Journals of the Senate
57 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2008, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 73
Thursday, June 26, 2008
4:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Banks, Brown, Campbell, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Mahovlich, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Munson, Nolin, Oliver, Phalen, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Segal, Sibbeston, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, *Andreychuk, Banks, Brown, Campbell, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, *Di Nino, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, *Fortier, Fraser, Furey, Gill, *Goldstein, *Grafstein, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, *Jaffer, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Mahovlich, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Munson, Nolin, Oliver, Phalen, *Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Segal, Sibbeston, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Zimmer
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Pursuant to rule 43(7), the Honourable Senator Comeau gave notice that he would raise a question of privilege concerning the proceedings of the June 18, 2008 meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence.
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
Document entitled: The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2006.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-694.
Report on the State of Inuit Culture and Society for the fiscal years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-695.
Report on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and on the Northeastern Quebec Agreement for the years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-696.
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Cochrane, Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, informed the Senate that, pursuant to the Orders adopted on November 21, 2007, and June 18, 2008, she had deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 23, 2008, its fourth report (interim) entitled: The Coast Guard in Canada's Arctic: Interim Report.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-697S.
The Honourable Senator Cochrane moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, 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 Sibbeston, Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, presented its seventh report (Bill C-34, An Act to give effect to the Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, without amendment).
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading 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, tabled its seventeenth report (first interim) entitled: Poverty, Housing and Homelessness: Issues and Options. —Sessional Paper No. 2/39-698S.
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy, 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 Banks, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, presented its tenth report (Bill S-206, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (clean drinking water), without amendment).
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., 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.
The Honourable Senator Banks presented the following:
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources has the honour to present its
ELEVENTH REPORT
Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-474, An Act to require the development and implementation of a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and the development of goals and targets with respect to sustainable development in Canada, and to make consequential amendments to another Act, has, in obedience to the order of reference of Wednesday, June 18, 2008, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment.
Your committee has also made certain observations, which are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
TOMMY BANKS
Chair
Observations Appended to the Eleventh Report of the
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Your Committee fully supports the objectives of this bill. Indeed, this Committee has been calling for such a federal sustainable development strategy for many years.
In our Second Interim Report in the 38th Parliament, Sustainable Development: It's Time to Walk the Talk,[1] we urged the government to establish a clear federal sustainable development strategy. To date this has not been done, as has been observed recently by both by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development in his October 2007 Report of the Commissioner[2] and this Committee in our Ninth Report, Sustainable Development: A Report Card.[3]
Despite our long-standing advice, the government has yet to develop an overarching sustainable development strategy to help clarify the government's priorities and provide clear expectations of, and goals for, departmental efforts. This bill addresses these urgent concerns.
That said, we are disappointed to see serious omissions in the bill.
As originally drafted, Parliamentary committees of both Houses of Parliament were to be involved in consultations and reports contemplated in the bill. Given the significance and importance of this federal strategy, this was appropriate and would have ensured the review and commentary of both Houses of Parliament. However, this language was lost in subsequent versions of the bill. This loss weakens the bill and undermines its attempt to make environmental decision-making more transparent and accountable.
Until and unless the Constitution is amended, Parliament consists of the Crown, the Senate of Canada, and the House of Commons. No proposed legislation of this order would ever leave the Senate of Canada without provisions for the participation in the bill's various functions by the House of Commons. Regrettably that practicality, not to say courtesy, is absent in the present bill.
Due to the exigency of time, and notwithstanding this affront to Parliament, your Committee is recommending the passage of this bill unamended. However, in order to rectify the omissions we have noted, a Bill of Amendment will be introduced in the next Parliamentary session to ensure that relevant committees in both Houses of Parliament fully participate in this essential work towards creating a truly effective federal sustainable development strategy.
That bill will also include an amendment along the lines proposed by the Auditor General in her letter of 25 June 2008 addressed to the Chair, which will allow the inclusion of the Commissioner's assessment of "the fairness of the information contained in the (Sustainable Development Office) report with respect to the progress of the federal government in implementing the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and meeting its target'' to be reported on in the Commissioner's annual report OR in a report of the Auditor General under section 7 of the Auditor General Act.
