Senate of Canada resumes April 17, 2007
The Honourable Noel Kinsella will resume his place in the Speaker's throne in the Senate on April 17, 2007.
The first order of business will be resumption of second reading debate on Bill C-36 (amendments to the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security. Summary of the bill is here.
Other items being considered include Bill C-18 (omnibus bill amending certain acts in relation to DNA identification), and the federal budget.
Senate Government Bill S-4, limiting senate tenure to eight years, was referred to committe on February 20, 2007.
A private member's bill to watch, introduced in the Commons by Pablo Rodriguez (Lib - Honoré-Mercier), is bill C-288, calling on the government to "meet the obligations of the Kyoto treaty. The Conservative government opposes the legislation, but the Liberals have a majority in the Senate.
The first order of business will be resumption of second reading debate on Bill C-36 (amendments to the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security. Summary of the bill is here.
Other items being considered include Bill C-18 (omnibus bill amending certain acts in relation to DNA identification), and the federal budget.
Senate Government Bill S-4, limiting senate tenure to eight years, was referred to committe on February 20, 2007.
A private member's bill to watch, introduced in the Commons by Pablo Rodriguez (Lib - Honoré-Mercier), is bill C-288, calling on the government to "meet the obligations of the Kyoto treaty. The Conservative government opposes the legislation, but the Liberals have a majority in the Senate.
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