Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 21
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Speaker pro tempore
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Watt, Wells, White
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Watt, Wells, White,
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 was unavoidably absent, whereupon the Honourable Senator Nolin, Speaker pro tempore, took the Chair, pursuant to rule 2-4(2).
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
Tabling of documents
The Honourable Senator Martin tabled the following:
Report of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. —Sessional Paper No. 2/41-249.
Document entitled: Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, for the period of April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-250.
Report of the Nisga'a Final Agreement: Implementation Report for 2010-2011.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-251.
Report on the State of Inuit Culture and Society, for the fiscal year 2010-2011.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-252.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees — Other
Orders No. 1 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Second reading of Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code (mental health treatment).
The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, 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. 12 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 12 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees — Other
Consideration of the second report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade entitled: Building Bridges: Canada-Turkey Relations and Beyond, tabled in the Senate on November 28, 2013.
The Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Unger, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Motions
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gerstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C.:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce be authorized to examine and report on the ability of individuals to establish a registered disability savings plan (RDSP), with particular emphasis on legal representation and the ability of individuals to enter into a contract; and
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than March 31, 2014, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 9 and 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Orders No. 3, 7 and 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Seth moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett:
That because vision loss can happen to anyone at any age and as a result thousands of people across Canada are needlessly losing their sight each year, and because many Canadians are not aware that seventy-five per cent of vision loss can be prevented or treated, the Senate recognize the month of May as "National Vision Health Month,'' to educate Canadians about their vision health and help eliminate avoidable sight loss across the country.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin, for the Honourable Senator Eaton, 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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The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:
That the papers and documents received and/or produced by the Standing Committee on Conflict of Interest for Senators during the First Session of the Forty-first Parliament, and Intersessional Authority be referred to the Standing Committee on Conflict of Interest for Senators.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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The Honourable Senator Fraser moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cowan:
That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration that, before the end of 2013, it hear from Mr. Michael Runia, Managing Partner, Ontario at Deloitte LLP in relation to the audit report on Senator Duffy's expenses.
After debate,
The question was put on the motion.
Pursuant to rule 9-10(2), a standing vote was deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, with the bells to sound at 5:15 p.m. for fifteen minutes.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7):
Report of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, S.C. 2000, c. 17, sbs. 71(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-242.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan and the Operating and Capital Budget for 2013-2014 to 2017-2018 of the Business Development Bank of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-243.
Revised report on the Government of Canada's Official Development Assistance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act, S.C. 2008, c. 17, s. 5.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-244.
Report on operations under the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act for the year 2013, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-7, s. 13.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-245.
Report of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the British Columbia Treaty Commission Act, S.C. 1995, c. 45, sbs. 21(3).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-246.
Report of the First Nations Lands Advisory Board, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the section 41.2 of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, as ratified by the First Nations Land Management Act, S.C. 1999, c. 24, sbs. 4(1). —Sessional Paper No. 2/41-247.
Report of the Specific Claims Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Specific Claims Tribunal Act, S.C. 2008, c. 22, s. 40.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-248.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 5:15 p.m. the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senator Seth replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (December 2, 2013).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Johnson replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (December 2, 2013).
The name of the Honourable Senator Lang was added to the membership (December 2, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Downe replaced the Honourable Senator Charette-Poulin (November 29, 2013).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (December 2, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (November 28, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Ringuette (November 28, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Ringuette replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (November 28, 2013).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (December 2, 2013).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (December 2, 2013).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Demers (December 2, 2013).