This would allow the assessment to be tabled as soon as possible after the tabling of the Sustainable Development Office's report, and will avoid a situation where a significant delay might arise between the Sustainable Development Office's tabling of its report (say in November or December of a given year) and the next tabling of the Commissioner's annual report (in November of the following year).
That amendment will be along the following lines:
(4) The Commissioner shall include, in the report referred to in subsection (2) or in the report referred to in section 7, the results of any assessment conducted under subsection (3) since the last report was laid before Parliament under subsection (5).
(Footnotes to Observations)
[1] Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, Second Interim Report: Sustainable Development: It's Time to Walk the Talk, June, 2005, /38/1/parlbus/commbus/ senate/com-e/enrg-e/rep-e/repintjun05-e
[2] Office of the Auditor General of Canada, 2007 October Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/aud_parl_cesd_2007_e_26831.html
[3] Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, Ninth Report: Sustainable Development: A Report Card, June, 2008, /39/2/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-e/enrg-e/rep-e/ rep09jun08-e
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Banks presented the following:
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources has the honour to present its
TWELFTH REPORT
Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, has, in obedience to the order of reference of Thursday, June 12, 2008, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment.
Your committee has also made certain observations, which are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
TOMMY BANKS
Chair
Observations Appended to the Twelfth Report of the
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Your Committee has the following observations:
That the Government of Canada should exercise due diligence and perform a cost-benefit analysis before proposing any regulations arising from this bill to ensure that:
(a) Canada's tax dollars are being prudently used to produce a significant result in reducing greenhouse gases emissions;
(b) The industry is able to process and mix the fuel as required by law;
(c) Canadian producers, the farmers, can meet the demand and farmers' income is improved;
(d) Human health will not be compromised in any way by this bill; and
(e) Any new information that is available prior to regulations being proposed is taken into consideration before such regulations are promulgated.
Your Committee also notes its intention to examine, at its first opportunity, the development of the regulatory process and the proposed regulations; and will on an ongoing basis, examine the efficacy derived from the application of those regulations.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills
The Honourable Senator McCoy presented a Bill S-243, An Act respecting the office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator McCoy moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Spivak, 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.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Oliver tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group, held in London, United Kingdom, on September 7, 2007.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-699.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), respecting its participation at the 116th IPU Assembly and Related Meetings, held in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, from April 29 to May 4, 2007.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-700.
The Honourable Senator Stratton tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, respecting its participation at the Ninth Ordinary Session of the Pan African Parliament and the fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe, held in Midrand, South Africa and Harare, Zimbabwe, from May 5 to 9, 2008.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-701.
ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS
Pursuant to rule 25(2), the Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 12, dated October 18, 2007, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Callbeck, respecting the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Rural Health.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-702S.
Reply to Question No. 19, dated November 22, 2007, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, respecting Climate Change on Prince Edward Island.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39- 703S.
Reply to Question No. 28, dated February, 2008, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, respecting Agent Orange spraying at CFB Gagetown.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-704S.
Reply to Question No. 32, dated April 8, 2008, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, respecting Guaranteed Income Supplement. —Sessional Paper No. 2/39-705S.
Reply to Question No. 34, dated April 30, 2008, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, respecting the Potato Virus Y Necrosis court case in New Brunswick.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-706S.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Third reading of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that the bill be read the third time.
After debate,
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, without amendment.
Third reading of Bill C-34, An Act to give effect to the Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, that the bill be read the third time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, without amendment.
Ordered, That Bill C-474 placed on the Orders of the Day for third reading later this day, be brought forward.
Third reading of Bill C-474, An Act to require the development and implementation of a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and the development of goals and targets with respect to sustainable development in Canada, and to make consequential amendments to another Act.
The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau, that the bill be read the third time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, without amendment.
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-29, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans).
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Inquiries
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Banks, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, for the second reading of Bill S-229, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Property qualifications of Senators).
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.
Orders No. 4 to 17 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 11 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 11, 88, 96, 79, 3 (motions), 12, 15 (inquiries), 69 (motion), 7, 8, 11, 13 (inquiries), 6 (motion), 14 (inquiry), 68 (motion), 4, 10, 16 and 9 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Ordered, That Order No. 6 under Reports of Committees, be again called.
Consideration of the eighth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (budget—study on veterans affairs), presented in the Senate on June 10, 2008.
The Honourable Senator Meighen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
Pursuant to rule 43(8), the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the question of privilege of the Honourable Senator Comeau concerning the proceedings of the June 18, 2008 meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence.
Debate.
SPEAKER'S RULING
Honourable Senators, I am ready to deal with this matter forthwith. This question of privilege is very similar to one which Senator Comeau gave notice of on May 28, 2008. After that question of privilege was considered on May 29, it was determined that there was a prima facie case of privilege and the matter was referred to the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament.
The current matter is distinct and must be treated as such, based on the principle that each question of privilege must be addressed separately. The same reasoning that I gave at that time, however, applies to this case. But I wish to go a little further.
In some parliaments around the world, particularly the international fora known to many Honourable Senators, a determination must be made as to its lingua franca, the working language; but in the Parliament of Canada, there is no single working language. There are two languages here, French and English. The practice, which occurs in some mainly international parliaments of identifying the lingua franca, is not followed here. It is clear in Canada that Parliament uses both English and French equally.
One of the reasons one might advance to underscore the importance of this principle, if I may be permitted to recall certain medieval writings, is that none of us is able to deal with things that we cannot grasp through our senses. Language provides us with either a visual presentation or an oral presentation, and the principle is — as expressed in Latin — Nihil est in intellectu quod non prius in sensu — nothing is in the intellect which is not first in the senses.
Therefore, Senators working in committee or elsewhere must have the documents to deal with the issue that is before Parliament or committee in both official languages. That is axiomatic. It is not discretionary, it is mandatory.
For these additional reasons, and the reasons given before, it is the ruling of the Chair that a prima facie case of privilege has been made out by Senator Comeau. He is now, as he has indicated he would in his notice, prepared to make a motion.
Ordered, That rule 44(8) be suspended for today.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That the question of privilege now before the Senate be referred to the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures, and the Rights of Parliament.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator McCoy moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal:
That a message be sent to the House of Commons to remind that House that, in recognition of the primacy of the Commons with respect to bills for appropriating the public revenue and implementing government budgets, this House has voluntarily refrained for many years from amending such money bills; and to inform that House that this House nonetheless insists on its right under the Constitution Act, 1867 to amend any money bill containing substantive non- financial provisions such as those amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act found in Bill C-50, the Budget Implementation Act, 2008.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator McCoy 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.
WRITTEN DECLARATION OF ROYAL ASSENT
At 6:12 p.m. the Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that the following communication had been received:
RIDEAU HALL
June 26, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to inform you that the Honourable Louis LeBel, 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 26th day of June, 2008, at 5:56 p.m.
Yours sincerely,
Sheila-Marie Cook
Secretary to the Governor General
The Honourable
The Speaker of the Senate
Ottawa
Schedule
Bills Assented To
Thursday, June 26, 2008
An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Bill C-33, Chapter 31, 2008)
An Act to give effect to the Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-34, Chapter 32, 2008)
An Act to require the development and implementation of a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and the development of goals and targets with respect to sustainable development in Canada, and to make consequential amendments to another Act (Bill C-474, Chapter 33, 2008)
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Fraser moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine and report on the provisions and operation of An Act to amend the National Defence Act (court martial) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (S.C. 2008, c. 29); and
That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2008.
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 Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report of the Chief Public Health Officer on the State of Public Health in Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Public Health Agency of Canada Act, S.C. 2006, c. 5, sbs. 12(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39- 670.
Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board for the year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to the Patent Act, S.C. 1993, c. 2, s. 7.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-671.
Reports of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada, 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. 2/39-672.
Reports of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 673.
Reports of the Canadian Forces Grievance Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-674.
Reports of the National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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) and s. 73.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-675.
Report of the Canadian Tourism Commission for the year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-676.
Reports of the Canadian Wheat Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-677.
Corporate Business Plan for 2008-2009 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, pursuant to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, S.C. 1997, c. 6, s. 22.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-678.
Addendum to the report on the administration of student financial assistance programs for the loan year 2005-2006, pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 2003, c.15, s. 12.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-679.
Reports of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation for the year ended December 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. 2/39- 680.
Reports of the Canadian Polar Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-681.
Reports of the Sahtu Land and Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-682.
Reports of the Yukon Surface Rights Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-683.
Reports of the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 684.
Reports of the Gwich'in Land and Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-685.
Addendum to the Five-Year Review and Report to Parliament of the Canada School of Public Service, pursuant to the Canada School of Public Service Act, S.C. 1991, c. 16, sbs. 19(4). —Sessional Paper No. 2/39-686.
Report on the Witness Protection Program by the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Witness Protection Program Act, S.C. 1996, c. 15, s. 16.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-687.
Report of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1987, c. 3, sbs. 29(3).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-688.
Report of the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology (including supplements I and II required by the Funding Agreement of March 31, 2005), together with the Auditors' Report, for the year 2007, pursuant to the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act, S.C. 2001, c. 23, sbs. 30(3).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-689.
Reports of the Department of Natural Resources for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-690.
Reports of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 691.
Reports of the Canadian Grain Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-692.
Reports of the Canadian Dairy Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-693.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 6:19 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at 2 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
The names of the Honourable Senators Tkachuk and Stratton substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Gustafson and Segal (June 18).
The names of the Honourable Senators Gustafson and Segal substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Tkachuk and Stratton (June 20).
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The name of the Honourable Senator Munson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell (June 25).
The names of the Honourable Senators Trenholme Counsell and Munson substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Munson and Trenholme Counsell (June 26).
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The name of the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Comeau (June 26).
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS WERE DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE, PURSUANT TO RULE 28(1), DURING THE PERIOD JUNE 27, 2008 TO SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
Reports of the Security Intelligence Review Committee for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 707.
Reports of the Privy Council Office for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-708.
Reports of the Department of Western Economic Diversification for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-709.
Report of the Canadian Transportation Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10, sbs. 42(3).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-710.
Report of the Canada Lands Company Limited, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39- 711.
Report of the Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc., together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-712.
Report of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act, S.C. 2001, c. 29, s. 22.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-713.
Report of the Parc Downsview Park Inc., together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-714.
Reports of the Canadian Transportation Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-715.
Reports of the Seaway International Bridge Corporation Ltd. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/ 39-716.
Reports of Transport Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-717.
Reports of the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-718.
Reports of the Office of Infrastructure of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-719.
Reports of the Old Port of Montreal Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-720.
Reports of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-721.
Report of the Administrator of the Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Marine Liability Act, S.C. 2001, c. 6, sbs. 100(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-722.
Report of the Royal Canadian Mint for the year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-723.
Report of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-724.
Report on the Witness Protection Program by the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Witness Protection Program Act, S.C. 1996, c. 15, sbs. 16(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-725.
Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 8 (2nd Supp.), s. 16.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-726.
Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public Complaints Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 8 (2nd supp.), s. 16.—Sessional Paper No. 2/ 39-727.
Reports of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-728.
Reports of the National Parole Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-729.
Reports of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 730.
Reports of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-731.
Reports of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-732.
Reports of the Canadian Border Services Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-733.
Reports of the Correctional Service of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-734.
Reports of the Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-735.
Reports of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-736.
Reports of the Office of the Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-737.
Report of the administration of the Firearms Act for the year 2007, pursuant to the Firearms Act, R.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 93(2). —Sessional Paper No. 2/39-738.
Notice of opinion concerning Regulations Amending the Firearms Fees Regulations, pursuant to the Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 119(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-739.
Notice of opinion concerning Regulations Amending the Firearms Licensing Regulations, pursuant to the Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 119(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-740.
Report of the International Development Research Centre, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the International Development Research Centre Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-19, sbs. 22(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-741.
Reports of the International Development Research Centre for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/ 39-742.
Reports of the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-743.
Report of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-744.
Report of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, sbs. 30(3).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-745.
Reports of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-746.
Reports of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-747.
