60 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2011, Canada

Journals of the Senate

3rd Session, 40th Parliament

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Issue 87

Wednesday, February 16, 2011
1:30 p.m.

The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Acting Speaker

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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, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Joyal, Kenny, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, 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, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Joyal, Kenny, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, *Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), 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

Tabling of documents

The Acting Speaker tabled the following:

Report of the Commissioner of Lobbying regarding an investigation on the lobbying activities of Will Stewart, pursuant to the Lobbying Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), s. 10.5.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-916.

Report of the Commissioner of Lobbying regarding an investigation on the lobbying activities of Michael McSweeney, pursuant to the Lobbying Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), s. 10.5.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-917.

Report of the Commissioner of Lobbying regarding an investigation on the lobbying activities of Bruce Rawson, pursuant to the Lobbying Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), s. 10.5.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-918.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Orders No. 1 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

Orders No. 1 to 5 were 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 Marshall moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mockler, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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Orders No. 7 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, for the second reading of Bill S-205, An Act to provide the means to rationalize the governance of Canadian businesses during the period of national emergency resulting from the global financial crisis that is undermining Canada's economic stability.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau, for the Honourable Senator Gerstein, 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. 12 and 13 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills

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

Reports of Committees

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, for the adoption 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.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Patterson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ogilvie, 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 12 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other

Orders No. 88 (motion), 14, 23, 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 Cowan, calling 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.

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Orders No. 11, 25, 26, 21, 5, 8, 28 (inquiries), 85, 84 (motions), 29 (inquiry), 83 (motion), 10 (inquiry), 72 (motion), 27, 3, 13, 24, 7 (inquiries), 57 (motion) and 12 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

INQUIRIES

The Honourable Senator Mitchell called the attention of the Senate to issues related to the 5^th anniversary of the Government.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Finley moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Demers, 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 Eggleton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ogilvie:

That, pursuant to Section 25.9 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report on the progress in implementing the 2004 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care; and

That the Committee submit its final report no later than October 31, 2011, and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

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

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The Honourable Senator Mockler moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C.:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be authorized to examine and report on research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to examine research and development efforts in the context of:

(a) developing new markets;

(b) enhancing agricultural sustainability; and

(c) improving food diversity and security.

That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than March 31, 2012 and that the Committee retain until September 30, 2012 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.

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 Northern Pipeline Agency, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Northern Pipeline Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-26, ss. 13 and 14.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40- 915.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 3:43 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 Aboriginal Peoples

The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan (February 16, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Pépin replaced the Honourable Senator Dallaire (February 15, 2011).

Special Senate Committee on Anti-terrorism

The Honourable Senator Furey replaced the Honourable Senator Dallaire (February 15, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (February 16, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (February 16, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Johnson (February 16, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. (February 16, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Cordy replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (February 16, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (February 16, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

The Honourable Senator Pépin replaced the Honourable Senator Harb (February 15, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Seidman (February 16, 2011).

Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations

The Honourable Senator Meighen replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (February 16, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (February 16, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Seidman (February 16, 2011).