Journals of the Senate
51 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2002, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 37th Parliament
Issue 97
Thursday, March 14, 2002
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Bacon, Beaudoin, Biron, Bolduc, Bryden, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, De Bané, Doody, Ferretti Barth, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Hays, Jaffer, Joyal, Kelleher, Keon, Kolber, Kroft, LaPierre, Lapointe, LeBreton, Léger, Losier-Cool, Maheu, Mahovlich, Meighen, Moore, Morin, Murray, Pearson, Pépin, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), Prud'homme, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Rossiter, Stollery, Stratton, Tkachuk, Watt, Wilson
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
*Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, *Austin, Bacon, *Banks, Beaudoin, Biron, Bolduc, Bryden, *Buchanan, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, *Day, De Bané, Doody, Ferretti Barth, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, *Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, *Gustafson, Hays, *Hervieux-Payette, *Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kelleher, Keon, *Kirby, Kolber, Kroft, LaPierre, Lapointe, LeBreton, Léger, Losier-Cool, *Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Mahovlich, Meighen, *Milne, Moore, Morin, Murray, *Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), Prud'homme, Rivest, *Robertson, Robichaud, Rompkey, Rossiter, *Sibbeston, Stollery, Stratton, *Taylor, Tkachuk, *Tunney, Watt, *Wiebe, Wilson
PRAYERS
The Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that a communication had been received from the Secretary to the Governor General.
The Communication was then read by the Honourable the Speaker as follows:
RIDEAU HALL
March 13, 2002
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, will proceed to the Senate Chamber on the 21st day of March 2002, at 3:00 p.m. for the purpose of giving Royal Assent to certain bills of law.
Yours sincerely,
Barbara Uteck
Secretary to the Governor General
The Honourable
The Speaker of the Senate
Ottawa
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Pursuant to Rule 43(7), the Honourable Senator Cools gave notice that she would raise a question of privilege concerning certain actions taken and certain words uttered during Senate debate on Wednesday, March 13, 2002, which actions and words are breaches of the privileges of the Senate.
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, presented its Eleventh Report (Supplementary Estimates (B) 2001-2002).
(The Report is printed as Appendix "A'')
The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doody, 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 Murray, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, presented its Twelfth Report (final) (2001-2002 Estimates).
(The Report is printed as Appendix "B'')
The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cochrane, 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 Kroft for the Honourable Senator Kolber, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, presented its Fourteenth Report (Bill S-40, An Act to amend the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act) without amendment.
The Honourable Senator Kroft moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kolber, 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.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Poulin tabled the following:
Report of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 22nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from September 2 to 7, 2001.—Sessional Paper No. 1/37-663.
Report of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group concerning its visit with Diet Members in Tokyo, Japan, from November 17 to 22, 2001.—Sessional Paper No. 1/37-664.
The Honourable Senator Losier-Cool tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, respecting its participation at the meeting of the APF Committee on Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs, held in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, from February 10 to 13, 2002.—Sessional Paper No. 1/37-665.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., for the third reading of Bill S-34, An Act respecting royal assent to bills passed by the Houses of Parliament.
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Grafstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ferretti Barth that the Bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended in clause 3 by adding the following after subsection 2:
3(3) The signification of royal assent by written declaration may be witnessed by more than one member from each House of Parliament.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Pépin for the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Graham, P.C., that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Pearson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poy, for the third reading of Bill C-15A, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to amend other Acts, as amended.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Third reading of Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act.
The Honourable Senator Graham, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, that the Bill be read the third time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 5 and 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gauthier, seconded by the Honourable Senator Callbeck, for the adoption of the Seventh Report of the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages entitled: Good Intentions Are Not Enough, tabled in the Senate on February 21, 2002.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chalifoux, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 2 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 120 (motion), 43, 11 and 42 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gauthier, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lapointe,
That a Message be sent to the House of Commons objecting to its decision of February 21, 2002 to append unilaterally a dissenting opinion to the Seventh Report on Official Languages, and thus ignore the legitimate rights of the Senate in a matter relating to a Joint Committee.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pearson, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 16, 29 (inquiries), 73 (motion), 26 (inquiry), 44 (motion), 35 (inquiry), 41 (motion), 37 (inquiry), 3 (motion), 38 and 36 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
Pursuant to Rule 43(8), the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the question of privilege of the Honourable Senator Cools concerning certain actions taken and certain words uttered during Senate debate on Wednesday, March 13, 2002, which actions and words are breaches of the privileges of the Senate.
After debate,
The Speaker reserved his decision.
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 Rompkey, P.C.:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday next, March 19, 2002, 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 the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Pension Benefits Standards Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 32 (2nd Supp.), s. 40.—Sessional Paper No. 1/37-661.
Report of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal entitled "Textile Reference Annual Satus Report '' for the period October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2001, pursuant to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.), s. 42.—Sessional Paper No. 1/37-662.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C.:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 4:18 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday next, March 19, 2002 at 2:00 p.m.)
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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kinsella (March 13).
The name of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (March 14).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The names of the Honourable Senators Banks and Furey substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Kroft and Rompkey (March 14).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maheu (March 14).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The names of the Honourable Senators Jaffer, Angus and Di Nino substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Hervieux-Payette, Eyton and Angus (March 14).
Special Committee of the Senate on Illegal Drugs
The names of the Honourable Senators Kenny and Banks substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Christensen and LaPierre (March 14).