Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 83
Thursday, October 2, 2014
1:30 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, Chaput, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Demers, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wells, White
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, 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, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, *Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, 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
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, 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 Nancy Ruth, 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.
With leave,
The Senate reverted to Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees.
The Honourable Senator Furey, Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, tabled its ninth report (Committee post-activity reports for 2013-2014).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41- 810S.
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.
Motions
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall:
That when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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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 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Cools, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, for the second reading of Bill S-216, An Act to amend the Divorce Act (shared parenting plans).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools, for the Honourable Senator McCoy, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Commons Public Bills — Second Reading
Second reading of Bill C-479, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (fairness for victims).
The Honourable Senator Boisvenu moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Patterson, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif, for the Honourable Senator Fraser, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy, 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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Orders No. 2 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees — Other
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Orders No. 55, 69, 9, 56, 66, 60, 73, 8, 47, 74 and 62 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Orders No. 10, 21, 13, 16, 29, 26, 14, 20, 23, 27, 34, 5, 33, 30, 31, 15, 17, 22, 18, 19 and 28 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Order No. 8 was called and, pursuant to rule 4-15(2), dropped from the Order Paper.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7):
Reports of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board 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. 2/41-804.
Reports of the Department of Veterans Affairs 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. 2/41-805.
Report of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, pursuant to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 18 (3rd Supp.), Part I, s. 40—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-806.
Reports of PPP Canada Inc. 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. 2/41-807.
Report of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-808.
Reports of the Freshwater Fish Marketing 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- 809.
DECLARATIONS OF PRIVATE INTERESTS
Pursuant to rule 15-7(1) and subsection 12(1) of the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, declarations of private interest were made as follows:
By written declaration, dated October 1, 2014, in the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, the Honourable Senator Tannas (Bill S-202, An Act to amend the Payment Card Networks Act (credit card acceptance fees)).
By written declaration, dated October 1, 2014, in the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, the Honourable Senator Tannas (Bill S-201, An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination).
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 3:19 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 2 p.m.)
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 (October 2, 2014).
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Johnson replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (October 1, 2014).
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The Honourable Senator Hubley replaced the Honourable Senator Cowan (October 2, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (October 1, 2014).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Downe replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (October 2, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator Downe (October 2, 2014).