Journals of the Senate
55 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2006, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 34
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Banks, Biron, Callbeck, Campbell, Carney, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Christensen, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Day, Di Nino, Dyck, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kirby, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Peterson, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, St. Germain, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Banks, Biron, Callbeck, Campbell, Carney, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Christensen, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, *Dawson, Day, *De Bané, Di Nino, *Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, *Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kirby, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, *Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Peterson, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, St. Germain, *Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Zimmer
PRAYERS
The Senate observed one minute of silence in memory of Sergeant Paul Gillam and Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell whose tragic deaths occurred yesterday while serving their country in Afghanistan.
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Kenny, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, tabled its fourth report entitled: Managing Turmoil, The Need to Upgrade Canadian Foreign Aid and Military Strength to Deal with Massive Change.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-451S.
The Honourable Senator Kenny moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, 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 Stratton presented the following:
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
The Committee of Selection has the honour to present its
FOURTH REPORT
Your Committee recommends a change of membership to the following committee:
Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
The Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., replaces the Honourable Senator Plamondon as a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages.
Respectfully submitted,
TERRY STRATTON
Chair
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Section of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF), respecting its participation at the meeting with Officials of the Secretariat General of the APF and visit to Jordan, Israel, the West Bank and Syria, held in Paris, France; Amman, Jordan; Jerusalem, Israel; Ramallah, West Bank; and Damascus, Syria, from May 19 to 26, 2006.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-452.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
At 2:25 p.m., pursuant to the Order adopted on October 3, 2006, the Senate was adjourned during pleasure and put into a Committee of the Whole in order to receive Mr. Graham Fraser respecting his appointment as Official Languages Commissioner, the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool in the Chair.
—In the Committee—
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chaput:
That Mr. Graham Fraser be escorted to a seat in the Senate Chamber.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Debate.
Ordered, That the Committee rise, and that the Chair report that they have concluded their deliberations.
The sitting of the Senate resumed.
The Chair of the Committee informed the Senate that the Committee has concluded its deliberations.
Ordered, That all remaining items on the Order Paper and Notice Paper be postponed until the next sitting.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Reports of the Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency 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/ 39-442.
Reports of the Bank of Canada 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. 1/39-443.
Reports of the Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada 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. 1/39-444.
Report of the Public Service Commission of Canada entitled "Audit of Readiness for the New Public Service Employment Act'', pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 "23(2)'' and 13.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-445.
Report of the Public Service Commission of Canada entitled "Audit of Acting EX Appointments'', pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 "23(2)'' and 13. —Sessional Paper No. 1/39-446.
Report of the Public Service Commission of Canada entitled "Follow-Up Audit of the Military Police Complaints Commission'', pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 "23(2)'' and 13.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-447.
Report of the Public Service Commission of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 "23(2)'' and 13. —Sessional Paper No. 1/39-448.
Reports of the Canada Revenue Agency 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. 1/39-449.
Report of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-450.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:57 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The names of the Honourable Senators Cowan, Losier-Cool and Christensen substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Dawson, Phalen and Adams (October 3).
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The names of the Honourable Senators Cordy and Munson substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Munson and Cordy (October 3).
The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Munson (October 4).
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston (October 3).
Special Senate Committee on Senate Reform
The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Dawson (October 3).
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The name of the Honourable Senator Pépin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (October 4).
Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
The name of the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Campbell (October 4).