Journals of the Senate
55 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2006, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 18
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Bryden, Callbeck, Carney, Carstairs, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cowan, Dawson, De Bané, Di Nino, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fitzpatrick, Fortier, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Phalen, Plamondon, Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, St. Germain, Segal, Sibbeston, Smith, Spivak, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Bryden, Callbeck, Carney, Carstairs, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, *Cordy, Cowan, *Dallaire, Dawson, *Day, De Bané, Di Nino, *Downe, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fitzpatrick, Fortier, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, *Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Phalen, Plamondon, Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, St. Germain, Segal, Sibbeston, Smith, Spivak, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Watt, Zimmer
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
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 to 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Banks, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, for the second reading of Bill S-202, An Act to repeal legislation that has not come into force within ten years of receiving royal assent.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bryden, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 10 to 13 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 3 (inquiry), 7, 53 (motions), 2 (inquiry), 66, 49, 61, 3 and 10 (motions) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Corbin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bryden:
That the Senate should recognize the inalienable right of the first inhabitants of the land now known as Canada to use their ancestral language to communicate for any purpose; and
That, to facilitate the expression of this right, the Senate should immediately take the necessary administrative and technical measures so that senators wishing to use their ancestral language in this House may do so.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cochrane, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Grafstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce which was authorized by the Senate on May 2, 2006 to examine and report on issues dealing with the demographic change that will occur in Canada within the next two decades, be authorized to retain until July 31, 2006 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Ringuette moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce study and report on the Canada-United States agreement on softwood lumber;
That the Committee analyse, among other things, the impact of Canada's resource management on sovereignty, the impact on the interpretation of NAFTA chapters 11 and 19, and provisions contained in the agreement with regard to financial support for the industry and its workers.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on division.
At 4 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on April 6, 2006, the Senate adjourned until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report of Statistics Canada on corporations for the year 2004, pursuant to the Corporations Returns Act, S.C. 1998, c. 26, s. 681/39.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-172.
Reports of the Copyright Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). —Sessional Paper No. 1/39-173.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2006- 2007 of the Standards Council of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-174.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2005-2009 of Export Development Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-175.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2006-2010 of Export Development Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-176.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2006-2010 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2006 of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-177.
Report on the Implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, pursuant to the article 37.3.3(h) of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, as ratified by the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, S.C. 1993, c. 29, sbs. 4(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-178.
Copies of the Federal-Provincial Implementation Amending Agreements with the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Nova Scotia, pursuant to the Farm Income Protection Act, S.C. 1991, c. 22, sbs. 6(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-179.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets and Borrowing Plan for 2006-2007 of Farm Credit Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-180.
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (May 30).
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The name of the Honourable Senator Gustafson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Forrestall (May 31).