Journals of the Senate
56 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2007, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 109
Monday, June 18, 2007
6:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Biron, Callbeck, Campbell, Carstairs, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Dyck, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fitzpatrick, Fox, Furey, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), Ringuette, Robichaud, Rompkey, St. Germain, Segal, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Biron, Callbeck, Campbell, Carstairs, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Dyck, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fitzpatrick, *Fortier, Fox, Furey, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), *Prud'homme, Ringuette, Robichaud, Rompkey, St. Germain, Segal, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Watt, Zimmer
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
Annual Report of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation for the year 2006.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-928.
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Quarantine Act, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in relation to foreign investment entities and non-resident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the provisions of that Act, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, 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.
Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights and the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade have the power to sit after 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 95(4) be suspended in relation thereto.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Third reading of Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to DNA identification.
The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the bill be read the third 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.
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the sixteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (Main Estimates 2007- 2008), presented in the Senate on June 6, 2007.
The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Banks, that the report be adopted.
Debate.
DEFERRED VOTE
At 7:00 p.m., pursuant to the Order adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2007, the Senate proceeded to the taking of the deferred standing vote on the subamendment of the Honourable Senator Eyton to the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, to the motion of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, seconded by the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell, for the third reading of Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.
The question was put on the subamendment of the Honourable Senator Eyton, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, that the motion in amendment be amended by deleting amendment (b)(i)(C).
The subamendment was negatived on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Cochrane, Comeau, Di Nino, Gustafson, Johnson, Keon, LeBreton, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Segal, St. Germain, Stratton, Tkachuk—15
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Baker, Banks, Biron, Callbeck, Campbell, Carstairs, Chaput, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Dyck, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Goldstein, Grafstein, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Lapointe, Lavigne, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Pépin, Phalen, Poulin, Ringuette, Robichaud, Rompkey, Spivak, Tardif, Watt, Zimmer—43
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
Reports of Committees
The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Day, seconded by the Honourable Senator Banks, for the adoption of the sixteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (Main Estimates 2007-2008), presented in the Senate on June 6, 2007.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, for the second reading of Bill C-60, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Angus, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, for the second reading of Bill C-52, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The bill was then read the second time, on division.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
Orders No. 4 and 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-61, An Act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, An Act to incorporate the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Trade-marks Act.
The Honourable Senator Johnson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Johnson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 7 and 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-59, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unauthorized recording of a movie).
The Honourable Senator Johnson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Johnson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Second reading of Bill C-51, An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.
The Honourable Senator Segal moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Watt moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A message was brought from the House of Commons in the following words:
Monday, June 18, 2007
ORDERED:
That the Clerk do carry back this Bill to the Senate and acquaint their Honours that this House has agreed to their amendments Nos. 1 to 11, however, amendment No. 12 has been amended and concurrence is desired.
AMENDMENT made by the House of Commons to Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Public Service Employment Act.
1. Clause 42, page 17:
(a) Replace line 23 with the following:
"17 to 19 and 34 come into force 10 months''.
(b) Add after line 31 the following:
"(3) Paragraphs 162(i.1) and (i.2) of the Canada Elections Act, as enacted by section 28, come into force six months after the day on which this Act receives royal assent unless, before that day, the Chief Electoral Officer publishes a notice in the Canada Gazette that the necessary preparations have been made for the bringing into operation of the provisions set out in the notice and that they may come into force on the day set out in the notice.''
ATTEST:
AUDREY O'BRIEN
Clerk of the House of Commons
The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, that the message be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Bills
Second reading of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments).
The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, 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-47, An Act respecting the protection of marks related to the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games and protection against certain misleading business associations and making a related amendment to the Trade-marks Act.
The Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, 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.
Order No. 13 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Quarantine Act.
