Journals of the Senate
45 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1996, Canada
Journals of the Senate
Issue 61
Thursday, December 12, 1996
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Andreychuk Angus Atkins Austin Bacon Beaudoin Berntson Bolduc Bonnell Bosa Bryden Carstairs Cochrane Cogger Cohen Comeau Cools Corbin De Bané DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Fairbairn Forest Forrestall Ghitter Gigantès Grafstein Graham Grimard Gustafson Haidasz Hays Hébert Hervieux-Payette Jessiman Johnson Kelleher Kenny Keon Kinsella Kirby Kolber Landry Lavoie-Roux LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton MacDonald (Halifax) Maheu Marchand Meighen Mercier Milne Molgat Murray Nolin Oliver Pearson Perrault Petten Phillips Poulin Prud'homme Riel Rivest Rizzuto Robertson Robichaud Rompkey Rossiter Simard Spivak Stanbury Stewart Stollery Stratton Taylor Watt Whelan Wood
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Ghitter, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, tabled its Fifth Report entitled: "Report of theCommittee's Fact-finding Visit to California".-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-547S.
The Honourable Senator Ghitter moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented its Eighteenth Report (Bill C-347, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts), with certain amendments.
The Report was then read by one of the Clerks at the Table, as follows:
THURSDAY, December 12, 1996
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to present its
EIGHTEENTH REPORT
Your Committee, to which was referred Bill C-347, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, November 27, 1996, examined the said Bill and now reports the same with the following amendments:
1. Page 3, new clause 13.1: immediately after line 45 add the following:
"13.1. In the representation order declared in force by Proclamation of January 8, 1996 under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, effective upon the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs after January 8, 1997, paragraph 92 of that part relating to the Province of Ontario is amended by substituting the name `Vaughan-King-Aurora' for the name `Vaughan-Aurora'."
2. Page 4, new clause 17.1: immediately after line 37 add the following:
"17.1. In the representation order declared in force by Proclamation of January 8, 1996 under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, effective upon the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs after January 8, 1997, paragraph 8 of that part relating to the Province of Saskatchewan is amended by substituting the name `Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre' for the name `Regina-Arm River'."
3. Page 5, new clause 19.1: immediately after line 10 add the following:
"19.1. In the representation order declared in force by Proclamation of January 8, 1996 under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, effective upon the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs after January 8, 1997, paragraph 2 of that part relating to the Province of New Brunswick is amended by substituting the name `Beauséjour-Petitcodiac' for the name `Beauséjour'."
Respectfully submitted,
SHARON CARSTAIRS
Chair
With leave of the Senate,The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marchand, P.C., that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented its Nineteenth Report (Bill C-63, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, the Parliament of Canada Act and the Referendum Act) without amendment.
The Honourable Senator Bryden moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pearson, that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Kenny presented the following:
THURSDAY, December 12, 1996
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its
THIRTEETH REPORT
Your Committee has examined and approved the following supplementary budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee with respect to its special study on the state of transportation safety and security in Canada for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997:
| Professional and Special Services | $ 34,850 |
| Witnesses Expenses | 73,873 |
| Total | $ 108,723 |
Respectfully submitted,
COLIN KENNY
Chair
The Honourable Senator Kenny moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart, that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator DeWare, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented its Eleventh Report (budget-study on adjudication of pensions by the Department of Veterans Affairs).
Ordered, That the Report be printed as an Appendix to the Journals of the Senate of this day and form part of the permanent records of this House.
(See Appendix at pages 774 - 780.)
The Honourable Senator DeWare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bolduc, that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills
The Honourable Senator Carstairs presented a Bill S-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Health Act (security of the child).
The Bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading on Wednesday next, December 18, 1996.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the Eighteenth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill C-347, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts, with certain amendments) presented in the Senate earlier this day.
The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne, that the Report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne, that the Bill, as amended, be read the third time.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Bill, as amended, 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 with certain amendments, to which they desire their concurrence.
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Milne, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercier, for the third reading of Bill C-45, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole ineligibility) and another Act,
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Nolin, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, that the Bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended:
(a) in clause 1, by replacing line 7, on page 1, with the following:
"may, with the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, apply in writing to the appropriate Chief";
(b) in clause 2, by replacing line 20, on page 6, with the following:
"may, with the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, apply in writing to the appropriate Chief" ; and
(c) in clause 2, by replacing line 41, on page 10, with the following:
"may, with the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, apply in writing to the appropriate Chief".
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson for the Honourable Senator Ghitter moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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With leave,The Senate reverted to SENATORS' STATEMENTS.
An Honourable Senator made a statement.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Third reading of Bill C-61, An Act to implement the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.
The Honourable Senator Stollery moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bosa, that the Bill be read the third time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on the following division:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Adams Anderson Andreychuk Atkins Bacon Beaudoin Berntson Bonnell Bosa Bryden Carstairs Corbin DeWare Fairbairn Forest Forrestall Gigantès Grafstein Graham Gustafson Haidasz Hays Hébert Hervieux-Payette Kenny Kinsella Kolber Landry Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton Maheu Marchand Mercier Milne Oliver Pearson Petten Poulin Rizzuto Robichaud Rompkey Rossiter Stanbury Stewart Stollery Taylor Watt Whelan Wood-50
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Cools De Bané Nolin Prud'homme-4
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
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.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kenny, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bonnell, for the second reading of Bill C-29, An Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based substances.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson 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.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kenny, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart, for the adoption of the Twelfth Report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (benefits re individuals on contract with Senators), presented in the Senate on November 7, 1996.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the Second Report of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct (extension of reporting date), presented in the Senate on December 11, 1996.
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, that the Report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the Tenth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (budget-travel re study on post-secondary education), presented in the Senate on December 5, 1996.
The Honourable Senator DeWare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that the Report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 4 to 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 21, 15 (inquiries), 22 (motion) and 13 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Oliver for the Honourable Senator Kirby moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Berntson:
That, notwithstanding the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 21, 1996, the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce be authorised to extend the date for the presentation of its final report on the state of the financial system in Canada from December 12, 1996 to December 11, 1997;
That the Committee be empowered to adjourn from place to place outside Canada for the purpose of pursuing its study; and
That, notwithstanding usual practices, if the Senate is not sitting when the report is completed, the Committee be authorised to deposit it with the Clerk of the Senate, and that the said report shall thereupon be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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With leave,The Senate reverted to Government Notices of Motions.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C.:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, December 13, 1996, at 10:00 a.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to s. 722(1) of the Canada Shipping Act, R.S.C. 1985 (3rd Supp.), c. 6, s. 84.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-545.
Report of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions on the Administration of the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 32, s. 40.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-546.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Graham moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C.:
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 Social Affairs, Science and Tech nology
The name of the Honourable Senator Mercier substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Perrault (December 12).