Journals of the Senate
60 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2011, Canada
Journals of the Senate
(Unrevised)
1st Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 5
Thursday, June 9, 2011
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Carignan, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cowan, Dallaire, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Meighen, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, St. Germain, Segal, Seidman, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Carignan, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cowan, Dallaire, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Meighen, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, St. Germain, Segal, Seidman, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Zimmer
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of documents
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
The 2011 Spring and Status Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 7(5), together with an Addendum containing copies of Environmental Petitions received between July 1 and December 31, 2010.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-48.
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The Honourable Senator Carignan tabled the following:
Supplementary Estimates (A) 2011-2012.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-49.
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Marshall presented the following:
Thursday, June 9, 2011
The Committee of Selection has the honour to present its
FIRST REPORT
Pursuant to rules 85(1)(a) and 85(2) of the Rules of the Senate, your committee wishes to inform the Senate that it nominates the Honourable Senator Oliver as Speaker pro tempore.
Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH MARSHALL
Chair
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Marshall moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poirier, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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The Honourable Senator Marshall presented the following:
Thursday, June 9, 2011
The Committee of Selection has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Pursuant to Rule 85(1)(b) of the Rules of the Senate, your committee submits herewith the list of senators nominated by it to serve on the following committees:
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
The Honourable Senators Ataullahjan, Brazeau, Campbell, Dallaire, Demers, Dyck, Lovelace Nicholas, Meredith, Patterson, Raine, Sibbeston and St. Germain, P.C.
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Duffy, Eaton, Fairbairn, P.C., Mahovlich, Mercer, Mockler, Ogilvie, Plett, Rivard, Robichaud, P.C. and Segal.
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senators Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Massicotte, Meighen, Moore, Oliver, Ringuette, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen and Tkachuk.
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The Honourable Senators Angus, Banks, Brown, Dickson, Johnson, Massicotte, Mitchell, Neufeld, Peterson, Seidman, Sibbeston and Wallace.
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senators Cochrane, Hubley, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Manning, Oliver, Patterson, Poirier, Poy, Raine and Watt.
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, De Bané, P.C., Downe, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Johnson, Mahovlich, Nolin, Robichaud, P.C., Segal, Smith, P.C. (Cobourg) and Wallin.
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, P.C., Brazeau, Hubley, Jaffer, Kochhar, Nancy Ruth and Zimmer.
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senators Campbell, Carignan, Comeau, Cordy, Di Nino, Downe, Furey, Kinsella, Marshall, Munson, Poulin, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Stratton and Tkachuk.
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senators Angus, Baker, P.C., Boisvenu, Chaput, Fraser, Frum, Joyal, P.C., Lang, Meredith, Runciman, Wallace and Watt.
Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament
The Honourable Senators Ataullahjan, Carstairs, P.C., Eaton, Poy and Rivard.
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Day, Dickson, Eggleton, P.C., Finley, Gerstein, Marshall, Murray, P.C., Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ringuette and Runciman.
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senators Dallaire, Day, Lang, Manning, Mitchell, Nolin, Peterson, Plett and Wallin.
Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
The Honourable Senators Champagne, P.C., Chaput, De Bané, P.C., Eaton, Fortin-Duplessis, Losier-Cool, Mockler, Poirier and Tardif.
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senators Braley, Brown, Carignan, Comeau, Duffy, Fraser, Furey, Housakos, Joyal, P.C., McCoy, Smith, P.C. (Cobourg) and Stratton.
Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Braley, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Housakos, Marshall, Moore and Runciman.
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senators Braley, Callbeck, Champagne, P.C., Cordy, Demers, Dyck, Eggleton, P.C., Marshall, Martin, Merchant, Ogilvie and Seidman.
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Cochrane, Dawson, Fox, P.C., Frum, Greene, MacDonald, Marshall, Martin, Mercer, Merchant and Zimmer.
Pursuant to Rule 87 of the Rules of the Senate, the Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan) and the Honourable Senator Cowan (or Tardif) are members ex officio of each select committee.
Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH MARSHALL
Chair
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Marshall moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poirier, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Government Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poirier:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Inquiries
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Comeau, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:
That the following Address be presented to His Excellency the Governor General of Canada:
To His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:
We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the Senate of Canada in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rivard, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Ordered, That the first and second reports of the Committee of Selection placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration later this day, be brought forward.
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the first report of the Committee of Selection (Speaker pro tempore) presented in the Senate earlier this day.
The Honourable Senator Marshall moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wallace, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Consideration of the second report of the Committee of Selection (membership of Senate committees) presented in the Senate earlier this day.
The Honourable Senator Marshall moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meighen, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that house of the names of the honourable senators appointed to serve on the standing joint committees.
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Motions
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report upon the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.
With leave of the Senate and pursuant to rule 30, the motion was modified to read as follows:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report upon the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.
That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the committee on this subject during the third session of the fortieth Parliament be referred to the committee.
The question being put on the motion, as modified, it was adopted.
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With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mockler:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report upon the expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:50 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at 2 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator Poulin (June 8, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Mitchell replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (June 8, 2011).
Committee of Selection
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C. (June 8, 2011).