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2. Tabling of Documents.
3. Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees.
4. Government Notices of Motions.
5. Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills.
6. Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills.
7. First Reading of Commons Public Bills.
8. Reading of Petitions for Private Bills.
9. Introduction and First Reading of Private Bills.
10. Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations.
11. Notices of Motions.
12. Notices of Inquiries.
13. Presentation of Petitions.
14. Question Period.
15. Delayed Answers.
16. Orders of the Day.
17. Inquiries.
18. Motions.
Bills
No. 1.
May 13, 2004—Second reading of Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act.
Inquiries
Nil
Motions
No. 1.
By the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C.:
May 13, 2004—That, pursuant to Rule 39, not more than a further six hours of debate be allocated for the consideration of the third reading stage of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Income Tax Act;
That when debate comes to an end or when the time provided for the debate has expired, the Speaker shall interrupt, if required, any proceedings then before the Senate and put forthwith and successively every question necessary to dispose of the third reading stage of the said Bill; and
That any recorded vote or votes on the said question shall be taken in accordance with Rule 39(4).
Reports of Committees
Nil
Rule 27(3) states:
Unless previously ordered, any item under "Other Business'', "Inquiries'' and "Motions'' that has not been proceeded with during fifteen sittings shall be dropped from the Order Paper.
Consequently, the number appearing in parenthesis indicates the number of sittings since the item was last proceeded with.
Senate Public Bills
No. 1. (five)
February 10, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Gill, for the second reading of Bill S-9, An Act to honour Louis Riel and the Metis People.—(Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C.).
No. 2. (seven)
April 22, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Cools, seconded by the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C, for the second reading of Bill S-10, An Act to amend the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act and the Interpretation Act in order to affirm the meaning of marriage. —(Honourable Senator Banks).
No. 3. (twelve)
March 22, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kelleher, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, for the second reading of Bill S-14, An Act to amend the Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act. —(subject-matter referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce on March 22, 2004.).
No. 4. (thirteen)
March 9, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Oliver, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton, for the second reading of Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speakership of the Senate).—(subject-matter referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on March 11, 2004.)
No. 5. (thirteen)
March 9, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Stratton, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, for the second reading of Bill S-13, An Act to provide for increased transparency and objectivity in the selection of suitable individuals to be named to certain high public positions.—(Honourable Senator Milne).
No. 6.
May 13, 2004—Second reading of Bill S-18, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (running rights for carriage of grain).—(Honourable Senator Banks).
Commons Public Bills
No. 1. (eight)
February 3, 2004—Second reading of Bill C-300, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts.—(Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C.).
Private Bills
Nil
Reports of Committees
No. 1. (two)
May 11, 2004—Resuming debate on the consideration of the Third Report (Interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs entitled: Mexico: Canada's Other NAFTA Partner (Volume 3), tabled in the Senate on March 29, 2004. —(Honourable Senator Di Nino).
No. 2. (three)
May 6, 2004—Resuming debate on the consideration of the Fourth Report (Interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry entitled: The BSE Crisis — Lessons for the Future, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on April 15, 2004.—(Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C.).
No. 3. (nine)
April 1, 2004—Consideration of the Fourth Report (Interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (The Canadian News Media), tabled in the Senate on April 1, 2004.—(Honourable Senator Fraser).
No. 4. (fourteen)
February 19, 2004—Resuming debate on the consideration of the Second Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights (clarification of its mandate), presented in the Senate on February 17, 2004,
And on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kinsella, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the Report be not adopted, but that the Order be discharged and the Report withdrawn.—(Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C.)
No. 5. (ten)
March 30, 2004—Consideration of the Third Report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence entitled: National Emergencies: Canada's Fragile Front Lines (Volumes 1-3), tabled in the Senate on March 30, 2004. —(Honourable Senator Kenny).
Other
No. 11. (inquiry)
April 1, 2004—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Oliver calling the attention of the Senate to the barriers facing the advancement of visible minorities in the public service of Canada.—(Honourable Senator Di Nino).
