59 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2010, Canada

Journals of the Senate

3rd Session, 40th Parliament

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Issue 68

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
2:00 p.m.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Baker, Boisvenu, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Eaton, Eggleton, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Frum, Furey, Greene, Harb, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Mercer, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, 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, Ataullahjan, Baker, Boisvenu, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Eaton, Eggleton, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, *Fraser, Frum, Furey, Greene, Harb, *Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Mercer, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, 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 Stollery, who will retire from the Senate on November 29, 2010.

Senators' Statements

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees

The Honourable Senator Downe, Chair of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, tabled its second report (Parliament Vote 10 in the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2010-2011).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-824S.

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The Honourable Senator Wallace, Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented its twelfth report (National Parole Board User Fees Proposal, with observations).

(The report is printed as an appendix at pages 978-1003 (available in print format PDF).)

The Honourable Senator Wallace 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.

Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills

A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act, 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 Rivard, 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-3, An Act to promote gender equity in Indian registration by responding to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia decision in McIvor v. Canada (Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs), 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 Johnson, 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.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

A message was brought from the House of Commons to return Bill S-3, An Act to implement conventions and protocols concluded between Canada and Colombia, Greece and Turkey for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income,

And to acquaint the Senate that the Commons has passed this bill, without amendment.

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.

Reports of Committees

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

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate 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 Chaput, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mahovlich, for the second reading of Bill S-220, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (communications with and services to the public).

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, 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. 3 to 9 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Day, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, for the second reading of Bill S-208, An Act to amend the Conflict of Interest Act (gifts).

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau, for the Honourable Senator Angus, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, 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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Order No. 11 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills

Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees

Orders No. 1 to 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other

Orders No. 5, 14 and 8 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Eaton, calling the attention of the Senate to the benefits of Canada's oil sands.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau, for the Honourable Senator Segal, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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Orders No. 10, 3, 13, 2, 7 (inquiries), 38, 57 (motions) and 12 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Oliver, calling the attention of the Senate to the state of Pluralism, Diversity and Racism in Canada and, in particular, to how we can develop new tools to meet the challenges of the 21st century to fight hatred and racism; to reduce the number of hate crimes; and to increase Canadians' tolerance in matters of race and religion.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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Orders No. 55 (motion), 16, 17 (inquiries) and 50 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, calling the attention of the Senate to the online presence and website of the Senate.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Chaput moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mahovlich, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

INQUIRIES

The Honourable Senator Mitchell called the attention of the Senate to the state of women's equality in Canada.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Wallin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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The Honourable Senator Wallin called the attention of the Senate to the efforts and accomplishments of Canadian military members, diplomats and aid workers in Afghanistan over the past ten years, which has included significant milestones in security, basic services, economic development, diplomacy and humanitarian assistance;

The Government of Canada's plans for continued assistance to that country to build on this progress through a new non-combat role for Canada's engagement in Afghanistan until 2014 by training Afghan security forces so that Afghanistan can progressively take control of its own security and future; and

The fact that the Canadian Government will persist with its successful education and health initiatives for children, promotion of regional diplomacy and delivering humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, that further debate on the inquiry 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):

Report of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, S.C. 2000, c. 17, sbs. 71(1).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-822.

Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Mail, Cargo and Baggage (JUS-81100-2-90), dated November 22, 2010, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-823.

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 4:46 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.)

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

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator Carignan replaced the Honourable Senator Segal (November 23, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Meighen (November 22, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Meighen replaced the Honourable Senator Kochhar (November 19, 2010).

Special Senate Committee on Anti-terrorism

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (November 22, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (November 19, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

The Honourable Senator Poirier replaced the Honourable Senator Gerstein (November 22, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Ringuette replaced the Honourable Senator Merchant (November 19, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Massicotte replaced the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. (November 19, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Oliver replaced the Honourable Senator Ogilvie (November 19, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (November 19, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Gerstein replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (November 19, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (November 19, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator De BanØ, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Jaffer (November 22, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (November 19, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (November 19, 2010).

Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament

The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Johnson (November 19, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (November 22, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (November 19, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

The Honourable Senator Segal replaced the Honourable Senator Duffy (November 22, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Duffy replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (November 19, 2010).

Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Fraser (November 23, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Braley (November 22, 2010).

Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations

The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Wallace (November 19, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Braley (November 22, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator MacDonald (November 22, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Kochhar replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (November 22, 2010).