Journals of the Senate
60 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2011, Canada
Journals of the Senate
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 86
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Acting Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, *Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, *Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), 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.
The Clerk at the Table informed the Senate that the Honourable the Speaker and the Honourable the Speaker pro tempore were unavoidably absent.
The Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cowan:
That during the absence of the Honourable the Speaker and the Honourable the Speaker pro tempore, the Honourable Senator Nolin do preside as Speaker.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Whereupon the Honourable Senator Nolin took the Chair.
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Tributes
Tribute was paid to the Honourable James Tunney, former Senator, whose death occurred on September 22, 2010.
Senators' Statements
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of documents
The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
Annual Report on Implementation of the Westbank First Nation Self-Government Agreement for 2007- 2008.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-913.
ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS
Pursuant to rule 25(2), the Honourable Senator Comeau, tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 35, dated October 19, 2010, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, respecting Veterans Affairs and the recommendation by the Special Needs Advisory Group in 2006 that Veterans Affairs Canada employ veterans.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-914S.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carignan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Demers:
That the Senate concur in the amendments made by the House of Commons to Bill S-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act (Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act); and
That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House accordingly.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
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Orders No. 2 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Second reading of Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Criminal Code.
The Honourable Senator Angus moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lang, 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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Order No. 6 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 13 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rivest, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lang, for the second reading of Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, 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 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Consideration of the sixth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, entitled: Seeing the Light: Report on Staffed Lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on December 20, 2010.
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Hubley moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, 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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Consideration of the fifteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, entitled: Canada's Response to the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on December 29, 2010.
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dyck, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 9 to 13 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 11, 25 and 26 (inquiries) were 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 Hubley:
That, at the end of Question Period and Delayed Answers on the sitting following the adoption of this motion, the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole in order to receive the Commissioner of Official Languages; and
That the Committee of the Whole report to the Senate no later than one hour after it begins.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, 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. 21 and 5 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Callbeck, calling the attention of the Senate to the need to adequately support new mothers and fathers by eliminating the Employment Insurance two-week waiting period for maternity and parental benefits.
After debate,
Further debate on the inquiry was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Wallin.
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Orders No. 8, 28 (inquiries), 85, 84 (motions), 29 (inquiry), 83 (motion), 10 (inquiry), 72 (motion), 27, 3, 13, 24, and 7 (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 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. 57 (motion) and 12 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., calling the attention of the Senate to the state of Palliative Care in Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Pépin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, 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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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Finley, seconded by the Honourable Senator Greene:
That the Senate condemns last Friday's barbaric attacks on worshippers at two Ahmadiyya Mosques in Lahore, Pakistan;
That it expresses its condolences to the families of those injured and killed; and
That it urges the Pakistani authorities to ensure equal rights for members of minority communities, while ensuring that the perpetrators of these horrendous attacks are brought to justice.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif, for the Honourable Senator Jaffer, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator
Mercer, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Cowan called the attention of the Senate to the litany of broken promises by the Harper administration, beginning with the broken promise on income trusts, which devastated the retirement savings of so many Canadian seniors.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cordy moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, 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):
Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Passenger Identification and Behaviour Observation (JUS-81100-2-106), dated February 9, 2011, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6).—Sessional Paper No. 3/ 40-912.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 5:12 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 Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Banks (February 10, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (February 10, 2011).
Special Senate Committee on Anti-terrorism
The Honourable Senator Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator Furey (February 14, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Gerstein replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (February 10, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (February 14, 2011).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (February 10, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Angus replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (February 10, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (February 15, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Wallin replaced the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C. (February 15, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (February 15, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Harb replaced the Honourable Senator Pépin (February 14, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (February 14, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
The Honourable Senator Seidman replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (February 14, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Seidman replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (February 14, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Seidman (February 10, 2011).
Corrigendum
(Journals of the Senate, Thursday, February 10, 2011)
Add the name of the Honourable Senator Cochrane to the list of Senators convened and the list of Senators in attendance to business.