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The Honourable Senators
Anderson Andreychuk Atkins Austin Bacon Beaudoin Berntson Bolduc Bosa Bryden Carstairs Cogger Comeau Cools Corbin Davey DeWare Di Nino Doody Doyle Fairbairn Forrestall Gigantès Grafstein Grimard Gustafson Haidasz Hébert Hervieux-Payette Jessiman Kelly Kinsella Kolber Landry Lavoie-Roux LeBreton Lewis Losier-Cool Lynch-Staunton Macdonald (Cape Breton) MacDonald (Halifax) MacEachen Marchand Meighen Milne Molgat Murray Nolin Oliver Ottenheimer Pearson Perrault Petten Phillips Poulin Prud'homme Rivest Rizzuto Robichaud Rompkey Rossiter Roux Simard Stanbury Stewart Stollery Stratton Tkachuk Watt Wood
PRAYERS.
The Honourable Senator Stanbury moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bacon:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, June 5, 1996, at 1:30 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Stewart moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Grafstein:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs have power to sit at 4:00 p.m. today, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that Rule 95(4) be suspended in relation thereto.
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 Losier-Cool:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs have power to sit at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 1996, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that Rule 95(4) be suspended in relation thereto.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
From Queen's University of the City of Kingston, in the Province of Ontario; praying for the passage of an Act respecting Queen's University at Kingston.
The Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., presented a petition:
Of Alliance for Choice in Education, from the Province of Newfoundland, concerning the proposed amendment to the Constitution of Canada respecting Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada.
Third reading of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act.
The Honourable Senator Losier-Cool moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., that the Bill be read the third time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Atkins, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Cools, seconded by the Honourable Senator Haidasz, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (abuse of process).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Watt moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bosa, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the Fourth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (budget-study on communications in Canada) presented in the Senate on May 30, 1996.
The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rizzuto, that the Report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 3 and 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the consideration of the Second Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Com merce entitled: "Crown Financial Institutions", deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on April 1, 1996.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson for the Honourable Senator Angus moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, that further debate on consideration of the Report be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
That a special committee of the Senate be appointed to examine and report upon the issue of Canadian unity, specifically recognition of Quebec, the amending formula, and the federal spending power in areas of provincial jurisdiction;
That the committee be composed of twelve Senators, three of whom shall constitute a quorum;
That the committee have power to send for persons, papers and records, to examine witnesses, to report from time to time and to print such papers and evidence from day to day as may be ordered by the committee;
That the papers and evidence received and taken by the Special Committee of the Senate on Bill C-110, An Act respecting constitutional amendments, during the First Session of the Thirty-fifth Parliament be deemed to have been referred to the committee established pursuant to this motion;
That the committee have power to sit during sittings and adjournments of the Senate;
That the committee submit its final report no later than December 15, 1996; and
That, notwithstanding usual practices, if the Senate is not sitting when the final report of the committee is completed, the committee shall deposit its report with the Clerk of the Senate, and said report shall thereupon be deemed to have been tabled in this Chamber.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stanbury for the Honourable Senator Petten moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Perrault, P.C., that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 6 (inquiry) was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Bonnell calling the attention of the Senate to the serious state of post-secondary education in Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Berntson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 3 (inquiry), 28 (motion) and 2 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Report on the Operations under the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act for 1995, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1991, c. 12, s.7.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35/182.
Report of the Industrial Regional Development Program for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Industrial and Regional Development Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-18, s. 14(1).- Sessional Paper No. 2/35-183.
Report of the Operations under Part II of the Export Credits Insurance Act, for the fiscal year 1995-96, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1952, c. 105, s. 27.-Sessional Paper No. 2/35-184.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 1997 to 2001 and of the Capital and Operating Budgets for 1997 of the Business Development Bank of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).- Sessional Paper No. 2/35-185.
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 Technology
The name of the Honourable Senator Petten substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bonnell (June 3).
The name of the Honourable Senator Landry substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gigantès (June 4).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The names of the Honourable Senators Stanbury and MacDonald (Halifax) substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Losier-Cool and Kinsella (June 3).
The names of the Honourable Senators Stewart and Lewis substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Lewis and Stanbury (June 4).
