Journals of the Senate
52 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2004, Canada
Journals of the Senate
3rd Session, 37th Parliament
Issue 4
Thursday, February 5, 2004
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Beaudoin, Biron, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Chaput, Christensen, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Downe, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Gustafson, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kroft, LaPierre, Lapointe, Lawson, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Moore, Morin, Munson, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Phalen, Plamondon, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Roche, Rompkey, St. Germain, Sibbeston, Sparrow, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Trenholme Counsell, Watt
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Beaudoin, Biron, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Chaput, Christensen, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Downe, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Graham, Gustafson, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, *Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kroft, LaPierre, Lapointe, Lawson, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Moore, Morin, Munson, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Phalen, Plamondon, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Roche, Rompkey, St. Germain, Sibbeston, Sparrow, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Trenholme Counsell, Watt
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Tributes
Tribute was paid to the Honourable Senator Chalifoux, who will retire from the Senate on February 8, 2004.
Senators' Statements
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Stollery tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 3/37-14S):
THURSDAY, February 5, 2004
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to Rule 104 of the Rules, that the expenses incurred by the committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament are as follows:
With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
Professional Services $ 217 Transportation and Communication — All Other Expenditures — Witness Expenses — Total $ 217
With respect to its special study on the Canada — United States of America trade relationship and on the Canada — Mexico trade relationship:
Professional Services $ 38,504 Transportation and Communication 99,737 All Other Expenditures 4,320 Witness Expenses 7,975 Total $ 150,536
During the session under consideration, your committee heard from one hundred and seven (107) witnesses, held thirty-seven (37) meetings and considered four (4) Orders of Reference.
Your committee held public hearings in Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg from February 16 to 21, 2003 and travelled on a fact-finding visit to Washington from April 28 to May 1, 2003.
In all, your committee issued six (6) reports in relation to its work.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER A. STOLLERY
Chair
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills
The Honourable Senator Spivak presented a Bill S-8, An Act concerning personal watercraft in navigable waters.
The Bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Spivak moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, 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.
The Honourable Senator Chalifoux presented a Bill S-9, An Act to honour Louis Riel and the Metis People.
The Bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Chalifoux moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., 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.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Grafstein tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Fall Meetings of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Rome, Italy, from October 9 to 11, 2003.—Sessional Paper No. 3/37-15.
Presentation of Petitions
The Honourable Senator Gauthier presented petitions:
Of Residents of the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec with respect to declaring Ottawa officially bilingual.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Motions
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell, seconded by the Honourable Senator Massicotte:
That the following Address be presented to Her Excellency the Governor General of Canada:
To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:
We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the Senate of Canada in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, 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 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (promotion of English and French).
The Honourable Senator Gauthier moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gill, that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Second reading of Bill S-5, An Act to protect heritage lighthouses.
The Honourable Senator Forrestall moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the Bill be read the second time.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Bill was then read the second time.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Forrestall moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the Bill be read the third time now.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Bill was then read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That the Clerk do go down to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, to which it desires its concurrence.
Commons Public Bills
Second reading of Bill C-212, An Act respecting user fees.
The Honourable Senator Ringuette moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercer, that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Kinsella moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, 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 the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-250, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda).
The Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that the Bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 4 and 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Atkins called the attention of the Senate to the reasons for his decision to sit as a Progressive Conservative Senator.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Spivak, 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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With leave,
The Senate reverted to Government Notices of Motions.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, February 10, 2004, at 2:00 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 4:38 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday, February 10, 2004, at 2:00 p.m.)