Journals of the Senate
60 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2011, Canada
Journals of the Senate
(Unrevised)
1st Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 4
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Meighen, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, St. Germain, Segal, Seidman, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Meighen, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, St. Germain, Segal, Seidman, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of documents
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
Report of the Senate Ethics Officer, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 20.7.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-46S.
Reading of Petitions for Private Bills
The first report of the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills was tabled (Sessional Paper No. 1/41-47S) and reads as follows:
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Pursuant to Rule 107(2), the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills has the honour to present her
FIRST REPORT
Your Examiner has duly examined the following petition and finds that the requirements of the Rules of the Senate have been complied with in all material respects:—
Of The Board of Trustees of Queen's University at Kingston, in the province of Ontario; praying for the passage of an Act to amend the constitution of the corporation of the University in order to effect certain changes in the composition and powers of the Board of Trustees and of the University Council and the mode of election of their respective members, and to effect other technical or incidental changes as may be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
HEATHER P. LANK
Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills
The following petition was read and received:
Of The Board of Trustees of Queen's University at Kingston, in the province of Ontario; praying for the passage of an Act to amend the constitution of the corporation of the University in order to effect certain changes in the composition and powers of the Board of Trustees and of the University Council and the mode of election of their respective members, and to effect other technical or incidental changes as may be appropriate.
Introduction and First Reading of Private Bills
The Honourable Senator Day, for the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., presented a Bill S-1001, An Act respecting Queen's University at Kingston.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mitchell, 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
Motions
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S.C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). —Sessional Paper No. 1/41-45.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 2:52 p.m. the Senate was continued until 2 p.m. tomorrow.)