The Honourable Senator Keon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Keon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Inquiries
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 and 3 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 11 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, seconded by the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell, for the third reading of Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol;
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Angus, that Bill C-288 be not now read a third time but that it be amended:
(a) in clause 3, on page 3, by replacing line 19 with the following:
"Canada makes all reasonable efforts to take effective and timely action to meet'';
(b) in clause 5,
(i) on page 4,
(A) by replacing line 2 with the following:
"to ensure that Canada makes all reasonable efforts to meet its obligations'',
(B) by replacing line 6 with the following:
"ance standards for vehicle emissions that meet or exceed international best practices for any prescribed class of motor vehicle for any year,'', and
(C) by adding after line 13 the following:
"(iii.2) the recognition of early action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and'',
(ii) on page 5,
(A) by replacing line 9 with the following:
"(a) within 10 days after the expiry of each'',
(B) by replacing line 23 with the following:
"first 15 days on which that House is sitting'', and
(C) by replacing lines 26 and 27 with the following:
"each House of Parliament is deemed to be referred to the standing committee of the Senate and the House of Commons that'';
(c) in clause 6, on page 6, by adding after line 29 the following:
"(3) For the purposes of this Act, the Governor-in-Council may make regulations restricting emissions by "large industrial emitters'', persons that the Governor-in-Council considers are particularly responsible for a large portion of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, namely,
(a) persons that are part of the electricity generation sector, including persons that use fossil fuels to produce electricity;
(b) persons that are part of the upstream oil and gas sector, including persons that produce and transport fossil fuels but excluding petroleum refiners and distributors of natural gas to end users; and
(c) persons that are part of energy-intensive industries, including persons that use energy derived from fossil fuels, petroleum refiners and distributors of natural gas to end users.'';
(d) in clause 7,
(i) on page 6,
(A) by replacing line 32 with the following:
"that Canada makes all reasonable attempts to meet its obligations under'', and
(B) by replacing line 38 with the following:
"ensure that Canada makes all reasonable attempts to meet its obligations'', and
(ii) on page 7, by replacing line 4 with the following:
"(3) In ensuring that Canada makes all reasonable attempts to meet its'';
(e) in clause 9,
(i) on page 7, by replacing line 33 with the following:
"ensure that Canada makes all reasonable attempts to meet its obligations'', and
(ii) on page 8,
(A) by replacing line 3 with the following:
"Minister considers appropriate within 30 days'', and
(B) by replacing line 7 with the following:
"(1) or on any of the first fifteen days on which'';
(f) in clause 10,
(i) on page 8,
(A) by replacing line 9 with the following:
"10. (1) Within 180 days after the Minister'',
(B) by replacing line 11 with the following:
"tion 5(3), or within 90 days after the Minister'', and
(C) by replacing line 38 with the following:
"(a) within 15 days after receiving the'', and
(ii) on page 9,
(A) by replacing line 6 with the following:
"Houses on any of the first 15 days on'', and
(B) by replacing line 9 with the following
"(b) within 30 days after receiving the advice,'';
(g) in clause 10.1, on page 9,
(i) by replacing line 17 with the following:
"and Sustainable Development may prepare a'',
(ii) by replacing line 32 with the following:
"report to the Speakers of the Senate and the House of Commons'', and
(iii) by replacing lines 34 and 35 with the following:
"Speakers shall table the report in their respective Houses on any of the first 15 days on which that House''.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Di Nino moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that the motion in amendment be amended by replacing paragraph (g) with the following:
(g) in clause 10.1, on page 9, by replacing line 17 with the following:
"and Sustainable Development may prepare a''.
The question was put on the subamendment.
Pursuant to rule 67(2), a standing vote was deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, with the bells to sound at 5:15 p.m. for fifteen minutes.
Orders No. 2 and 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the eighth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (Bill S-210, An Act to amend the National Capital Act (establishment and protection of Gatineau Park), with amendments and observations), presented in the Senate on June 7, 2007.
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the sixth report of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (amendments to the Rules of the Senate—reinstatement of bills from the previous session of the same Parliament), presented in the Senate on June 6, 2007.
The Honourable Senator Keon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Keon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 6 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Atkins, seconded by the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., for the adoption of the eleventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, entitled: Canadian Security Guide Book 2007 — Coasts, tabled in the Senate on March 27, 2007.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Atkins, seconded by the Honourable Senator Spivak, for the adoption of the ninth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, entitled: Canadian Security Guide Book 2007 — Seaports, tabled in the Senate on March 21, 2007.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 9 to 13 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Order No. 14 (fifth report of the Scrutiny of Regulations Committee) was called and pursuant to rule 27(3) was dropped from the Order Paper.
