Debates of the Senate
CANADA Debates of the Senate 1st SESSION . 39th PARLIAMENT . VOLUME 143 . NUMBER 73 OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Wednesday, February 21, 2007 ^ THE HONOURABLE NOËL A. KINSELLA SPEAKER CONTENTS (Daily index of proceedings appears at back of this issue). Debates and Publications: Chambers Building, Room 943, Tel. 996-0193 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 1800 THE SENATE Wednesday, February 21, 2007 The Senate met at 1:30 p.m., the Speaker in the chair. I would remind honourable senators that, pursuant to our rules, each senator will be allowed only three minutes and may speak Prayers. only once and that the time for tributes shall not exceed 15 minutes; however, this 15 minutes does not include the time [Translation] allotted to the response of the senator to whom tribute is paid. ROYAL ASSENT [Translation] The Hon. the Speaker informed the Senate that the following Hon. Céline Hervieux-Payette (Leader of the Opposition): communication had been received: Honourable senators, it is with fondness and a bit of sadness that I pay tribute to the Honourable Jack Austin, one of the most RIDEAU HALL distinguished members of this chamber, who will be retiring in a few days. February 21st, 2007 He arrived in Ottawa in 1962 as the executive assistant to the Mr. Speaker, Minister of Indian Affairs, Arthur Laing. Once a law professor, Senator Austin would become a prominent Canadian public I have the honour to inform you that the Right figure for over 40 years.
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