Journals of the Senate
58 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2009, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 49
Monday, June 22, 2009
4:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Grafstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Segal, Sibbeston, St. Germain, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Grafstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Segal, Sibbeston, St. Germain, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Watt, Zimmer
The first list records senators present in the Senate Chamber during the course of the sitting.
An asterisk in the second list indicates a senator who, while not present during the sitting, was in attendance to business, as defined in subsections 8(2) and (3) of the Senators Attendance Policy.
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Meighen presented the following:
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce has the honour to present its
THIRD REPORT
Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-4, An Act respecting not-for-profit corporations and certain other corporations, has, in obedience to its order of reference of June 10, 2009, examined the said bill and now reports the same without amendment. Your Committee appends to this report certain observations relating to the Bill.
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL A. MEIGHEN
Chair
Observations to the Third Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce has the honour to report Bill C-4, Canada Not- For-Profit Corporations Act, without amendment, but with the following two observations.
First, the Committee is mindful of the effect that proposed subsection 180(1)(b) of Bill C-4 could have on the ability of members of the accounting profession, including members of the Certified General Accountants Association (CGA), to perform the financial reviews and audits set out in proposed sections 188 to 191 of the bill. Proposed subsection 180(1)(a) states that, in order to be a public accountant of a corporation, a person must be a member in good standing of an institute or association of accountants incorporated by or under an Act of the legislature of a province. Proposed subsection 180(1)(b) would add that he or she must also meet any qualifications stipulated by provincial law with respect to the performing of any duty required by proposed sections 188 to 191. The Committee notes the concerns expressed by the CGA that these additional qualifications would impose, in its view, unnecessary restrictions on the abilities of its members to perform financial reviews of not-for-profit corporations both within and across certain provinces. The Committee also acknowledges the arguments put forward by representatives from Industry Canada, who stated that proposed subsection 180(1)(b) is necessary in order to respect provincial jurisdiction over the regulation of the accounting profession, in particular where there may be a number of different laws in force respecting the rights and duties governing the accounting profession in that province.
The Committee believes that competition in the Canadian marketplace is crucial, including competition among individual accountants who offer services to not-for-profit corporations. We are concerned that if the legislatures and accounting institutes and associations of the provinces do not give timely and due consideration to the implications of proposed subsection 180(1)(b), then the interprovincial mobility of accountants and the competitiveness of the services they provide may be affected. The Committee therefore urges consultation forthwith on this issue amongst relevant stakeholders to ensure consistency of rules and practices across Canada and the best possible outcome for affected parties.
Second, the Committee wishes to express its concern about proposed Part 9 of Bill C-4, which includes objective standards of diligence for directors with regard to the corporate governance of not-for-profit corporations. The bill sets out that directors would have an explicit duty to act honestly and in good faith in the performance of their duties. It would also provide directors with a due diligence defence where they have exercised the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised in similar circumstances.
Given the lack of a clear standard of diligence in the current Canada Corporations Act for directors and officers of not-for-profit corporations, the Committee sees Bill C-4 as a general improvement with regard to the issue of the liability of directors and officers. The Committee is concerned, however, by the fact that the proposed standards of diligence to which directors and officers would be held by Bill C-4 could in fact be set so high as to discourage some volunteers from offering their services to not-for-profit organizations. The Government of Canada may need to provide further guidance on this issue to ensure that the standards of diligence demanded of directors and officers of not-for-profit corporations are commensurate with their roles as volunteers.
The Committee feels strongly that the significant contribution made by not-for-profit corporations to Canadian society must be recognized and promoted. The Government of Canada should ensure that any barriers or disincentives affecting the participation of volunteer directors and officers of not-for-profit corporations are minimized.
The Honourable Senator Meighen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented its ninth report (Bill C-11, An Act to promote safety and security with respect to human pathogens and toxins, without amendment but with observations).
(The report is printed as an appendix)
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercer, 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.
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a 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, 2010, 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 Di Nino, 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.
