Journals of the Senate
58 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2009, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 73
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Grafstein, Greene, Harb, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Manning, Martin, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poy, Prud'homme, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Grafstein, Greene, Harb, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Manning, Martin, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poy, Prud'homme, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, 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
Tributes
Tribute was paid to the Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., who will retire from the Senate on November 30, 2009.
Senators' Statements
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Stratton, for the Joint Chair of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, tabled its fourth report (Parliament Vote 10b in the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2009-2010).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-871S.
Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mockler:
That the following inquiry be placed on the Notice Paper for later this day:
"By the Honourable Senator Comeau: That he will call the attention of the Senate to the career of the Honourable Marcel Prud'homme, P.C., in the Senate and his many contributions in service to Canadians.''; and
That, notwithstanding rule 37(4), during proceedings on this inquiry no senator shall speak for more than three minutes.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
Ordered, That the inquiry standing in the name of the Honourable Senator Comeau, set down on the Notice Paper earlier this day for later this day, be brought forward.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Comeau called the attention of the Senate to the career of the Honourable Marcel Prud'homme, P.C., in the Senate and his many contributions in service to Canadians.
Debate concluded.
At 4 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on February 10, 2009, the Senate adjourned until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Audit Report for the Office of the Auditor General for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 21(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-870.
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The Honourable Senator Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (November 24, 2009).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (November 24, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Gerstein replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (November 24, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Zimmer replaced the Honourable Senator Mitchell (November 24, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Downe replaced the Honourable Senator Banks (November 24, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Wallin replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (November 24, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (November 24, 2009).