Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on
Anti-terrorism
Issue 1 - Orders of Reference
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Wednesday, November 14, 2007:
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau, for the second reading of Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (investigative hearing and recognizance with conditions).
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that the bill be referred to the Special Senate Committee on Anti-terrorism.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, November 13, 2007:
The question was then put on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tardif, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cowan:
That a Special Committee of the Senate be appointed to consider any matters relating to anti-terrorism that may be referred to it by the Senate from time to time;
That, notwithstanding rule 85(1)(b), the special committee comprise nine members namely the Honourable Senators Kinsella, Andreychuk, Nolin, Day, Fairbairn, P.C., Fraser, Jaffer, Smith, P.C., and Joyal, P.C., and that four members constitute a quorum;
That the committee have power to send for persons, papers and records, to examine witnesses, to report from time to time and to print such papers and evidence from day to day as may be ordered by the committee;
That, notwithstanding rule 92(1), the committee be empowered to hold occasional meetings in camera for the purpose of hearing witnesses and gathering specialized or sensitive information;
That the committee be authorized to permit coverage by electronic media of its public proceedings with the least possible disruption of its hearings;
That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject by the Special Senate Committee on the Anti- terrorism Act during the First Session of the Thirty-Ninth Parliament be referred to the Committee.
The motion was adopted on division.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate