50 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2001, Canada

Journals of the Senate

1st Session, 37th Parliament

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Issue 32

Thursday, May 3, 2001
1:30 p.m.

The Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Bacon, Beaudoin, Bolduc, Bryden, Carney, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Cochrane, Cohen, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Fairbairn, Finestone, Finnerty, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Hays, Hubley, Joyal, Kelleher, Keon, Kinsella, Kolber, Kroft, Lawson, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Meighen, Mercier, Milne, Moore, Morin, Murray, Pépin, Pitfield, Poy, Prud'homme, Rivest, Robichaud, Roche, Rompkey, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Simard, Sparrow, St. Germain, Stratton, Tkachuk, Tunney, Watt, Wiebe, Wilson

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

*Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Bacon, *Banks, Beaudoin, Bolduc, Bryden, *Buchanan, Carney, Carstairs, Chalifoux, *Christensen, Cochrane, Cohen, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, *Eyton, Fairbairn, Finestone, Finnerty, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Hays, *Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Joyal, Kelleher, *Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kolber, Kroft, Lawson, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, *Maheu, Meighen, Mercier, Milne, Moore, Morin, Murray, *Nolin, *Pearson, Pépin, Pitfield, Poy, Prud'homme, Rivest, Robichaud, Roche, Rompkey, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Simard, Sparrow, *Spivak, St. Germain, Stratton, *Taylor, Tkachuk, Tunney, Watt, Wiebe, Wilson

PRAYERS

 

SENATORS' STATEMENTS

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

 

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Tourism Commission, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, entitled: Working together-Succeeding together.-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-199.

 

Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees

The Honourable Senator Bacon presented the following:

THURSDAY, May 3, 2001

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to present its

THIRD REPORT

Your Committee, to which was referred Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987 and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, February 7, 2001, examined the said Bill and now reports the same with the following amendments:

1. Page 6, clause 6: Replace line 9 with the following:

"spection, entry on premises and the provision of information;".

2. Page 8, clause 9:

(a) Add after line 26 the following:

"ANNUAL REPORT

25. (1) The Minister shall prepare an annual report and cause a copy of it to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the Minister completes it.

(2) The annual report of the Minister shall contain the following in respect of the year:

(a) the available statistical information respecting trends of highway accidents in Canada involving motor vehicles operated by extra-provincial bus undertakings and extra-provincial truck undertakings reported for bus undertakings and truck undertakings; and

(b) a progress report on the implementation of rules and standards respecting the safe operation of extra-provincial bus undertakings and of extra-provincial truck undertakings."; and

(b) Replace line 27 with the following:

"26. (1) The Minister shall, after the expiry".

3. Page 9, clause 9: Add after line 5 the following:

"(3) The Minister shall cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament during the first thirty sitting days of that House following its completion.".

Your Committee also made certain observations, which are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

LISE BACON

Chair

(The Appendix to the Report is printed as Appendix "A")

The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Honourable Senator LeBreton presented the following:

THURSDAY May 3, 2001

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has the honour to present its

FIFTH REPORT

Your Committee, to which was referred Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, April 24, 2001, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment.

Attached as an Appendix to this Report are the observations of your Committee.

Respectfully submitted,

MARJORY LeBRETON

Deputy Chair

(The Appendix to the Report is printed as Appendix "B")

The Honourable Senator Cordy moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Sibbeston, that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

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With leave,

The Senate reverted to Tabling of Documents.

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., tabled the following:

Report of the Parliamentary Buildings Advisory Council entitled: The Hill: Past, Present, Future, dated May 2001.-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-200.

 

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Grafstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cook, for the second reading of Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Judges Act and to amend another Act in consequence.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Kinsella for the Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kelleher, P.C., that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Order No. 2 was called and postponed until later this day.

 

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin, for the second reading of Bill S-8, An Act to maintain the principles relating to the role of the Senate as established by the Constitution of Canada.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Beaudoin, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

 

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Setlakwe, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gill, for the second reading of Bill S-23, An Act to amend the Customs Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, that the Bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

 

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

Orders No. 6 and 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

 

Reports of Committees

Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

 

Other

Orders No. 7, 5, 2, 10 (inquiries), 44 (motion), 8, 16, 18 (inquiries) and 41 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Gauthier calling the attention of the Senate to the measures that should be taken to encourage and facilitate provision of and access to the widest possible range of French-language broadcasting services in francophone minority communities across Canada.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Kinsella moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Orders No. 17, 15, 6 (inquiries) and 3 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

 

INQUIRIES

The Honourable Senator Gauthier called the attention of the Senate to current issues involving official languages in Ontario

Debate concluded.

 

MOTIONS

The Honourable Senator Moore for the Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications be authorized to hear the Minister of Transport in order to receive a briefing on busing regulations; and

That the committee report no later than September 30, 2001.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bolduc:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorised to permit coverage by electronic media of its public proceedings with the least possible disruption of its hearings.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bolduc:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights have power to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical, and other personnel as may be necessary for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such bills, subject-matters of bills and estimates as are referred to it.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

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With leave,

The Senate reverted to Government Notices of Motions.

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C.:

That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday next, May 8, 2001, at 2:00 p.m.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

 

REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):

Report of Marine Atlantic Inc., together with the Auditor General's report, for the year 2000, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-197.

Report on the Operations of the Exchange Fund Account, together with the Auditor General's report, for the year 2000, pursuant to the Currency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-52, sbs. 21(1).-Sessional Paper No. 1/37-198.

 

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

(Accordingly, at 3:52 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday next, May 8, 2001, at 2:00 p.m.)

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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)

Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders

The name of the Honourable Senator Poulin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (May 2).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Forrestall (May 2).

The names of the Honourable Senators Forrestall, Rompkey, Fitzpatrick, Callbeck, Setlakwe and Morin substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Kinsella, Maheu, De Bané, Hubley, Poulin and Sparrow (May 3).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

The name of the Honourable Senator Tunney substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette (May 3)

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The name of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finnerty (May 3).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs

The name of the Honourable Senator Setlakwe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (May 3).

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