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A message was brought from the House of Commons with a 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, 2010, 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 Keon, 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.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Downe tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas respecting its visit to the Congress of the Republic of Peru and its participation at the Trade Knowledge Workshop, held in Lima, Peru, from March 23 to 27, 2009. —Sessional Paper No. 2/40-512.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
At 4:36 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted on June 17, 2009, the Senate was adjourned during pleasure and put into a Committee of the Whole in order to receive Ms. Karen E. Shepherd respecting her appointment as Commissioner of Lobbying, the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool in the Chair.
—In the Committee—
Pursuant to the order adopted on June 17, 2009, Ms. Karen E. Shepherd was escorted to her seat in the Senate Chamber.
Debate.
Ordered, That the Committee rise, and that the Chair report that the Committee has heard the witness.
The sitting of the Senate resumed.
The Chair of the Committee informed the Senate that the Committee has heard the witness.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Motions
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver:
That in accordance with section 4.1 of the Lobbying Act, Chapter 44 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, the Senate approve the appointment of Karen E. Shepherd as Commissioner of Lobbying.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
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, 2010.
The Honourable Senator Gerstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton, 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 Gerstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, 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.
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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, 2010.
The Honourable Senator Gerstein 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 Gerstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, 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.
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Third reading of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Marine Liability Act and the Federal Courts Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
The Honourable Senator Housakos moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Brazeau, 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.
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Third reading of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and protection of justice system participants).
The Honourable Senator Wallace moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mockler, 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.
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Second reading of Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act.
The Honourable Senator Keon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 4 and 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Second reading of Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime).
The Honourable Senator Wallace moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, 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.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Wallace, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duffy, for the second reading of Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
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 on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Bacon, Callbeck, Campbell, Carstairs, Chaput, Cook, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Grafstein, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Massicotte, Mercer, Milne, Moore, Munson, Pépin, Peterson, Poulin, Poy, Ringuette, Robichaud, Tardif, Watt, Zimmer—38
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Atkins, Brazeau, Brown, Champagne, Cochrane, Comeau, Di Nino, Dickson, Eaton, Eyton, Fortin-Duplessis, Gerstein, Greene, Housakos, Johnson, Keon, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Manning, Martin, Meighen, Mockler, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Oliver, Rivard, Segal, St. Germain , Stratton, Tkachuk, Wallace—33
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
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Orders No. 8 and 9 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., 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.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., 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.
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Orders No. 2 to 16 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Grafstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, for the second reading of Bill S-201, An Act to amend the Library and Archives of Canada Act (National Portrait Gallery).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator MacDonald, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 18 to 23 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson, that the fifth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, entitled Crisis in the Lobster Fishery, tabled in the Senate on June 9, 2009, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 131(2), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bacon, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt, that the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans entitled Nunavut Marine Fisheries: Quotas and Harbours, tabled in the Senate on June 4, 2009, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 131(2), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 3 and 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion by the Honourable Senator Day, seconded by the Honourable Senator Banks, for the adoption of the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, entitled: The Budget Implementation Act, 2009, tabled in the Senate on June 11, 2009.
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.
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Order No. 6 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion by the Honourable Senator Wallin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gerstein, for the adoption of the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (budget—release of additional funds (study on the national security policy)), presented in the Senate on June 11, 2009.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Consideration of the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, entitled: Senate Policy on the Prevention and Resolution of Harassment in the Workplace (2009), presented in the Senate on June 16, 2009.
The Honourable Senator Furey moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kenny, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Order No. 9 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion by the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., for the adoption of the fifth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, entitled: Early Childhood Education and Care: Next Steps, tabled in the Senate on April 28, 2009.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 11 to 15 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Consideration of the eighth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples (budget—release of additional funds (study on matters generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada)), presented in the Senate on June 18, 2009.
