Journals of the Senate
56 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2007, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 77
Thursday, March 1, 2007
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, Speaker pro tempore
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Bacon, Baker, Biron, Bryden, Callbeck, Campbell, Carney, Carstairs, Chaput, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, De Bané, Di Nino, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fitzpatrick, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Joyal, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, St. Germain, Segal, Smith, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Bacon, Baker, Biron, Bryden, Callbeck, Campbell, Carney, Carstairs, Chaput, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, De Bané, Di Nino, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fitzpatrick, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, *Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, *Jaffer, Joyal, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, *Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, St. Germain, Segal, *Sibbeston, Smith, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Watt, Zimmer
The Clerk at the Table informed the Senate that the Honourable the Speaker was unavoidably absent, whereupon the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, Speaker pro tempore, took the Chair, pursuant to rule 11.
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., Chair of the Special Senate Committee on Aging, tabled its second report (interim) entitled: Embracing the Challenge of Aging.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-688S.
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration two days hence.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Chaput, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, tabled its fifth report (interim) entitled: Reflecting Canada's Linguistic Duality at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: A Golden Opportunity.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-689S.
The Honourable Senator Chaput moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Zimmer, 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 Eggleton, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented its tenth report (budget—study on population health— power to hire staff).
(The report is printed as appendix "A'' at pages 1144-1149.)
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, P.C., 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.
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented its eleventh report (budget—study on cities—power to hire staff).
(The report is printed as appendix "B'' at pages 1150-1156.)
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, P.C., 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.
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, 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.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Public Service Employment Act.
The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cowan, 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 C-12, An Act to provide for emergency management and to amend and repeal certain Acts.
The Honourable Senator Meighen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Moore moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dallaire, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Motions
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act.
The Honourable Senator Milne moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Commons Public Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, seconded by the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell, for the second reading of Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.
After debate,
Further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk.
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the thirteenth report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (Senate Estimates 2007-2008) presented in the Senate on February 28, 2007.
The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 2 to 12 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the tenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (budget—study on population health—power to hire staff), presented in the Senate earlier this day.
The Honourable Senator Munson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the eleventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (budget—study on cities—power to hire staff), presented in the Senate earlier this day.
The Honourable Senator Munson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Other
Orders No. 92 (motion), 22, 9, 12 (inquiries), 140 (motion), 14, 21, 8, 17, 25 (inquiries), 81, 119 (motions), 20, 15, 3, 6, 19, 11 (inquiries), 5 (motion), 18 and 23 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That the papers and evidence received and taken and the work accomplished by the Special Senate Committee on Senate Reform for the study of the subject matter of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, during the First Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament, be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for its study on Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt:
That, pursuant to rule 95(3)(a), the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications be authorized to sit on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, and Wednesday, March 14, 2007, even though the Senate may then be adjourned for a period exceeding one week.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave,
The Senate reverted to Government Notices of Motions.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 4:04 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 2 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Campbell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (February 28).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The name of the Honourable Senator Carney substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Champagne (February 28).
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The names of the Honourable Senators Lavigne and Sibbeston substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Chaput and Fraser (February 28).