Debates of the Senate
Debates of the Senate 1st SESSION . 41st PARLIAMENT . VOLUME 148 . NUMBER 75 OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, May 3, 2012 The Honourable NOËL A. KINSELLA Speaker CONTENTS (Daily index of proceedings appears at back of this issue). Debates Services: D'Arcy McPherson, National Press Building, Room 906, Tel. 613-995-5756 Publications Centre: David Reeves, National Press Building, Room 926, Tel. 613-947-0609 Published by the Senate Available from PWGSC ± Publishing and Depository Services, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0S5. Also available on the Internet: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1749 THE SENATE Thursday, May 3, 2012 The Senate met at 1:30 p.m., the Speaker in the chair. Throughout his career, Senator Mercer has been both an administrator and a fundraiser for a number of charitable Prayers. organizations, most notably the Kidney Foundation of Canada, St. John's Ambulance, the Nova Scotia Lung Association, the YMCA and the Canadian Diabetes Association. VISITORS IN THE GALLERY The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, before calling for Terry Mercer has been a role model to many Canadians, Senators' Statements, I would like to draw your attention to the including my son. He is a cherished asset, not only to the many presence in the gallery of members of the National House of organizations I have just mentioned but also to the institution of Prayer visiting from the province of Manitoba. They are guests the Senate. of the Honourable Senator Plett. Honourable senators, yesterday Senator Mercer and his friends On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the celebrated a big milestone in his life — his sixty-fifth birthday.
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