The Hon. the Speaker: The vote will take place at 5:08 p.m.

Call in the senators.

(1700)

Motion agreed to and bill read third time and passed on the following division:

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Patricia Grattan, proud Newfoundlander, curator and writer. She is the guest of the Honourable Senator Bovey.

On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the Senate of Canada.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of our former colleague the Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C.

On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you back to the Senate of Canada.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Kristal LeBlanc, CEO of the Beausejour Family Crisis Resource Centre; Chantal Thanh De Alba, Associate Director of the Beausejour Family Crisis Resource Centre; and Captain Glenn Miller, President of the Atlantic Provinces Professional Fire Fighters Association. They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Hartling.

On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the Senate of Canada.

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Brianne Peters, Lisha Di Gioccachino, Marilyn Malis, Vivian Malis and Elizabeth Omaniuk. They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Coyle.

On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the Senate of Canada.

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

And two honourable senators having risen:

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

The Hon. the Speaker: Are honourable senators ready for the question?

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

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Margareta Cederfelt, President of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe — Parliamentary Assembly.

On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the Senate of Canada.

The Hon. the Speaker: All those opposed will please say “nay.”

The Hon. the Speaker: It was moved by the Honourable Senator Gagné, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, that the bill be read a third time.

Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion?

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, when shall this bill be read the second time?

(On motion of Senator Loffreda, bill placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading two days hence.)

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Yuvraj Singh and Sabbena Singh Bhatti. They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Pate.

On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the Senate of Canada.