Hon. Senators: Agreed.

The Hon. the Speaker: Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion in amendment?

Some Hon. Senators: Yea.

Some Hon. Senators: No.

The Hon. the Speaker: Is leave granted?

The Hon. the Speaker: Those in favour of the motion will please say “yea.”

Some Hon. Senators: Nay.

An Hon. Senator: Now.

Some Hon. Senators: Agreed.

The Hon. the Speaker: I heard a “no.” Leave is not granted.

Honourable senators, the sitting is therefore suspended, and I will leave the chair until 8:00 p.m.

(The sitting of the Senate was suspended.)

[Translation]

(The sitting of the Senate was resumed.)

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, it is now six o’clock. Pursuant to rule 3-3(1), I’m obliged to leave the chair until eight o’clock, when we will resume, unless it is your wish, honourable senators, to not see the clock. Is it agreed to not see the clock?

The Hon. the Speaker: Those opposed to the motion will please say “nay.”

The Hon. the Speaker: Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion in amendment?

The Hon. the Speaker: Those in favour of the motion will please say “yea.”

The Hon. the Speaker: Do we have agreement on a bell?

The Hon. the Speaker: Those opposed to the motion will please say “nay.”

The Hon. the Speaker: In my opinion, the “nays” have it.

And two honourable senators having risen:

The Hon. the Speaker: Is leave granted?

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, it is now six o’clock. Pursuant to rule 3-3(1), I’m obliged to leave the chair until eight o’clock, when we will resume, unless it is your wish, honourable senators, to not see the clock. Is it agreed to not see the clock?