Journals of the Senate
59 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2010, Canada
Journals of the Senate
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 26
Thursday, May 6, 2010
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Boisvenu, Brazeau, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Keon, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, Stewart Olsen, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Boisvenu, Brazeau, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Keon, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, *Nolin, Ogilvie, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, Stewart Olsen, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace
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 Fraser, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented its fourth report (Bill S-215, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (suicide bombings), without amendment).
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meighen, 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 Fraser, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented its fifth report (Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts, without amendment).
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rivard, 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 Ogilvie, Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented its second report (budget—study on current social issues pertaining to Canada's largest cities—power to hire staff).
(The report is printed as Appendix ''A'' at pages 340-347 (available in print format PDF).)
The Honourable Senator Ogilvie moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Frum, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Ogilvie, Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented its third report (budget—study on post-secondary education in Canada—power to hire staff).
(The report is printed as Appendix ''B'' at pages 348-353 (available in print format PDF).)
The Honourable Senator Ogilvie moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wallace, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Patterson, Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented its third report (budget—study on the evolving policy framework for managing Canada's fisheries and oceans—power to travel).
(The report is printed as Appendix ''C'' at pages 354-363 (available in print format PDF).)
The Honourable Senator Patterson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rivard, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Chaput, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, presented its second report (budget—study on the application of the Official Languages Act—power to hire staff and to travel).
(The report is printed as Appendix ''D'' at pages 364-373 (available in print format PDF).)
The Honourable Senator Chaput moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Andreychuk, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, presented its third report (budget—study on foreign relations in general).
(The report is printed as Appendix ''E'' at pages 374-381 (available in print format PDF).)
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Andreychuk, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, presented its fourth report (budget—study on Russia, China and India).
(The report is printed as Appendix ''F'' at pages 382-389 (available in print format PDF).)
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Angus, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Mockler, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, presented its second report (budget—study on the examination of the forest sector—power to hire staff and to travel).
(The report is printed as Appendix ''G'' at pages 390-401 (available in print format PDF).)
The Honourable Senator Mockler moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duffy, 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.
First Reading of Commons Public Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-311, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Mitchell moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator McCoy, 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.
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A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions), to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, 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 on division.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Section of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie respecting its participation at the Conference of Branch Chairs of the America Region of the APF, held in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, on March 11 and 12, 2010.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-201.
Report of the Canadian Section of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie respecting its participation at the meeting of the APF Political Committee, held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on April 7 and 8, 2010.—Sessional Paper No. 3/ 40-202.
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The Honourable Senator Andreychuk tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association respecting its bilateral visits to Gaborone, Republic of Botswana and Lusaka, Zambia, from February 14 to 19, 2010.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-203.
Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meighen:
That the following inquiry be placed on the Notice Paper for Tuesday, May 11, 2010:
''By the Honourable Senator Comeau: That he will call the attention of the Senate to the career of the Honourable Senator Keon 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
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Second reading of Bill S-9, 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 Duffy, 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.
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Orders No. 2 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 9 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 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 8, 5, 12 (inquiries), 38 (motion), 7 (inquiry), 37 (motion), 6 (inquiry), 19 (motion), 2, 9 (inquiries), 26 (motion), 3 (inquiry), 28 (motion) and 1 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Di Nino called the attention of the Senate to the impact of the recent global economic crisis on Society.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meighen, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Losier-Cool moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day:
That the Senate of Canada ask the Government of Canada, as regards its assistance to Haiti, to ensure and to prove with known and reliable indicators that Haitian women participate fully and equitably in the sustainable reconstruction and the economic, political and social life of their country; and that a message be sent to the House of Commons to seek its concurrence in this motion.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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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 Cochrane:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 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 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-200.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boisvenu:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:42 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 2 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Moore (May 6, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Merchant (May 5, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C. (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (May 6, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The Honourable Senator Moore replaced the Honourable Senator Poulin (May 5, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Wallin replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Segal replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (May 6, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Poulin replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Rivest (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C. (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (May 6, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Poulin replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (May 6, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Poulin (May 5, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Dyck replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (May 6, 2010).