Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders
Issue 10 - Order of Reference
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, May 4, 2000
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
Pursuant to Rule 43(8), the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the question of privilege, of which the Honourable Senator Tkachuk gave notice yesterday, concerning the unauthorized release of the Fifth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce in the National Post of May 3, 2000.
Debate.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk tabled the following:
Article published in the National Post on May 3, 2000, concerning the Fifth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (English text). -- Sessional Paper No. 2/36-357S.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Atkins:
That the question of privilege concerning the unauthorized release of the Fifth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce be referred to the Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate