Journals of the Senate
50 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2001, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 37th Parliament
Issue 9
Thursday, February 22, 2001
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Austin, Bacon, Banks, Beaudoin, Bolduc, Bryden, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cochrane, Cohen, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, DeWare, Doody, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finestone, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Gustafson, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kolber, Kroft, LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Mahovlich, Meighen, Mercier, Milne, Molgat, Moore, Murray, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Rivest, Robertson, Robichaud, Rompkey, Rossiter, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Simard, Sparrow, Spivak, Stollery, Taylor, Tkachuk, Watt, Wiebe, Wilson
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, *Angus, Austin, Bacon, Banks, Beaudoin, Bolduc, Bryden, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cochrane, Cohen, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, DeWare, Doody, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finestone, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Gustafson, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, *Kirby, Kolber, Kroft, LeBreton, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Mahovlich, Meighen, Mercier, Milne, Molgat, Moore, Murray, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Rivest, Robertson, Robichaud, Rompkey, Rossiter, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Simard, Sparrow, Spivak, Stollery, Taylor, Tkachuk, Watt, Wiebe, Wilson
PRAYERS
Ordered, That the Address of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Right Honourable Tony Blair, to Members of both Houses of Parliament, delivered earlier this day, together with the introductory speech by the Right Honourable the Prime Minister of Canada and the speeches delivered by the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons, be printed as an Appendix to the Debates of the Senate of this day.
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Gustafson tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/37-89S):THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to Rule 104, that the expenses of the Committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament were as follows:A. With respect to its special study on the future of agriculture in Canada:
| Professional and Other Services | $ 362.45 |
| Transportation and Communications | -- |
| Witness Expenses | 25,897.31 |
| Other | 40.80 |
| Total | $ 26,300.56 |
B. With respect to a special study of the Subcommittee on Forestry to examine the future of forestry in Canada:
| Professional and Other Services | $ 863.40 |
| Transportation and Communications | 25,561.21 |
| Witness Expenses | -- |
| Other | -- |
| Total | $ 26,424.61 |
In the course of the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament, your Committee held 16 meetings and heard 28 witnesses. Your Committee studied one Government bill: C-34.
Your Committee used its order of reference to examine the present state and the future of agriculture to study the effect international trade practices were having on Canadian farm income, due to distortions of world prices. In particular, the Committee looked at the effectiveness of farm income safety nets. A report was tabled on June 29, 2000 entitled Repairing the Farm Safety Net to Meet the Crisis: Simple, Successful and Sustainable.
Your Committee also created a Subcommittee on Forestry to study the present state and the future of forestry, hearing a total of 5 witnesses over 4 meetings.
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON
Chair
The Honourable Senator Bacon tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/37-90S):
THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to Rule 104 of the Rules, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament are as follows:1. With respect to its examination of legislation:
| Professional Services | $ 9,131.84 |
| Transportation | -- |
| Other, Miscellaneous | -- |
| Witness expenses | 6,470.90 |
| Total | $ 15,602.74 |
2. With respect to its special study on the order in council authorizing certain major air carriers and persons to negotiate and enter into any conditional agreement:
| Professional Services | $ 17,300.20 |
| Transportation | -- |
| Other, Miscellaneous | -- |
| Witness expenses | -- |
| Total | $ 17,300.20 |
3. With respect to its special study on the policy issues for the 2lst century in communications technology, its consequence, competition and the outcome for consumers:
| Professional Services | $ 49,039.25 |
| Transportation | 1,876.76 |
| Other, Miscellaneous | -- |
| Witness expenses | 3,311.95 |
| Total | $ 54,227.96 |
4. With respect to its special study on the state of transportation safety and security in Canada and to complete a comparative review of technical issues and legal and regulatory structures with a view to ensuring that transportation safety and security in Canada are of such high quality as to meet the needs of Canada and Canadians in the twenty-first century:
| Professional Services | -- |
| Transportation | -- |
| Other, Miscellaneous | -- |
| Witness expenses | -- |
| Total | -- |
During the session under consideration, your Committee considered seven (7) Orders of Reference, held twenty-eight (28) meetings and heard more than fifty-seven (57) hours from one hundred thirteenth (113) witnesses and submitted seven (7) reports in relation to its work.
Your Committee examined three bills, made two (2) amendments and observations to two (2) of these Bills:
Bill S-17, An Act respecting Marine Liability, and to validate certain by-laws and regulations.
Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act, the Competition Act, the Competition Tribunal Act and the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to amend another Act in consequence.
The Subcommittee on Communications held ten (10) meetings and heard more than nineteen (19) hours of testimony given by thirty-four (34) witnesses in relation to the special study on the policy issues for the 2lst century in communications technology, its consequence, competition and the outcome for consumers.
The Subcommittee on Transport Safety and Security held five (5) meetings and heard four (4) hours of testimony given by one (1) witness in relation to examine the state of transportation safety and security in Canada and to complete a comparative review of technical issues and legal and regulatory structures with a view to ensuring that transportation safety and security in Canada are of such high quality as to meet the needs of Canada and Canadians in the twenty-first century. The Committee tabled a report to the Senate on June 28, 2000 entitled: " Report on Air Safety and Security".
Respectfully submitted,
LISE BACON
Chair
The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/37-91S):
THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of estimates and such legislation as was referred to it, reports pursuant to Rule 104 of the rules of the Senate, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament are as follows:With respect to its consideration of estimates and legislation:
| Professional Services | $ 1,758.55 |
| Transportation and Communications | -- |
| Witnesses expenses | 1,979.25 |
| Miscellaneous | -- |
| Total | $ 3,737.80 |
Your Committee held 19 meetings, during which it heard 66 witnesses. It reviewed two sets of Main Estimates (1999-00 and 2000-2001), two sets of Supplementary Estimates: Supplementary Estimates (A), 1999-2000, and Supplementary Estimates (B), 1999-2000. The Committee examined three Bills C-10 - An Act to amend the Municipal Grants Act, C-32 - An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 28, 2000, S-13 - the Public Service Whistleblowing Act. The Committee concluded its study of Canada's Emergency and Disaster Preparedness and presented a final report. The Committee presented nine reports during the session.
Respectfully submitted,
LOWELL MURRAY
Chairman
The Honourable Senator Milne tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/37-92S:THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to Rule 104, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the Second Session of the 36th Parliament are as follows:| Professional Services | $ 3,618.05 |
| Transportation and Communications | -- |
| Other | $200.00 |
| Witness Expenses | 36,641.93 |
| TOTAL | $ 40,459.98 |
During the Second Session of the 36th Parliament, the Committee held 44 meetings, during which it heard 179 witnesses. The Committee held hearings on 12 bills, including seven Government bills, two of which were introduced in the Senate, in addition to four private members' public bills introduced in the Commons and one such bill introduced in the Senate. The Committee recommended a total of 12 amendments to two bills. The Committee submitted nine reports dealing with eight bills.
Respectfully submitted,
LORNA MILNE
Chair
The Honourable Senator LeBreton tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/37-93S):
THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to Rule 104, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament are as follow:With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
| Professional and Other Services | $ 1,103.25 |
| Transportation and Communications | nil |
| All other expenditures | nil |
| Witness expenses | 16,595.07 |
| TOTAL | $ 17,698.32 |
With respect to a special study on the health care system:
| Professional and Other Services | $ 8,066.03 |
| Transportation and Communications | 770.79 |
| All other expenditures | 29.95 |
| Witness expenses | 19,454.44 |
| TOTAL | $ 28,321.44 |
With respect to a special study by the Subcommittee to update "Of Life and Death" to examine and report on the developments since the tabling in June 1995 of the final report of the Special Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, entitled "Of Life and Death":
| Professional and Other Services | $ 1,221.50 |
| Transportation and Communications | nil |
| All other expenditures | 380.47 |
| Witness expenses | 15,394.98 |
| TOTAL | $ 16,996.95 |
With respect to a special study by the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs to examine and report on the health care provided to veterans of war and of peacekeeping missions; the implementation of the recommendations made in its previous reports on such matters; and the terms of service, post-discharge benefits and health care of members of the regular and reserve forces as well as members of the RCMP and of civilians who have served in close support of uniformed peacekeepers:
| Professional and Other Services | nil |
| Transportation and Communications | nil |
| All other expenditures | nil |
| Witness expenses | $ 766.01 |
| TOTAL | $ 766.01 |
During this session, your Committee heard from 119 witnesses, held 31 meetings and issued 11 reports. Your Committee examined ten Bills, and made two amendments to Bill C-6, An Act to support and promote electronic commerce by protecting personal information that is collected, used or disclosed in certain circumstances, by providing for the use of electronic means to communicate or record information or transactions and by amending the Canada Evidence Act, the Statutory Instruments Act and the Statute Revision Act, and made observations on Bill C-13, An Act to establish the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to repeal the Medical Research Council Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Your Committee created a Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs to examine and report on the health care provided to veterans of war and of peacekeeping missions, the implementation of the recommendations made in its previous reports on such matters, and the terms of service, post-discharge benefits and health care of members of the regular and reserve forces as well as members of the RCMP and of civilians who have served in close support of uniformed peacekeepers. The Subcommittee heard from a total of 4 witnesses over 3 meetings.
Your Committee also created a Subcommittee to update "Of Life and Death" to examine and report on the developments since the tabling in June 1995 of the final report of the Special Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, entitled "Of Life and Death". The Subcommittee heard from a total of 51 witnesses over 16 meetings. In June 2000, the Subcommittee tabled its report, which included 14 recommendations.
Respectfully submitted,
MARJORY LeBRETON
Deputy Chair
The Honourable Senator Kroft tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/37-94S):
THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee reports, pursuant to Rule 104, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament are as follows:| Professional and Other Services | $ 375.50 |
| Transportation and Communications | -- |
| All other Expenditures | -- |
| TOTAL | $ 375.50 |
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD H. KROFT
Chair
The Honourable Senator Mercier presented the following:
THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Committee of Selection has the honour to present its
THIRD REPORT
Pursuant to Rule 85(1)(b) of the Rules of the Senate, your Committee submits herewith the list of Senators nominated by it to serve on the following committees:
STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT
The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Bryden, Cordy, Oliver and Poy.
STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE FOR SCRUTINY OF REGULATIONS
The Honourable Senators Bacon, Bryden, Hervieux-Payette, Finestone, Kinsella, Moore and Nolin.
STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
The Honourable Senators Bacon, Beaudoin, Fraser, Gauthier, Losier-Cool, Maheu, Rivest, Setlakwe and Simard.Your Committee recommends that a message be sent to the House of Commons informing that House of the names of the Honourable Senators appointed to serve on the part of the Senate on the joint committees.
Respectfully submitted,
LÉONCE MERCIER
Chairman
The Honourable Senator Mercier moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stollery, 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 Stollery tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/37-95S):
THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to Rule 104 of the Rules, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament are as follows:1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
| Professional services | $ 795.00 |
| Transportation | -- |
| Miscellaneous | -- |
| Witness expenses | -- |
| Total | $ 795.00 |
2. With respect to its special study on the consequences for Canada of the emerging European Monetary Union and on other related trade and investment matters:
| Professional services | -- |
| Transportation | -- |
| Miscellaneous | -- |
| Witness expenses | $ 2,845.21 |
| Total | $ 2,845.21 |
3. With respect to its special study on the ramifications to Canada of the changed mandate of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and of peacekeeping.
| Professional services | $ 38,494.08 |
| Transportation | 35,699.80 |
| Miscellaneous | 179.50 |
| Witness expenses | 826.31 |
| Total | $ 75,199.69 |
During the session under consideration, your Committee heard from forty-seven (47) witnesses, held twenty-two (22) meetings and considered eight (8) Orders of Reference.
Your Committee examined four bills:
Bill C-19, An Act respecting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and to implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Bill S-18, An Act to amend the National Defence Act (non-deployment of persons under the age of eighteen years to theatres of hostilities).
Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station and to make related amendments to other Acts.
Bill S-3, An Act to implement an agreement, conventions and protocols between Canada and Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Algeria, Bulgaria, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Japan and Luxembourg for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Your Committee travelled on a fact-finding visit to Washington and New York, from November 3 to 6, 1999.