Other
Order No. 140 (motion), 21, 19, 3 (inquiries), 150, 179, 178 and 184 (motions) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Tardif calling the attention of the Senate to questions concerning post-secondary education in Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Hubley moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Zimmer, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Mitchell calling the attention of the Senate to the stated intention of the Canadian government to weaken the Kyoto Protocol, and to dismantle 15 climate change programs, including the One-Tonne Challenge and the EnerGuide program.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 27, 23, 9, 22, 33, 34, 12 and 14 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Moore calling the attention of the Senate to the matters of the Canada Social Transfer and the Canada Health Transfer contained in the Harper budget tabled on 19 March 2007.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 166 (motion), 25 (inquiry) and 167 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Cools calling the attention of the Senate to:
(a) Remembrance Day, November 11, 2006, the 88th Anniversary of the end of the First World War, the Day to honour and to remember those noble and brave souls who fought, and those who fell, in the service of the cause of our freedom and in the cause of the British and Allied victory over Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the vast and powerful Ottoman Empire, known as the Ottoman Turks; and
(b) the Arabian theatre of the First World War fought in the Arab regions of the Ottoman Empire, particularly Arabia and Syria, and to the brave and valiant Arab peoples, the children of Ishmael, who fought and fell on the side of Great Britain and the Allies in a war operation known to history as the Great Arab Revolt, June 1916 to October 1918, in which the Arab peoples from the Hijaz, the Najd, the Yemen, Mesopotamia and Syria, and their leaders, engaged and defeated the mighty Ottoman Turks, the rulers and sovereign power over the Arab peoples, expelling them from the Arab regions, which these Ottoman Turks had occupied and dominated for several centuries; and
(c) the great Arab Leaders in the Arabian theatre of war, particularly the revered Hashemite, a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, the Sharif Hussein bin Ali, the Emir of Mecca, the Holy City, and his four sons the Emirs, Ali, Abdullah, Feisal, and Zeid, who though high office holders under the Ottoman Turks, repudiated their allegiance to the Ottoman Sultan, and led their peoples in the Arab Revolt, both in support of and supported by Great Britain, whose high representatives had promised them independence for the Arabs; and
(d) the endurance and valour of the Arab fighters, adept with their camels, to the desert and Bedouin warriors, from the desert tribes, the tribesmen and tribal chiefs such as Auda abu Tayi of the Howeitat tribe, and also to the Arab soldiers and officers of the Ottoman Turkish Army who joined the Arab Revolt to oust the Turks and to support the British, and to the harsh and inhospitable conditions of the deserts, the scorching heat of the days and the frigid cold of the nights, and to the Arab campaigns and victories including their capture of Akaba, Wejh, Dara and Damascus from the Ottoman Turks; and
(e) other Arab leaders, including the Emir Abd-al-Aziz of Najd, known as the Ibn Saud, and the Idrisi Emir of Asir, who had offered resistance to Ottoman domination even before the war, and to General Edmund Allenby, the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces with headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, who noted the indispensable contribution of the Arab peoples to British and Allied victory; and
(f) the Remembrance of the Arab peoples, the descendants of Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar, the bond servant of Abraham's wife Sarah, and to the Remembrance of all the Arab peoples who sacrificed and suffered tremendously, often afflicted by hunger and thirst, yet who contributed to making Allied victory, our Canadian victory, our freedom from domination, possible. Lest we forget, we shall remember them.
Debate concluded.
Orders No. 92 (motion), 28 and 26 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Mitchell called the attention of the Senate to the need to review the Temporary Foreign Workers program in order to ensure that it alleviates the difficulties businesses have in circumstances of legitimate labour shortage, without exploiting foreign workers or undermining Canadian labour.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Grafstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C.:
That, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006, the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, which was authorized to examine and report on issues dealing with interprovincial barriers to trade, be empowered to extend the date of presenting its final report from June 29, 2007, to December 31, 2007; and
That the Committee retain until February 15, 2008, all powers necessary to publicize its findings.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on Thursday, December 7, 2006, the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, which was authorized to examine and report on the benefits and results that have been achieved through the Court Challenges Program, be empowered to extend the date of presenting its final report from June 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on Thursday, June 1, 2006, the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, which was authorized to examine and report on the implications of including, in legislation, non-derogation clauses relating to existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada under s.35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, be empowered to extend the date of presenting its final report from June 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton:
That the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government to the tenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, entitled: Children: The Silenced Citizens, with the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Labour, the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Public Safety, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, the Minister of National Defense, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Minister of Health being identified as the Ministers responsible for responding to the report.
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 administration of the Species at Risk Act for the year ended December 31, 2005, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2002, c. 29, sbs. 126.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-923.
Report on operations under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act for the fiscal year 2005-2006, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-51, s. 52.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-924.
Report of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act, S.C. 1997, c. 40, sbs. 51(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39- 925.
Reports of the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, 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- 926.
Reports of Defence Construction (1951) Limited for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, 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- 927.
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 11:37 p.m. the Senate was continued until 2 p.m. tomorrow.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The name of the Honourable Senator Stollery substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Dallaire (June 14).
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The name of the Honourable Senator Carstairs substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (June 14).
The names of the Honourable Senators Hubley and Dawson substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Jaffer and Poy (June 18).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The name of the Honourable Senator Dawson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Massicotte (June 14).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Jaffer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell (June 14).