Therefore, honourable senators, in amendment, I move:

That Bill C-77 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended, in clause 1, on page 1, by replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following:

“1 The National Defence Act is amended by adding the following before the enacting clause:

Whereas crime has a harmful impact on victims and on society;

Whereas victims of crime and their families deserve to be treated with courtesy, compassion and respect, including respect for their dignity;

Whereas it is important that victims’ rights be considered throughout the military justice system;

Whereas victims of crime have rights that are guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms;

Whereas consideration of the rights of victims of crime is in the interest of the proper administration of justice;

Whereas the federal, provincial and territorial governments endorsed, in 1988, the Canadian Statement of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and, in 2003, the Canadian Statement of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime, 2003;

1.1 The heading before section 2 of the French version of the Act is replaced by”.

In amendment, it was moved by the Honourable Senator Dagenais, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that Bill C-77 be not now read the third time, but that it be further amended on page 1, by replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following —

Are senators ready for the question?

In amendment, it was moved by the Honourable Senator Dagenais, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith —

Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the amendment?

Will all those in favour of the amendment please say “yea.”

All those not in favour of the amendment please say “nay.”

In my opinion, the “nays” have it.

I see several senators rising. Do we have an agreement on the bell?

The vote will take place at 10:43 p.m.

Call in the senators.