Proceedings of the Committee on
Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
Issue 18 - Order of Reference
Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Monday, October 27, 2003:
At 5:00 p.m., pursuant to the Order adopted October 23, 2003, the Senate proceeded to the taking of the deferred standing vote on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Graham, P.C., for the second reading of Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer) and other Acts in consequence.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Bacon, Banks, Biron, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chaput, Cook, Cordy, Day, De Bané, Downe, Fairbairn, Finnerty, Fraser, Graham, Hubley, Jaffer, Kenny, Kolber, LaPierre, Lapointe, Lavigne, Léger, Losier-Cool, Mahovlich, Massicotte, Merchant, Milne, Morin, Pearson, Phalen, Plamondon, Poulin, Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Robichaud, Roche, Rompkey, Smith, Trenholme Counsell, Wiebe—43
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Atkins, Beaudoin, Cochrane, Comeau, Doody, Forrestall, Johnson, Kelleher, Keon, Kinsella, LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Meighen, Nolin, Robertson, Spivak, St. Germain, Stratton, Tkachuk—20
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Cools, Corbin, Ferretti Barth, Gauthier, Joyal, Maheu—6
Accordingly, Bill C-34 was read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Kinsella moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that Bill C-34 be not now read a third time but that it be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was negatived on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Atkins, Bacon, Banks, Beaudoin, Cochrane, Cools, Corbin, Ferretti Barth, Forrestall, Joyal, Kelleher, Kinsella, Kroft, LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Meighen, Moore, Nolin, Prud'homme, Robertson, Spivak, Stratton, Tkachuk—26
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Biron, Callbeck, Carstairs, Cook, Cordy, Day, De Bané, Downe, Fairbairn, Finnerty, Fraser, Graham, Hubley, Jaffer, Kenny, Kolber, LaPierre, Lapointe, Lavigne, Massicotte, Merchant, Milne, Morin, Phalen, Poulin, Poy, Ringuette, Robichaud, Rompkey, Smith, Trenholme Counsell, Wiebe—32
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Mahovlich, Pépin, Plamondon—3
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., that Bill C-34 be referred to the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Biron, Callbeck, Carstairs, Cook, Cordy, Day, De Bané, Downe, Fairbairn, Finnerty, Fraser, Graham, Hubley, Jaffer, Kenny, Kolber, LaPierre, Lapointe, Lavigne, Massicotte, Merchant, Milne, Morin, Phalen, Poulin, Poy, Ringuette, Robichaud, Rompkey, Smith, Trenholme Counsell, Wiebe—32
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Atkins, Bacon, Banks, Beaudoin, Cochrane, Cools, Corbin, Ferretti Barth, Forrestall, Joyal, Kelleher, Kinsella, Kroft, LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Meighen, Moore, Nolin, Prud'homme, Robertson, Spivak, St. Germain, Stratton, Tkachuk—27
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Mahovlich, Pépin, Plamondon—3
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate