L'honorable Gerald J. Comeau (leader adjoint du gouvernement) : Honorables sénateurs, nous adhérons depuis un bon moment à une pratique qui remonte même peut-être à l'époque où le sénateur Murray était leader au Sénat.
Hon. Gerald J. Comeau (Deputy Leader of the Government): Honourable senators, we have been following a practice for quite some time, and it might go as far back as when Senator Murray was the leader in this place, that when bills are brought before the Senate, senators who act as critics on a bill do like to obtain the minister's views on the bill prior to providing their comments on it.