Reports of the Cape Breton Development Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 748.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2007-2008 to 2011-2012 and of the Operating and Capital Budget for 2007- 2008 of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-749.
Reports of the Department of National Defence for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-750.
Reports of the Military Police Complaints Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 751.
Report of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, S.C. 2006, c. 9, sbs. 16(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-752.
Reports of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-753.
Reports of the Department of Justice for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-754.
Report of the Business Development Bank of Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-755.
Reports of the Copyright Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-756.
Reports of Statistics Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-757.
Reports of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-758.
Reports of the National Farm Products Council for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-759.
Reports of the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39- 760.
Report of Farm Credit Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-761.
Reports of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-762.
Reports of the Nunavut Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-763.
Reports of the First Nations Financial Management Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 764.
Reports of the First Nations Tax Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-765.
Report of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act, S.C. 1999, c. 34, sbs. 48(3). —Sessional Paper No. 2/39-766.
Reports of the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-767.
Reports of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, including the reports of Revera Inc., for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-768.
Reports on the administration of the Lobbyists Registration Act and of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Lobbyists Registration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), sbs. 11(2) and S.C. 1995, c. 12, s. 10.6.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-769.
Reports of the Canada Public Service Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-770.
Reports of the National Film Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-771.
Reports of The National Battlefields Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-772.
Reports of the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-773.
Reports of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/ 39-774.
Reports of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-775.
Reports of Telefilm Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-776.
Reports of the Public Service Staffing Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-777.
Reports of the Registry of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-778.
Report of the Canada Council for the Arts, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Canada Council Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-2, sbs. 21(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-779.
Report of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-780.
Report of the National Gallery of Canada and its affiliate the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-781.
Report of the Canadian Museum of Nature, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-782.
Report of the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-783.
Reports of the Canada Council for the Arts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). —Sessional Paper No. 2/39-784.
Reports of Library and Archives Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-785.
Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2008-2009 to 2012-2013 of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11, sbs. 55(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-786.
Reports of the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-787.
Report of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act, S.C. 2000, c. 6, sbs. 32(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-788.
Order Amending Part I of Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Baby Walkers), pursuant to the Hazardous Products Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. H-3, sbs. 7(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-789.
Reports of the Immigration and Refugee Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-790.
Reports of Citizenship and Immigration Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-791.
Reports of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-792.
Reports of the Department of Finance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-793.
Reports of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 794.
Reports of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 795.
Report of the Canadian Commercial Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-796.
Reports of the Canadian Commercial Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-797.
Report of the Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-798.
Reports of the Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 799.
Annual Report of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year 2007, pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, S.C. 1998, c. 21, sbs. 38(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-800.
Reports of the Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-801.
Reports of the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39-802.
Response of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy to its Obligations Under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act—July 2008, pursuant to the Protocol Implementation Act, Act S.C. 2007, c. 30, sbs. 10(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-803.
Government Response, dated July 24, 2008, to the fifth report of the Standing
Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs entitled: Taking Section
35 Rights Seriously: Non-derogation Clauses relating to Aboriginal and treaty
rights, tabled in the Senate on December 13, 2007.—Sessional Paper No.
2/39-804S.
(Pursuant to Rule 131(4), the report and the response were deemed referred to
the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.)
Eleventh Report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, entitled: Four Generals and an Admiral: The View from the Top, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on August 5, 2008, pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2008.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-805S.
Twelfth Report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, entitled: Bringing Our Wounded Home Safely, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on August 11, 2008, pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2008.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-806S.
Thirteenth Report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, entitled: Emergency Preparedness in Canada, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on August 29, 2008, pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2008.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-807S.
The following Changes in Membership of Committees, pursuant to Rule 85(4), were received during the period of June 27 to September 7, 2008
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The name of the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Munson (June 26).
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The name of the Honourable Senator Comeau substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth (June 27).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The name of the Honourable Senator Segal substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Champagne (July 29).
The name of the Honourable Senator Champagne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Segal (August 15).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The name of the Honourable Senator Segal substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth (September 3).
The name of the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Segal (September 5).
The 39th Parliament was dissolved
by Proclamation on Sunday, September 7, 2008
(See Proclamations)