The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cochrane, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Other
Order No. 27 (inquiry) was called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, calling the attention of the Senate to the fourth World Acadian Congress (2009), scheduled to take place from this August 7th to the 23rd, in the Acadian Peninsula, in the province of New Brunswick.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Mockler moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 19 (inquiry), 28, 44 (motions), 13, 15 (inquiries), 49 and 57 (motions) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Segal, seconded by the Honourable Senator Brown:
That the Senate embrace the need to consult widely with Canadians to democratize the process of determining the composition and future of the Upper Chamber by urging the Government to:
(a) invite all provincial and territorial governments in writing to assist immediately in the selection of Senators for appointment by democratic means, whether by holding elections to fill Senate vacancies that might occur in their province or territory or through some other means chosen by them;
(b) institute a separate and specific national referendum on the future of the Senate, affording voters the chance to choose abolition, status quo, or an elected Upper Chamber; and
(c) pursue the above initiatives independently of any legislation that it may introduce in this Parliament for reforming the existing term and method of appointment of Senators.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Brown 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.
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Orders No. 58, 73, 13, 68 (motions), 2, 1 (inquiries), 67, 42, 46 (motions), 6 (inquiry), 10, 8, 9 (motions), 10 (inquiry), 7, 25 (motions) and 17 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Di Nino called the attention of the Senate to issues relating to the voting age in Canada.
Debate concluded.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Di Nino tabled the following:
Document entitled Old Enough to Vote? Should The Voting Age Be Changed?, dated June, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-513S.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and report upon the issue of the sexual exploitation of children in Canada, with a particular emphasis on understanding the scope and prevalence of the problem of the sexual exploitation of children across the country and in particularly affected communities; and
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than March 31, 2010, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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The Honourable Senator Meighen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon:
That notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on March 3, 2009, that the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce which was authorized to examine and report on the credit and debit card systems in Canada and their relative rates and fees, in particular for businesses and consumers, be empowered to deposit a report with the Clerk of the Senate between June 18, 2009 and June 30, 2009 inclusive, if the Senate is not sitting; and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cochrane:
That it be an instruction to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence that it adopt a motion to provide that its Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure may only convene provided that it meets its quorum of three members and that one member from each recognized party is present.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Reports of the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, 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.2/40-500.
of Order in Council P.C. 2009-815 dated May 28, 2009, directing the Canada Development Investment Corporation to acquire shares in General Motors Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 89(4). —Sessional Paper No.2/40-501.
Reports of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, 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.2/40-502.
Reports of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, 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.2/40-503.
Summaries of the amended Corporate Plan for 2009-2013 and of the Capital Budget for 2009 of the Canada Development Investment Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No.2/40-504.
Copy of the Complementary Agreements Nos. 19 and 20 to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement with the Cree Regional Authority and the Government of Quebec, together with a copy of the Orders in Council P.C. 2009- 826, dated May 28, 2009, and P.C. 2009-861, dated June 3, 2009, pursuant to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Native Claims Settlement Act, S.C. 1976-77, c. 32, sbs. 5(1).—Sessional Paper No.2/40-505.
Reports of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, 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.2/40- 506.
Copy of Regulations Repealing the United Nations Rwanda Regulations (SOR/JUS-612304), pursuant to the United Nations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. U-2, sbs. 4(1).—Sessional Paper No.2/40-507.
Report of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No.2/40-508.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan and the Capital and Operating Budgets for the period 2009-2010 to 2013-2014 of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). —Sessional Paper No.2/40-509.
Report of the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended June 30, 2008, pursuant to the Farm Products Agencies Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. —Sessional Paper No.2/40-510.
Corporate Business Plan for 2009-2010 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, pursuant to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, S.C. 1997, c. 6, s. 22.—Sessional Paper No.2/40-511.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C.:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 9:44 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 Aboriginal Peoples
The Honourable Senator Johnson replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (June 19, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Brazeau (June 18, 2009).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (June 19, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Watt replaced the Honourable Senator Hubley (June 22, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Hubley replaced the Honourable Senator Watt (June 18, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Banks replaced the Honourable Senator Mitchell (June 22, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Mitchell (June 22, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Day (June 22, 2009).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Duffy (June 19, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Pépin (June 22, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (June 18, 2009).