Journals of the Senate
47 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1998, Canada
Journals of the Senate
Issue 43
Wednesday, February 25, 1998
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Atkins, Austin, Beaudoin, Berntson, Bryden, Buchanan, Butts, Callbeck, Carney, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Cochrane, Cogger, Cohen, Comeau, Cools, Corbin, De Bané, DeWare, Di Nino, Doody, Doyle, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Forest, Gigantès, Grafstein, Graham, Grimard, Gustafson, Haidasz, Hays, Hébert, Hervieux-Payette, Jessiman, Johnson, Joyal, Kelly, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kolber, Lavoie-Roux, Lawson, LeBreton, Lewis, Losier-Cool, Lucier, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Meighen, Milne, Molgat, Moore, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, Poulin, Prud'homme, Rivest, Robertson, Robichaud, (L'Acadie-Acadia) , Robichaud, (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Rompkey, Rossiter, St. Germain, Sparrow, Spivak, Stanbury, Stewart, Stratton, Tkachuk, Watt, Wood
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports From Standing or Special Committees:
The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented its Third Report (budget-study on the future of the Canadian War Museum).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.
The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doody, 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 Rompkey, P.C., presented the following:
WEDNESDAY, February 25, 1998
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its
TWELFTH REPORT
Your Committee has examined and approved the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1998:98-02-12/096
| Professional and Special Services | $ 5,500 |
All Other Expenditures |
$ 1,000 |
|
TOTAL |
$ 6,500 |
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM ROMPKEY
Chair
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chalifoux, 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.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Third reading of Bill C-5, An Act respecting cooperatives.The Honourable Senator Callbeck moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, that the Bill be read the third time.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Bill 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, without amendment. Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Taylor, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, for the second reading of Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
After debate, The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting. Resuming debate on the consideration of the Final Report of the Special Committee of the Senate on Post-Secondary Education, tabled in the Senate on December 16, 1997.After debate, The Honourable Senator Forest moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hébert, that further debate on the consideration of the Report 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 Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations. The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., tabled the following:Report of the Canadian Section of the Assemblée internationale des parlementaires de langue française, respecting its participation at the AIPLF Bureau meeting, held in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, on December 14 and 15, 1997. -Sessional Paper No. 1/36-472.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 3 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.Other
Orders No. 15, 16 (inquiries), 45 (motion), 17 (inquiry), 1 (motion), 9 (inquiry), 47, 48, 49 (motions) and 8 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
The Budget Speech.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-460;The Budget in Brief.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-461;
The Budget Plan.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-462;
Information - Budget 1998.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-463;
News Release.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-464;
The Canadian Opportunities Strategy.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-465;
A Balanced Approach to Economic and Financial Management.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-466;
The Canada Education Savings Grant.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-467;
Helping Canadians Upgrade Their Skills.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-468;
Helping Manage Student Debt.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-469;
Canada Millennium Scholarships.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-470;
Tax Relief for Canadians.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-471.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C.:That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.