No. 8. (inquiry)
May 13, 2004—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., calling the attention of the Senate to the Sixth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce entitled: Competition in the Public Interest: Large Bank Mergers in Canada, tabled in the Senate on December 12, 2002.—(Honourable Senator Day).
No. 15. (inquiry)
May 13, 2004—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., calling the attention of the Senate to the importance of Parliamentary and Inter-Parliamentary associations.—(Honourable Senator LaPierre).
No. 67. (two) (motion)
April 1, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Di Nino, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver:
That the Senate call upon the Government of Canada:
(a) to expand the Nahanni National Park Reserve to include the entire South Nahanni Watershed including the Nahanni karstlands;
(b) to stop all industrial activity within the watershed, including:
(i) stopping the proposed Prairie Creek Mine and rehabilitating the mine site,
(ii) ensuring complete restoration of the Cantung mine site,
(iii) immediately instituting an interim land withdrawal of the entire South Nahanni Watershed to prevent new industrial development within the watershed; and
(c) to work with First Nations in the Deh Cho and Sahtu regions of the Northwest Territories to achieve these goals,
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston, seconded by the Honourable Senator Christensen, that the motion be amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph (a),
(i) by adding the word "possibly'' after the word "Reserve'', and
(ii) by adding after the word "karstlands'' the following:
"at an appropriate time and consistent with the cultural, social and economic interests of the people of the region, the Northwest Territories and Canada'';
(b) in paragraph (b), by replacing the words "to stop'' with the following,
"to protect the environmental integrity of the South Nahanni watershed by reviewing'';
(c) in subparagraph (b)(i), by deleting the word "stopping'' and the words "and rehabilitating the mine site'';
(d) in subparagraph (b)(ii), by deleting the words "ensuring complete restoration of'';
(e) in subparagraph (b)(iii),
(i) by deleting the words "immediately instituting an interim land withdrawal of the entire South Nahanni Watershed to prevent'',
(ii) by deleting the word "and'' at the end; and
(f) by adding, after paragraph (b),
(i) a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
"(c) to include as part of the review:
(i) a response to the Senate report, Northern Parks — A New Way that indicates the government's policy to ensure employment and economic benefits from the creation of northern parks will flow to local aboriginal people, and
(ii) a complete assessment of mineral and energy resources in the area'', and
(ii) by relettering the current paragraph (c) as (d). —(Honourable Senator Di Nino).
No. 40. (three) (motion)
February 19, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Poy:
That the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament study the manner in which Private Members Business, including Bills and Motions, are dealt with in this Chamber and that the Committee report back no later than November 30, 2004.—(Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C.).
No. 6. (four) (inquiry)
April 29, 2004—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Poulin calling the attention of the Senate to the fact that the 2001 census results, published in 2003, show that the Canadian population is decreasing in many regions across Canada and that this trend has short- and long-term socio-economic implications.—(Honourable Senator Losier-Cool).
No. 41. (four) (motion)
April 29, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gauthier, seconded by the Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C.:
That the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament examine the rules, practices, customs and conventions of other legislatures in order to prepare a draft of modern and democratic rules thereby following up responsibly on petitions to the Senate.—(Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C.).
No. 3. (five) (inquiry)
April 28, 2004—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator LeBreton calling the attention of the Senate to the culture of corruption pervading the Liberal government currently headed by Prime Minister Paul Martin. —(Honourable Senator LeBreton).
No. 5. (nine) (inquiry)
February 23, 2004—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Comeau calling the attention of the Senate to the House of Commons Debates of February 11, 2004; specifically the concerns caused by Bloc québécois Stéphane Bergeron's Motion M-382 in which he is seeking:
That a humble Address be presented to Her Excellency praying that, following the steps already taken by the Société nationale de l'Acadie, she will intercede with Her Majesty to cause the British Crown to recognize officially the wrongs done to the Acadian people in its name between 1755 and 1763.—(Honourable Senator Corbin).
