Journals of the Senate
55 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2006, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 54
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Biron, Callbeck, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Phalen, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Sibbeston, Smith, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Biron, Callbeck, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, *Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Phalen, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, *St. Germain, Segal, Sibbeston, Smith, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Zimmer
PRAYERS
The Senate observed a minute of silence to the memory of Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard and Corporal Albert Storm, whose tragic deaths occurred yesterday while serving their country in Afghanistan.
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
The November 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, S.C. 1995, c. 43, s. 3.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-592.
The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
Departmental Performance Reports for the period ended March 31, 2006:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Canada Border Services Agency
Canada Revenue Agency
Canada Firearms Centre
Canada Industrial Relations Board
Canada School of Public Service
Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Forces Grievance Board
Canadian Grain Commission
Canadian Heritage
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
Canadian International Development Agency
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Canadian Space Agency
Canadian Transportation Agency
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Commission for Public Complaints Against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Competition Tribunal
Copyright Board Canada
Correctional Service Canada
Courts Administration Service
Department of Finance Canada
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Department of Justice Canada
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Environment Canada
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission Canada
Health Canada
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Immigration and Refugee Board
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Canadian Polar Commission and Indian Specific Claims Commission
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
Industry Canada
Infrastructure Canada
Law Commission of Canada
Library and Archives Canada
Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada
NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section
National Defence
National Energy Board
National Film Board of Canada
National Parole Board
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
Natural Resources Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Office of the Correctional Investigator
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada
Privy Council Office
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
Public Service Commission of Canada
Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada
Public Service Labour Relations Board
Public Works and Government Services Canada
RCMP External Review Committee
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Security Intelligence Review Committee
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Statistics Canada
Status of Women Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
The National Battlefields Commission
Transport Canada
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Veterans Affairs Canada
Western Economic Diversification Canada.
—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-593.
Government Response, dated November 23, 2006, to the second report of the
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications entitled: Final
report on the Canadian News Media, tabled in the Senate on June 21,
2006.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-594S.
(Pursuant to rule 131(4), the report and the response were deemed referred to
the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications.)
Report by the Minister of Foreign Affairs intituled: Global Partnership: Program Making a Difference (2005-2006). —Sessional Paper No. 1/39-595.
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented its fourth report (budget—release of additional funds (study on the Federal Government's New and Evolving Policy Framework for Managing Canada's Fisheries and Oceans)).
(The report is printed as an appendix at page 851.)
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C. moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne, 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:
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
The Committee of Selection has the honour to present its
FIFTH REPORT
Your Committee recommends a change of membership to the following committee:
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk added as a member of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence for the substitution pending for the Honourable Senator Poulin.
Respectfully submitted,
TERRY STRATTON
Chair
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, 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.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Angus, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meighen, for the second reading of Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Income Tax Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Angus moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eyton, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau, for the second reading of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Senate tenure).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Milne, for the Honourable Senator Grafstein, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cook, 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.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carney, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-220, An Act to protect heritage lighthouses.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C. moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 2 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (committee budget—legislation), presented in the Senate on November 23, 2006.
The Honourable Senator Furey moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kenny, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (budget—study on the present state and the future of agriculture and forestry in Canada—power to hire staff), presented in the Senate on November 23, 2006.
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C. moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the fifth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (budget—study on rural poverty in Canada—power to hire staff and travel), presented in the Senate on November 23, 2006.
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C. moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
Orders No. 5 and 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the fifth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (budget—release of additional funds (study on the need for a National Security Policy)), presented in the Senate on November 23, 2006.
The Honourable Senator Kenny moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
Order No. 8 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the consideration of the tenth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, entitled: Passports and PASS Cards, Identity and Citizenship: Implementing the WHTI, tabled in the Senate on October 24, 2006.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Angus moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Day, seconded by the Honourable Senator Banks, for the adoption of the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (Bill S-201, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (elimination of bureaucratic patronage and geographic criteria in appointment processes), with an amendment), presented in the Senate on October 3, 2006.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Fraser moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cook, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 11 and 12 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 3 (inquiry), 92 (motion), 14 (inquiry), 119 (motion), 20, 15, 17, 6, 11 (inquiries), 5 (motion), 19, 8, 12 (inquiries), 101 (motion), 9 and 7 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Keon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report on the impact of the multiple factors and conditions that contribute to the health of Canada's population — known collectively as the social determinants of health — including the effects of these determinants on the disparities and inequities in health outcomes that continue to be experienced by identifiable groups or categories of people within the Canadian population;
That the Committee examine government policies, programs and practices that regulate or influence the impact of the social determinants of health on health outcomes across the different segments of the Canadian population, and that the Committee investigate ways in which governments could better coordinate their activities in order to improve these health outcomes, whether these activities involve the different levels of government or various departments and agencies within a single level of government;
That the Committee be authorized to study international examples of population health initiatives undertaken either by individual countries, or by multilateral international bodies such as (but not limited to) the World Health Organization; and
That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2009 and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until December 31, 2009.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources have the power to sit at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2006, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 95(4) be suspended in relation thereto.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report on the receipts and disbursements of the Office of the Auditor General for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 21(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-587.
Report of the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Status of the Artist Act, S.C. 1992, c. 33, s. 61. —Sessional Paper No. 1/39-588.
Report of the Canada Revenue Agency, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Canada Revenue Agency Act, S.C. 1999, c. 17, sbs. 88(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39- 589.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 and of the Capital and Operating Budgets for 2006-2007 of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-590.
Copy of Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (P.C. 2006-1312 and SOR/JUS-609220), pursuant to the United Nations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. U-2, sbs. 4(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-591.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 4:48 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The name of the Honourable Senator Massicotte substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hubley (November 24).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Day substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bryden (November 24).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The names of the Honourable Senators Stratton and Tkachuk substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Meighen and St. Germain (November 27).
The names of the Honourable Senators Meighen and St. Germain substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Stratton and Tkachuk (November 28).
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The name of the Honourable Senator Baker substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Munson (November 27).
The name of the Honourable Senator Munson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker (November 28).
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The name of the Honourable Senator Spivak added to the membership (November 28).