In all, your Committee issued eleven (11) reports in relation to its work.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER STOLLERY
Chair
The Honourable Senator Taylor tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/37-96S):THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to Rule 104, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament are as follows:1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
| Professional Services | $ 17,413.32 |
| Transportation | 194.00 |
| Other, Miscellaneous | -- |
| Witness expenses | 38,447.08 |
| Total | $ 56,054.40 |
2. With respect to its study on issues relating to energy, the environment and natural resources:
| Professional Services | $ 11,618.44 |
| Transportation | 62,008.28 |
| Other, Miscellaneous | 321.00 |
| Witness expenses | 3,118.64 |
| Total | $ 77,066.36 |
Your Committee reviewed three bills (C-11, C-27 and S-20), receiving evidence from sixty-four (64) witnesses during fifteen (15) meetings lasting more than thirty-two (32) hours. Observations were made on two (2) Bills:
Bill C-11, An Act to authorize the divestiture of the assets of, and to dissolve, the Cape Breton Development Corporation, to amend the Cape Breton Corporation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Bill C-27, An Act respecting the National parks of Canada.
Your Committee also had an order of reference to examine issues relating to energy, the environment and natural resources generally in Canada, on which it held thirteen (13) meetings and heard more than twenty-two (22) hours of evidence from fifty-five (55) witnesses. Under this order of reference, your Committee studied a number of specific issues, including the Auto Maker's Choice Program, Nuclear Reactor Safety, Eco-Efficiency and Environmental Assessments of Genetically Engineered Agricultural Products.
Your Committee travelled on a fact-finding visit to Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Pickering, Ontario, and sent delegations of members to six conferences.
Your Committee submitted six reports in relation to its work.
Respectfully submitted,
NICHOLAS W. TAYLOR
Chair
The Honourable Senator Austin, P.C., tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/37-97S):
THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
The Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Pursuant to Rule 104, your Committee reports that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament are as follows:| Professional and Other Services | $ 5,895.55 |
| Transportation and Communications | -- |
| All other Expenditures | -- |
| Total | $ 5,895.55 |
During the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament, your Committee met 25 times totalling 36.3 hours, presented 10 reports and heard 13 witnesses.
In its First Report, which was tabled in the Senate on 24 November 1999, your Committee reported on its expenses and activities in the First Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament, pursuant to Rule 104.
In its Second Report, your Committee, in accordance with Rule 108, recommended the suspension of Rule 106 in connection with a proposed private bill intituled "An Act to amend the Act of incorporation of the Board of Elders of the Canadian District of the Moravian Church in America." The Report was presented on November 24, 1999, and approved by the Senate on November 30, 1999.
Your Committee's Third Report, which was presented on November 24, 1999, requested authorization to hold meetings in camera for the purpose of hearing witnesses relating to a question of privilege raised by Senator Kinsella concerning a witness who appeared before a Senate committee. The Report was withdrawn on December 2, 1999.
Your Committee's Fourth Report was presented on April 13, 2000. It dealt with two questions of privilege that had been referred to it by the Senate and related issues. Both the questions of privilege related to the unauthorized and premature disclosure of the contents of confidential reports of Senate committees. In both cases, your Committee concluded that there had been breaches of parliamentary privilege, constituting contempts of Parliament. It recommended a procedure to be followed in such cases in the future, whereby the committee concerned would first investigate the circumstances of an alleged leak before the Senate would deal with any questions of privilege arising therefrom. Your Committee also proposed that new measures and policies be adopted by all committees to preserve the confidentiality of draft reports and other confidential or in camera proceedings. The Report was adopted by the Senate on June 27, 2000, at which time the Senate also agreed to send a Message to the House of Commons informing it of the recommendations.
On April 13, 2000, your Committee presented its Fifth Report regarding a question of privilege raised by Senator Kinsella concerning the possible interference with a witness before a Senate committee. An employee of Health Canada alleged that he had been disciplined following his appearance before Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. After carefully reviewing the evidence and hearing several witnesses, your Committee was unable to conclude that a contempt of Parliament had occurred. It urged the Minister of Health and the Deputy Minister to take steps to remedy the deplorable working environment in the Bureau of Veterinary Drugs. No action was taken by the Senate prior to the dissolution of Parliament on October 22, 2000.
Your Committee's Sixth Report dealt with a question of privilege that had been raised by Senator Tkachuk involving the unauthorized release of a draft report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce. The Committee was unable to identify the source of the premature and unauthorized leak, but used the opportunity to reiterate the need for Senate committees to review and be vigilant about the procedures for dealing with confidential documents. The Report was presented in the Senate on June 22, 2000, and was approved on June 27, 2000.