No. 59. (thirteen) (motion)
March 9, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Roche, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plamondon:
That the Senate of Canada recommend that the Government of Canada not participate in the U.S.-sponsored Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system because:
1. It will undermine Canada's longstanding policy on the non-weaponization of space by giving implicit, if not explicit, support to U.S. policies to develop and deploy weapons in space;
2. It will destabilize the strategic environment and impede implementation of Article VI of the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty;
3. It will not contribute to the security of Canadians, and Canadian non-participation will not diminish the importance of Canada-U.S. defence cooperation under NORAD in addressing genuine threats to Canadian security.—(Honourable Senator Cordy).
No. 3. (fourteen) (motion)
February 10, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gauthier, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser:
That the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament be authorized to examine, for the purposes of reporting by March 1, 2004, all Senate procedure related to the tabling of petitions in this Chamber in Parliament assembled, that a procedural clerk, having examined the form and content, certify the petitions in accordance with established standards and that follow-up be provided for in the Rules of the Senate,
And on the motion in amendment, as modified, of the Honourable Senator Corbin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Maheu, that the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That'' and substituting the following therefor:
"the history of the practice in both the Senate and the House of Commons relating to petitions other than petitions for private bills, as well as the customs, conventions and practices of the two Houses at Westminster, be prepared by the Table Officers and tabled in the Senate by the Speaker no later than October 15, 2004, and distributed to the honourable senators before being referred to the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament.''—(Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C.).
No. 1. (fourteen) (inquiry)
February 5, 2004—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Atkins calling the attention of the Senate to the reasons for his decision to sit as a Progressive Conservative Senator.—(Honourable Senator Spivak).
No. 28. (fifteen) (motion)
February 23, 2004—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gauthier, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chaput:
That
Whereas section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982 provides that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada where so authorized by resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons and of the legislative assembly of each province to which the amendment applies;
Now therefore the Senate resolves that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada be authorized to be made by proclamation issued by Her Excellency the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada in accordance with the schedule hereto.
SCHEDULE
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA
1. Section 16 of the Constitution Act, 1867 is replaced by the following:
"16. (1) Until the Queen otherwise directs, the seat of government of Canada shall be Ottawa.
(2) In the seat of government of Canada, any member of the public has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, the government of Ontario and the City of Ottawa in English or French.''
CITATION
2. This Amendment may be cited as the "Constitution Amendment, [year of proclamation] (Seat of government of Canada)''.—(Honourable Senator Beaudoin).
No. 10. (ten) (inquiry)
March 30, 2004—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Roche calling the attention of the Senate to the historical role of women in the Canadian Senate and the challenges faced by modern women legislators to advance peace and human security.—(Honourable Senator Cools).
No. 9. (eleven)
By the Honourable Senator Callbeck:
March 22, 2004—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the training needs of small businesses.
No. 12. (six)
By the Honourable Senator Downe:
April 21, 2004—That he will call the attention of the Senate to the Guaranteed Income Supplement program for low-income seniors.
No. 14. (four)
By the Honourable Senator Callbeck:
April 29, 2004—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the inequalities in the Veterans Independence Program.
No. 56. (fifteen)
By the Honourable Senator Gauthier:
February 23, 2004—That the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages be authorized to examine and report by March 31, 2004, upon the measures that should be taken to encourage and facilitate provision of and access to the widest possible range of French-language broadcasting services in francophone minority communities across Canada as set out in the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) report entitled: Achieving a Better Balance.
No. 72. (eight)
By the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C.:
April 20, 2004—That the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament be authorized to review Rule 86(1)(g) and the mandate of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration in order to provide it with a role in the selection of the Senate Ethics Officer and any successor to that position;
That the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration or a subcommittee of that Committee, that is made up of at least one representative from each recognized party, be empowered to establish and follow measures to identify suitable candidates to be the Senate Ethics Officer;
That these measures include:
(a) the determination of selection criteria;
(b) the dissemination of advertisements to solicit applicants for the position;
(c) the evaluation of applicants through a professional agency;
(d) the preparation of a short list;
(e) the review of the short listed applicants prior to interviews; and
(f) the recommendation of the selected candidate to the Senate; and
That the process and guidelines to be followed by the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration in determining a suitable candidate for the position of the Senate Ethics Officer be included as an Appendix to the Rules of the Senate.
Nil
