Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Issue 3 - Orders of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate for Tuesday, April 25, 2006:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Keon, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report on issues arising from, and developments since, the tabling of its final report on the state of the health care system in Canada in October 2002. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to examine issues concerning mental health and mental illness;

That the papers and evidence received and taken by the Committee on the study of mental health and mental illness in Canada in the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Parliaments be referred to the Committee;

That the Committee sumit its final report no later than June 30, 2006 and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize the findings of the Committee until September 30, 2006; and

That the Committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit any report with the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting; and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate

Extract from the Journals of the Senate for Thursday, May 4, 2006:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honouralbe Senator Cochrane, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, for the second reading of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Cochrane moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate