Journals of the Senate
57 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2008, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 43
Thursday, March 13, 2008
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, Speaker pro tempore
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Bacon, Baker, Biron, Brown, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Joyal, Keon, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Massicotte, McCoy, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Smith, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
*Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Bacon, Baker, *Banks, Biron, Brown, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Joyal, Keon, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Massicotte, McCoy, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, *Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Smith, *Spivak, *Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Zimmer
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Government Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton:
That, if the Senate completes Orders of the Day, Inquiries, and Motions before 5 p.m. today, the sitting be suspended to reassemble at the call of the Chair, with a fifteen minute bell, for the purpose of reading a notification of Royal Assent.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That, if Royal Assent is granted to any bills by written declaration today, a photographer be authorized in the Senate Chamber to photograph the reading of the notification of that Assent.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Second reading of Bill C-48, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008.
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The bill was then read the second time, on division.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau, that the bill be read a third time now.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The bill was then read the third time and passed, on division.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill.
Second reading of Bill C-49, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009.
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The bill was then read the second time, on division.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that the bill be read a third time now.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The bill was then read the third time and passed, on division.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill.
Inquiries
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the ninth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, entitled: The Financial Security for Seniors: Entitlements and Retroactivity Provisions under the Canada Pension Plan, presented in the Senate on March 11, 2008.
The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, that the report be adopted.
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.
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Harb, seconded by the Honourable Senator Biron, for the second reading of Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Non-smokers' Health Act.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Harb moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy, 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.
Orders No. 2 to 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Order No. 8 (Bill S-216) was called and pursuant to rule 27(3) was dropped from the Order Paper.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Grafstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin, for the second reading of Bill S-208, An Act to require the Minister of the Environment to establish, in co- operation with the provinces, an agency with the power to identify and protect Canada's watersheds that will constitute sources of drinking water in the future.
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 Hervieux-Payette, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, for the second reading of Bill S-209, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children).
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 Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser, 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. 11 to 18 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Keon, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, for the adoption of the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, entitled: Population Health Policy: International Perspectives, tabled in the Senate on February 26, 2008.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 3 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Comeau, calling the attention of the Senate to the debilitating nature of arthritis and its effect on all Canadians.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau, for the Honourable Senator Dyck, 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.
Orders No. 11 (motion), 11 (inquiry), 6 (motion), 13 (inquiry), 88, 68, 3, 69 (motions), 8 (inquiry), 79, 4, 78 (motions), 10 (inquiry), 62, 76 (motions), 9, 3 (inquiries), 5 (motion) and 7 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
With leave,
The Senate reverted to Government Notices of Motions.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, April 1st, 2008, at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
At 4:12 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate earlier this day, the sitting was suspended.
At 4:57 p.m. the sitting resumed.
WRITTEN DECLARATION OF ROYAL ASSENT
At 4:58 p.m. the Honourable the Speaker pro tempore informed the Senate that the following communication had been received:
RIDEAU HALL
March 13, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to inform you that the Honourable Morris Fish, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy of the Governor General, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bills listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 13th day of March, 2008, at 4:29 p.m.
Yours sincerely,
Eileen Boyd
For the Secretary to the Governor General
The Honourable
The Speaker of the Senate
Ottawa
Schedule
Bills Assented To
Thursday, March 13, 2008
An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention) (Bill C-9, Chapter 8, 2008)
An Act to amend the Museums Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-42, Chapter 9, 2008)
An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 (Bill C-48, Chapter 10, 2008)
An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 (Bill C-49, Chapter 11, 2008)
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 5:03 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at 2 p.m.)
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 Baker (March 12).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The names of the Honourable Senators Meighen and Gustafson substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Segal and Meighen (March 13).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The name of the Honourable Senator Meighen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Segal (March 12).
The names of the Honourable Senators Banks and Mitchell substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Dallaire and Massicotte (March 13).