2nd Session, 41st Parliament

Issue 49

Monday, April 7, 2014
4:00 p.m.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Demers, Doyle, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Oh, Patterson, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tardif, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wells, White

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Demers, *Downe, Doyle, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Oh, Patterson, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, *Rivard, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tardif, Unger, Verner, Wallace, 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.

PRAYERS

SENATORS' STATEMENTS

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of documents

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Kinsella tabled the following:

Report of the Parliamentary Delegation of the Senate, led by the Speaker of the Senate, that travelled to the Federal Republic of Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and State of Qatar, from February 17 to 24, 2012.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-445S.

Presenting or Tabling of Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Manning, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented its fourth report (budget—study on the regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and future prospects for the industry in Canada).

(The report is printed as an appendix at pages 695-706 (available in print format PDF).)

The Honourable Senator Manning moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meredith, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.

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

First Reading of Commons Public Bills

A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-501, An Act respecting a National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading two days hence.

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

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Motions

The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Demers:

That, pursuant to rule 7-2, not more than a further six hours of debate be allocated for consideration at third reading stage of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder).

After debate,

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

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The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth:

That, pursuant to rule 7-2, not more than a further six hours of debate be allocated for consideration at third reading stage of Bill C-9, An Act respecting the election and term of office of chiefs and councillors of certain First Nations and the composition of council of those First Nations.

Debate.

DEFERRED VOTE

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to rule 7-4(5), the Senate proceeded to the taking of the deferred standing vote on the motion, as amended, of the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall:

That, in accordance with rule 10-11(1), the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine the subject matter of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts, introduced in the House of Commons on February 4, 2014, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate;

That the committee be authorized to sit for the purposes of this study, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto;

That the committee be authorized to sit for the purposes of this study, even though the Senate may then be adjourned, with the application of rule 12-18(2) being suspended in relation thereto; and

That, notwithstanding usual practices, the committee be authorized to deposit with the Clerk of the Senate its report on this study if the Senate is not then sitting; and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate.

The question being put on the motion, as amended, it was adopted on the following vote:

YEAS

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Carignan, Dagenais, Demers, Doyle, Eaton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Housakos, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McInnis, McIntyre, Meredith, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Oh, Patterson, Poirier, Raine, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wells, White—44

NAYS

The Honourable Senators

Callbeck, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Eggleton, Fraser, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Lovelace Nicholas, Mercer, Merchant, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Ringuette, Robichaud, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Tardif—24

ABSTENTIONS

The Honourable Senators

Cools, McCoy, Nolin—3

Motions

The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth:

That, pursuant to rule 7-2, not more than a further six hours of debate be allocated for consideration at third reading stage of Bill C-9, An Act respecting the election and term of office of chiefs and councillors of certain First Nations and the composition of council of those First Nations.

After debate,

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

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The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C.:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 6:05 p.m. the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 2 p.m.)

REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7):

Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2014-2015 of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, pursuant to the Physical Activity and Sport Act, S.C. 2003, c. 2, sbs. 32(4). —Sessional Paper No. 2/41-444.

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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

The Honourable Senator Cordy replaced the Honourable Senator Moore (April 3, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator Tardif replaced the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (April 3, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (April 4, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Meredith (April 4, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (April 4, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Merchant (April 3, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Dallaire (April 3, 2014).