Journals of the Senate
59 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2011, Canada
Journals of the Senate
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 81
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Angus, Ataullahjan, Baker, Banks, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Angus, Ataullahjan, Baker, Banks, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, *Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, *Day, *De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, *Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The first list records senators present in the Senate Chamber during the course of the sitting.
An asterisk in the second list indicates a senator who, while not present during the sitting, was in attendance to business, as defined in subsections 8(2) and (3) of the Senators Attendance Policy.
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to the National Defence Act, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meredith, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading two days hence.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills
The Honourable Senator Dawson presented a Bill S-227, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (election expenses).
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Dawson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dallaire, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading two days hence.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Greene, seconded by the Honourable Senator MacDonald, for the second reading of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act and the Weights and Measures Act.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cowan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, that further debate on the
motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 11 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Lang, seconded by the Honourable Senator Brown, for the second reading of Bill C-475, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (methamphetamine and ecstasy).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., that further
debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Order No. 6 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the consideration of the seventh report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade entitled: A Workplan for Canada in the New Global Economy: Responding to the Rise of Russia, India and China, tabled in the Senate on June 28, 2010.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser, that further debate on the
consideration of the report be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 8 to 11 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the consideration of the eighth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources entitled: Facts Do Not Justify Banning Canada's Current Offshore Drilling Operations: A Senate Review In the Wake of BP's Deepwater Horizon Incident, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on August 18, 2010.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Lang moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel), that further debate on
the consideration of the report be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Resuming debate on the consideration of the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce entitled: Canadians Saving for their Future: A Secure Retirement, tabled in the Senate on October 19, 2010.
The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gerstein, that further debate on the
motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Other
Orders No. 85, 84 (motions), 29 (inquiry), 83 (motion), 10 (inquiry), 72 (motion), 27, 3, 13, 24, 7, 23 (inquiries), 57 (motion), 12, 21, 17 (inquiries), 50 (motion), 11, 25, 26 and 5 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Callbeck, calling the attention of the Senate to the need to adequately support new mothers and fathers by eliminating the Employment Insurance two-week waiting period for maternity and parental benefits.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Wallin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duffy, that further debate on the
inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Finley, calling the attention of the Senate to the issue of the erosion of Freedom of Speech in our country.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that further debate on the
inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Oliver called the attention of the Senate to the ``Chiapas Declaration'' which was adopted by consensus at the International Parliamentary Conference on ``Parliaments, Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Effective participation in politics'' in Mexico on November 3rd, which urges every parliament to:
Hold a special debate on the situation of minorities and indigenous peoples in their country;
Recognize the diversity in society; and
Adopt a Plan of Action to make the right to equal participation and non-discrimination a reality for minorities and indigenous peoples.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Di Nino moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meredith, that further debate on
the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Agreements for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the province of British Columbia, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-897.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gerstein:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:25 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (February 2, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (February 2, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Meredith replaced the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (February 2, 2011).
Corrigendum
(Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, February 1, 2011)
Add the names of the Honourable Senators *Champagne, *De Bané, and *Losier-Cool to the list of Senators in attendance to business.