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Date: 1978-06-28
By: Canada (Parliament)
Citation: Canada, Senate Debates, 30th Parl, 3rd Sess, 1978 at 536.
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SENATE DEBATES — June 28, 1978

PRAYERS

The Honourable Senator Langlois, laid on the Table the following:—

Report of the number and amount of loans to Indians made under section 70(1) of the Indian Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1978, pursuant to section 70(6) of the said Act, Chapter 1-6, R.S.C., 1970.

Ordered, That motion No. 3 standing in the name of the Honourable Senator Connolly, P.C., be brought forward.

The Honourable Senator Connolly, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator McIlraith, P.C.:

That a Special Committee of the Senate be appointed to consider and report upon the subject-matter of the Bill C-60, intituled: “An Act to amend the Constitution of Canada with respect to matters coming within the legislative authority of the Parliament of Canada, and to approve and authorize the taking of measures necessary for the amendment of the Constitution with respect to certain other matters”, in advance of the said Bill coming before the Senate, or any matter relating thereto;

That the Committee have power to engage the services of such counsel, staff and technical advisers and to incur such special expenses as may be necessary for the purpose of the inquiry; and

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records, to examine witnesses, to print such papers and evidence from day to day as may be ordered by the Committee and to sit during adjournments of the Senate.

After debate, and—
The question being put on the motion, it was—
Resolved in the affirmative.

Pursuant to the Order of the Day, the Honourable Senator Langlois moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Perrault, P.C., that the Bill C-61, intituled: “An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the Government of Canada for the financial year ending the 31st March, 1979”, be read the third time.

The question being put on the motion, it was—
Resolved in the affirmative.

The Bill was then read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a Massage be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate have passed this Bill.

Pursuant to the Order of the Day, the Honourable Senator McIlraith, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lamontagne, P.C., that the Bill C-42, intituled; “An Act to amend the Criminal Code’, be read the second time.