On June 22, 2000, your Committee presented its Seventh Report recommending the three-minute rule for Senators' Statements, pursuant to Rule 22(6) be rigorously enforced and that no leave to extend the remarks be permitted; it recommended new wording for Rule 22. The Report was adopted by the Senate on June 27, 2000.
Your Committee's Eighth Report, which was tabled on June 22, 2000, recommended the establishment of two new standing committees: Defence and Security, and Human Rights. The Senate had not adopted the Report when Parliament was dissolved on October 22, 2000.
On October 4, 2000, your Committee tabled an updated version of the Rules of the Senate dated October 2000, as its Ninth Report.
Your Committee's Tenth Report, which was presented on October 16, 2000, recommended amendments to the Rule 94 of the Rules of the Senate. In order to provide for additional transparency, a procedure was established whereby a select committee could order its members to disclosure their private financial interests in certain circumstances. The Report was adopted
Respectfully submitted,
JACK AUSTIN
Chair
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Second reading of Bill S-16, An Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act.The Honourable Senator Furey moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Kinsella for the Honourable Senator Kelleher, P.C., 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.
Motions
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Ferretti Barth:That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders that it examine the maximum number of Senators for each of the several standing committees provided for in Rule 86(1); and
That the Committee report its findings to the Senate no later than Tuesday, March 27, 2001.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Kinsella moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, that the motion be amended by deleting the last paragraph thereof namely:
"That the Committee report its findings to the Senate no later than Tuesday, March 27, 2001."
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was negatived on the following division:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk Beaudoin Cohen DeWare Keon Kinsella LeBreton Lynch-Staunton Murray Oliver Spivak-11
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Adams Austin Bacon Banks Carstairs Chalifoux Christensen Cook Cools DeBané Fairbairn Ferretti Barth Finnerty Fraser Gill Grafstein Graham Joyal Kenny Maheu Mahovlich Mercier Milne Molgat Moore Pépin Poulin Robichaud Rompkey Stollery Taylor Watt Wiebe-33
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Corbin Gauthier-2The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Ferretti Barth:
That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders that it examine the maximum number of Senators for each of the several standing committees provided for in Rule 86(1); and
That the Committee report its findings to the Senate no later than Tuesday, March 27, 2001,
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Kinsella, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cohen, that the motion be amended by deleting the last paragraph thereof namely:
"That the Committee report its findings to the Senate no later than Tuesday, March 27, 2001."
After debate,
In amendment to the amendment, the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that all the words after the word "That" at the beginning of the second paragraph be deleted and the following substituted:
"the Committee report its findings to the Senate not before it has reported on the subject-matter of Senator Gauthier's motion, as amended by Senator Comeau, to establish a Standing Committee on Official Languages."
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, that further debate on the motion in amendment to the amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Ordered, That all remaining Orders be postponed until the next sitting.________________________
With leave,The Senate reverted to Government Notices of Motions.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C.:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday next, February 27, 2001, at 2:00 p.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 on the administration of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act for the period October 1 to December 31, 1998, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. L-1, sbs. 36(1).-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-82.Report on the administration of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act for the fourth quarter and total fiscal year 1998-99, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. L-1, sbs. 36(1).-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-83.
Report on the administration of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act for the period April 1 to June 30, 1999, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. L-1, sbs. 36(1).-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-84.
Report on the administration of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act for the period July 1 to September 30, 1999, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. L-1, sbs. 36(1).-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-85.
Report on the administration of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act for the period October 1 to December 31, 1999, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. L-1, sbs. 36(1).-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-86.
Report of the National Research Council of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, pursuant to the National Research Council Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-15, s. 17.-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-87.
List of Commissions issued for the year 2000, pursuant to the Public Officers Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-31, s. 4.-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-88.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Molgat:That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 5:2 0 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday next, February 27, 2001, at 2:00 p.m.)
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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Committee of SelectionThe names of the Honourable Senators Fairbairn, Gill and Cordy substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Robichaud, Austin and Gill (February 21).
The name of the Honourable Senator DeWare substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton (February 22).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The name of the Honourable Senator De Bané substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey (February 21).