59 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2010, Canada

Journals of the Senate

3rd Session, 40th Parliament

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Issue 12

Monday, March 29, 2010
8:00 p.m.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Angus, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Brazeau, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cowan, Dallaire, Day, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Mercer, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Robichaud, Rompkey, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, St. Germain, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Angus, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Brazeau, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, *Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, *Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, *Dawson, Day, *De Bané, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, *Keon, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Mercer, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, *Nolin, Ogilvie, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Robichaud, Rompkey, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, St. Germain, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin

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

tabling of documents

The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:

Copy of Parks Canada User Fees Proposal, dated February 2010, pursuant to the User Fees Act, S.C. 2004, c. 6, sbs. 4(2). —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-75.
(Pursuant to rule 28(3.1), this document is deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources)

Document entitled Global Partnership Program — Fighting Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2007-2009. —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-76.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gerstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen, for the second reading of Bill C-6, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2010.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on division.

The bill was then read the second time, on division.

The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, 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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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gerstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kochhar, for the second reading of Bill C-7, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2011.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on division.

The bill was then read the second time, on division.

The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton, 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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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Runciman, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen, for the second reading of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, 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.

Inquiries

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

Orders No. 5 and 1 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees

Consideration of the third report (first interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (2010-2011 Estimates), presented in the Senate on March 25, 2010.

The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, that the report be adopted.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

Orders No. 1 to 14 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills

Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees

Consideration of the first report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations (permanent order of reference and expenses pursuant to rule 104(2)), presented in the Senate on March 25, 2010.

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Angus, that the report be adopted.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

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Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other

Orders No. 3, 1, 5 and 4 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):

Statutes of the Northwest Territories for the Fourth Session of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly, pursuant to the Northwest Territories Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-27, sbs. 21(1).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-73.

Management Plan of the Georgian Bay Islands National Park of Canada, pursuant to the Canada National Parks Act, S.C. 2000, c. 32, sbs.11(1) and to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(1).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-74.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C.:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

(Accordingly, at 9:39 p.m. the Senate was continued until 2 p.m. tomorrow.)

Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis replaced the Honourable Senator Johnson (March 26, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Mahovlich replaced the Honourable Senator Zimmer (March 25, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (March 26, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (March 26, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (March 26, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Meighen (March 26, 2010).

Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (March 24, 2010).