Journals of the Senate
51 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2002, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 37th Parliament
Issue 111
Wednesday, May 1, 2002
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Baker, Banks, Biron, Bolduc, Bryden, Buchanan, Callbeck, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Cordy, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kelleher, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kirby, Kolber, Kroft, LaPierre, Lapointe, Lavigne, Lawson, LeBreton, Léger, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Mahovlich, Meighen, Milne, Moore, Morin, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Rivest, Robertson, Robichaud, Roche, Rompkey, Rossiter, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Sparrow, St. Germain, Stratton, Taylor, Tkachuk, Tunney, Watt, Wiebe
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, *Bacon, Baker, Banks, *Beaudoin, Biron, Bolduc, Bryden, Buchanan, Callbeck, Chalifoux, Christensen, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, *Corbin, Cordy, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kelleher, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kirby, Kolber, Kroft, LaPierre, Lapointe, Lavigne, Lawson, LeBreton, Léger, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, *Maheu, Mahovlich, Meighen, Milne, Moore, Morin, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, *Pearson, Pépin, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Rivest, Robertson, Robichaud, Roche, Rompkey, Rossiter, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Sparrow, St. Germain, Stratton, Taylor, Tkachuk, Tunney, Watt, Wiebe
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Reports From Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian delegation to the First Plenary meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Forum of the Americas, held in Mexico City, Mexico, from March 13 to 16, 2002.—Sessional Paper No. 1/37-752.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Poy, seconded by the Honourable Senator Banks, for the second reading of Bill S-39, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act to include all Canadians.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Lapointe moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Jaffer, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, for the second reading of Bill S-38, An Act declaring the Crown's recognition of self-government for the First Nations of Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Chalifoux moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Taylor, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 6 to 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Second reading of Bill C-441, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts.
The Honourable Senator Poulin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poy, that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Kinsella moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Atkins, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Reports of Committees
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Banks, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wiebe, for the adoption of the Sixth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (budget 2002- 2003), presented in the Senate on April 25, 2002.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 2 and 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the Ninth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (budget 2002- 2003) presented in the Senate on April 30, 2002.
The Honourable Senator Wiebe moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Banks, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 5 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kirby, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poulin, for the adoption of the Seventeenth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology entitled: Volume Five: Principles and Recommendations for Reform — Part 1, tabled in the Senate on April 18, 2002.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cook moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mahovlich, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the Twelfth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (budget 2002-2003), presented in the Senate on April 25, 2002.
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robertson, that the Report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 8 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the Fourteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (increase in salary for Senate Executive Group), presented in the Senate on April 25, 2002.
The Honourable Senator Kroft moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, that the Report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the Eighteenth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (budget 2002-2003), presented in the Senate on April 25, 2002.
The Honourable Senator Kirby moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ferretti Barth, that the Report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the consideration of the Fifth Report (Final) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence entitled: Canadian Security and Military Preparedness, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on February 28, 2002.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Atkins moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, 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.
Order No. 14 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Comeau, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, for the adoption of the Fifth Report of Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries entitled: Selected Themes on Canada's Freshwater and Northern Fisheries, tabled in the Senate on February 19, 2002.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Watt moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Ordered that Order No. 5 be again called.
Consideration of the Fifteenth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (budget 2002-2003) presented in the Senate on April 30, 2002.
The Honourable Senator Kolber moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Callbeck, that the Report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Atkins, 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 to 18 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 40 (inquiry), 73 (motion), 46 (inquiry) and 44 (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 important role of culture in Canada and the image that we project abroad.
Debate concluded.
Orders No. 122 (motion), 49 (inquiry), 106, 103, 119 (motions), 43, 11 and 42 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Callbeck calling the attention of the Senate to the status of legal aid in Canada and the difficulties experienced by many low-income Canadians in acquiring adequate legal assistance, for both criminal and civil matters.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Phalen, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Meighen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Atkins:
That, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on October 4, 2001, the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, which was authorized to examine and report upon the health care provided to veterans, be empowered to present its final report no later than October 31, 2002.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Copy of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada (JUS-601358), pursuant to the Supreme Court Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-26, sbs. 97(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/37-749.
Report concerning permits issued by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration for the year 2001, pursuant to the Immigration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-2, sbs. 37(7).—Sessional Paper No. 1/37-750.
Copy of Regulations amending the United Nations Suppression of Terrorism Regulations (SOR/2002-141), pursuant to the United Nations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. U-2, sbs. 4(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/37-751.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C.:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:54 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.)
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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages
The names of the Honourable Senators Morin and Nolin substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Léger and Beaudoin (April 30).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The names of the Honourable Senators Baker and Rompkey substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Bryden and Poulin (April 30).