her Excellency's pleasure."

The said Commission was then read by one of the Clerks at the Table as follows:-

CANADA

Adrienne Clarkson (L.S.)

BY HER EXCELLENCY the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

TO THE HONOURABLE LOUIS LeBEL, a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.

GREETING:

KNOW YOU that being well assured of your loyalty, fidelity and capacity, I, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, under and by virtue of and in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by the Commission of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, under the Great Seal of Canada, dated the twenty-eight day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, constituting and appointing me to be Governor General of Canada do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint you, Louis LeBel , to be my Deputy within Canada and in that capacity to exercise, subject to any limitations or directions from time to time expressed or given by Her Majesty, all the powers, authorities and functions vested in and of right exercisable by me as Governor General, saving and excepting the power of dissolving the Parliament of Canada.

PROVIDED ALWAYS that the appointment of my Deputy shall not affect the exercise of any such power, authority or function by me, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, in person.

AND PROVIDED ALWAYS, that you, Louis LeBel, shall, during your continuance as my Deputy obey all such orders and instructions as you shall from time to time receive from me.

GIVEN under my hand and seal at Ottawa, this seventh day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and in the forty-eighth year of Her Majesty's Reign.

BY COMMAND,

KEVIN LYNCH

Deputy Registrar General of Canada.

One of the Clerks at the table then read the titles of the Bills to be assented to as follows:

An Act to amend the National Defence Act, the DNA Identification Act and the Criminal Code (Bill S-10, Chapter 10, 2000)

An Act to implement an agreement, conventions and protocols between Canada and Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Algeria, Bulgaria, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Japan and Luxembourg for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income (Bill S-3, Chapter 11, 2000)

An Act to modernize the Statutes of Canada in relation to benefits and obligations (Bill C-23, Chapter 12, 2000)

An Act to amend the National Defence Act (non-deployment of persons under the age of eighteen years to theatres of hostilities) (Bill S-18, Chapter 13, 2000)

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 28, 2000 (Bill C-32, Chapter 14, 2000)

An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act, the Competition Act, the Competition Tribunal Act and the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to amend another Act in consequence (Bill C-26, Chapter 15, 2000)

An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-34, Chapter 16, 2000)

An Act to facilitate combatting the laundering of proceeds of crime, to establish the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and to amend and repeal certain Acts in consequence (Bill C-22, Chapter 17, 2000)

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 1999 (Bill C-25, Chapter 19, 2000)

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part II) in respect of occupational health and safety, to make technical amendments to the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-12, Chapter 20, 2000)

An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Rimouski-Mitis (Bill C-445, Chapter 21, 2000)

An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts (Bill C-473, Chapter 22, 2000)

An Act to authorize the divestiture of the assets of, and to dissolve, the Cape Breton Development Corporation, to amend the Cape Breton Development Corporation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-11, Chapter 23, 2000)

An Act respecting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and to implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-19, Chapter 24, 2000)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (impaired driving causing death and other matters) (Bill C-18, Chapter 25, 2000)

An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference (Bill C-20, Chapter 26, 2000).

To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced by the Clerk of the Senate in the following words:-

"In Her Majesty's name, the Honourable the Deputy of Her Excellency the Governor General doth assent to these Bills."

6:25 p.m.

The Speaker of the House of Commons addressed the Honourable the Deputy of Her Excellency the Governor General as follows:

"May it Please Your Honour:

The Commons of Canada have voted supplies to enable the Government to defray certain expenses of the public service.

In the name of the Commons, I present to Your Honour the following Bill:

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2001 (Bill C-42, Chapter 18, 2000)

To which Bill I humbly request Your Honour's Assent."

After one of the Clerks at the Table read the title of the Bill-

To this Bill the Royal Assent was pronounced by the Clerk of the Senate in the following words:

"In Her Majesty's name, the Honourable the Deputy of Her Excellency the Governor General thanks her loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence and assents to this Bill."

6:27 p.m.

The Commons withdrew.

After which the Honourable the Deputy of Her Excellency the Governor General was pleased to retire.

ADJOURNMENT

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

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 Chalifoux substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gill (June 28).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

The names of the Honourable Senators Simard, Nolin, St. Germain and Roberge substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Angus, Meighen, Simard and St. Germain (June 29).

Journals of the Senate

49 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2000, Canada

Journals of the Senate

2nd Session, 36th Parliament

Issue 74

Thursday, June 29, 2000 1:00 p.m.

The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker

SENATORS' STATEMENTS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Bills

Bills

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

ROYAL ASSENT

ADJOURNMENT

Thursday, June 29, 2000
1:00 p.m.