Journals of the Senate
59 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2010, Canada
Journals of the Senate
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 48
Thursday, July 8, 2010
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, *Champagne, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, *Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, *De Bané, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, *Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, *Rivard, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, 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
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Day presented the following:
Thursday, July 8, 2010
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance has the honour to present its
SIXTH REPORT
Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, has, in obedience to its order of reference of Thursday, June 10, 2010, examined the said Bill and now reports the same with the following amendments:
1. Pages 29 to 32: Delete clause 55 and renumber the subsequent clauses and any cross-references thereto.
2. Page 568: Delete clause 1885 and renumber the subsequent clauses and any cross-references thereto.
3. Pages 697 to 703: Delete clauses 2137 to 2148 and renumber the subsequent clauses and any cross-references thereto.
4. Pages 704 to 711: Delete clauses 2152 to 2171 and renumber the subsequent clauses and any cross-references thereto.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH A. DAY
Chair
The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., 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.
Presentation of Petitions
The Honourable Senator Tardif presented a petition:
Of Residents of the Province of Saskatchewan concerning Bill C-232.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Orders No. 1 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 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Wallin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall, for the second reading of Bill S-209, An Act respecting a national day of service to honour the courage and sacrifice of Canadians in the face of terrorism, particularly the events of September 11, 2001.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Mitchell moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley, 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. 8 and 9 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples (supplementary budget—study on the examination of federal government's constitutional and legal responsibilities to Aboriginal Peoples—power to travel), presented in the Senate on July 7, 2010.
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.
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Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ogilvie, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wallace, for the adoption of the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Bill S-211, An Act respecting World Autism Awareness Day, with amendments), presented in the Senate on June 8, 2010.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Munson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, that the bill, as
amended, be read the third time now.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill, as amended, 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. 4 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 8, 2, 10, 14, 15, 5, 12 (inquiries), 38 (motion), 13 (inquiry), 57 (motion), 7, 18, 17 (inquiries), 50 (motion), 3, 11, 16 (inquiries), 41 (motion), 1 and 9 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Angus moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau:
That, pursuant to rule 95(3)(a), the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources be authorized to sit this summer, on dates to be determined after consultation with the committee members, for the purpose of considering a draft report, even though the Senate may then be adjourned for a period exceeding one week.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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The Honourable Senator Angus moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit with the Clerk of the Senate a report on offshore drilling, by August 20, 2010, if the Senate is not then sitting and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.
After debate,
With leave of the Senate, the motion was modified to read as follows:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, which was authorized by the Senate on March 11, 2010 to examine and report on the current state and future of Canada's energy sector (including alternative energy), be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit with the Clerk of the Senate a report on offshore drilling, by August 20, 2010, if the Senate is not then sitting and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.
The question being put on the motion, as modified, it was adopted.
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The Honourable Senator Fraser moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif:
That, pursuant to rule 131(2), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government to the ninth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, tabled in the Senate on Monday June 28, 2010, and adopted by the Senate on Tuesday June 29, 2010, with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of Public Safety being identified as the ministers responsible for responding to the report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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 Meighen:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Monday, July 12, 2010, at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meighen:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 2:51 p.m. the Senate was continued until Monday, July 12, 2010 at 2 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (July 8, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (July 8, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Mitchell replaced the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. (July 8, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Duffy (July 8, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Moore replaced the Honourable Senator Mitchell (July 8, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (July 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Duffy replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (July 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (July 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Angus (July 7, 2010).