2nd Session, 41st Parliament

Issue 81

Tuesday, September 30, 2014
2:00 p.m.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Campbell, Carignan, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Watt, Wells, White

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Campbell, Carignan, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, 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.

PRAYERS

SENATORS' STATEMENTS

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, tabled its sixth report (Government response to the committee's second report, entitled Building Bridges: Canada-Turkey Relations and Beyond).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-775S.

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, 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-479, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (fairness for victims), 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 Marshall, 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

Bills — Third Reading

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Bills — Second Reading

Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Reports of Committees — Other

Ordered, That orders number 1 to 7 be discharged from the Order Paper.

Motions

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other

Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

OTHER BUSINESS

Commons Public Bills — Third Reading

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Senate Public Bills — Second Reading

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

Commons Public Bills — Second Reading

Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Johnson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, for the second reading of Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease.

After debate,

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

The bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Johnson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

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

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Orders No. 5 and 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Private Bills — Second Reading

Second reading of Bill S-1001, An Act to amend the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Act.

The Honourable Senator Johnson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Greene, that the bill be read the second time.

After debate,

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

The bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Johnson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Greene, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.

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

Reports of Committees — Other

Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

Orders No. 56, 66, 55, 60, 73, 8, 47, 74 and 62 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Seth, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett:

That the Senate recognize the second week of May as "International Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Week'', with the goal of engaging Canadians on the health issues affecting mothers, newborns, and children in Canada and around the world; reducing maternal and infant mortality; improving the health of mothers and children in the world's poorest countries; promoting equal access to care to women and children living in households of lower socioeconomic status, those with lower levels of education, those living at or below the low-income cut-off, those who are newcomers, and those groups who live in remote and sparsely populated areas of Canada; and preventing thousands of mothers and children from unnecessarily dying from preventable illnesses or lack of adequate health care during pregnancy, childbirth and infancy.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Fraser, for the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, 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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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCoy, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rivest:

That the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament be authorized to examine and report on changes to the Senate's Rules and practices that, while recognizing the independence of parliamentary bodies, will help ensure that Senate proceedings involving the discipline of senators and other individuals follow standards of due process and are generally in keeping with other rights, notably those normally protected by the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and

That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than November 30, 2014.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rivest, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Inquiries

Orders No. 13, 16, 29, 26 and 14 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Mercer, calling the attention of the Senate to Senate Reform and how the Senate and its Senators can achieve reforms and improve the function of the Senate by examining the role of Senators in their Regions.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Fraser 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. 20, 23, 27, 34, 5, 33, 30, 31, 15, 17, 22, 18, 19, 28, 8 and 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2014-2015 to 2018-2019 and of the Capital and Operating Budgets for 2014- 2015 of Defence Construction (1951) Limited, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-770

Report of the Canadian Securities Regulation Regime Transition Office, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, pursuant to the Canadian Securities Regulation Regime Transition Office Act, S.C. 2009, c. 2, ss. 297 "16(1) and (2)'' and 298.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-771

Reports of the Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-772

Report on the Government of Canada's Official Development Assistance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, pursuant to the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act, S.C. 2008, c. 17, s. 5.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41- 773

Biennial Report of the Cree-Naskapi Commission for the year 2014, pursuant to the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, S.C. 1984, c. 18, sbs. 171(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-774

ADJOURNMENT

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

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 4:10 p.m. the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.)

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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

The Honourable Senator Sibbeston replaced the Honourable Senator Watt (September 29, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (September 25, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (September 25, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Johnson replaced the Honourable Senator Greene (September 25, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Cowan (September 29, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Cowan replaced the Honourable Senator Hubley (September 29, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Cordy (September 29, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (September 25, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Ngo (September 25, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Ringuette replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (September 29, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (September 25, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Bellemare replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (September 25, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Wells replaced the Honourable Senator Oh (September 25, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (September 29, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (September 25, 2014).

Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (September 29, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (September 29, 2014).

Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations

The Honourable Senator Meredith replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (September 25, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Batters (September 25, 2014).