59 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2010, Canada

Journals of the Senate

3rd Session, 40th Parliament

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Issue 27

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
2:00 p.m.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Brazeau, Brown, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Keon, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Ogilvie, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, 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, Banks, Boisvenu, Brazeau, Brown, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Keon, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Ogilvie, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, 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 Keon, who will retire from the Senate on May 17, 2010.

Senators' Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

tabling of documents

The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:

National Report of the General Assembly of the United Nations submitted in accordance with paragraph 15(A) of the Annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1, dated January 5, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-209.

Report of the General Assembly of the United Nations Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, dated October 5, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-210.

Report of the General Assembly of the United Nations Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (Addendum), dated June 8, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-211.

Report of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Human Rights Council on its eleventh Session, dated October 16, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-212.

ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Pursuant to rule 25(2), the Honourable Senator Comeau, tabled the following:

Reply to Question No. 9, dated March 3, 2010, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, respecting Burma.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-213S.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Third reading of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts.

The Honourable Senator Runciman moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poirier, 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 the Clerk do go down to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, to which it desires its concurrence.

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

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Second reading of Bill S-10, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.

The Honourable Senator Wallace moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mockler, 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. 4 to 6 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

Third reading of Bill S-215, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (suicide bombings).

The Honourable Senator Frum moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ogilvie, that the bill be read the third time.

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

The bill was then read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do go down to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, to which it desires its concurrence.

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Orders No. 2 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public 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 Tardif, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rivest, for the second reading of Bill C-232, An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages).

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Mitchell moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mahovlich, 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):

Summary of the Corporate Business Plan for 2010-2011 to 2012-2013 of the Canada Revenue Agency, pursuant to the Canada Revenue Agency Act, S.C. 1999, c. 17, sbs. 49(2). —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-204.

Report of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Patent Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-4, s. 26. —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-205.

Report of the Canada Deposit Insurance 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. 3/40-206.

Agreements for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the provinces of British Columbia, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-207.

Agreements for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the provinces of Saskatchewan, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-208.

ADJOURNMENT

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

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 5:51 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.)

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

Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (May 10, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (May 7, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (May 10, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Brown replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (May 7, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Banks replaced the Honourable Senator Moore (May 6, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (May 7, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Mahovlich replaced the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (May 6, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (May 11, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (May 10, 2010).

Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (May 6, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Tardif (May 6, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Watt replaced the Honourable Senator Poulin (May 10, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Rivest replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (May 7, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (May 6, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Gerstein (May 10, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Massicotte (May 6, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

The Honourable Senator Downe replaced the Honourable Senator PØpin (May 11, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

The Honourable Senator Tardif replaced the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (May 11, 2010).

The Honourable Senator De BanØ, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Tardif (May 11, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator De BanØ, P.C. (May 11, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator Callbeck replaced the Honourable Senator Hubley (May 6, 2010).