Journals of the Senate
61 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2012, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 50
Thursday, February 9, 2012
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Baker, Boisvenu, Braley, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Baker, Boisvenu, Braley, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, *Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, *De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, 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
The Senate observed a minute of silence in memory of the Honourable Senator Dickson, whose death occurred this morning.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif:
That, out of respect for the Honourable Senator Dickson, the Senate do now adjourn until Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 1:34 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday, February 14 at 2 p.m.)
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report on the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1999, c. 33, sbs. 342(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-689.
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (February 8, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Greene (February 9, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator MacDonald (February 9, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Oliver replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (February 9, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Oliver (February 8, 2012).
The name of the Honourable Senator Maltais was added to the membership (February 8, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (February 9, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (February 9, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (February 9, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (February 8, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (February 8, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (February 9, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (February 9, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (February 8, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Day replaced the Honourable Senator Dyck (February 9, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Hubley replaced the Honourable Senator Merchant (February 9, 2012).