2nd Session, 41st Parliament

Issue 96

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
1:30 p.m.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Boisvenu, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eaton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McIntyre, Merchant, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Raine, Ringuette, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Saurel), Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Wallace, Watt, Wells, White

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Boisvenu, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, *Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eaton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, *Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, *Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McIntyre, Merchant, *Meredith, *Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Oh, Patterson, Plett, *Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, *Rivard, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Saurel), Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, 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

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 England and Wales, United Kingdom and the Netherlands, from May 16 to 23, 2014. —Sessional Paper No. 2/41-948S.

Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, tabled its eighth report (Subject matter of Bill C-43 (Division 15 of Part 4)).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-949S.
(Pursuant to the order adopted on October 30, 2014, the report was deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance and placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.)

Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations

The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group, held in Berlin, Germany on September 22, 2014 and the Seminar on Ending Violence against Women and Girls, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from September 23 to 26, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-950.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills — Second Reading

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

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, for the second reading of Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

After debate,

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

The bill was then read the second time, on division.

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Frum, 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.

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

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

Private 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.

Reports of Committees — Other

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

Motions

Order No. 56 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce have the power to sit on Thursday, November 20, 2014, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto.

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

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Orders No. 69, 60, 66, 73, 8, 47, 74, 79, 62, 55 and 9 called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Orders No. 13, 16, 29, 26, 44, 14, 42, 43, 20, 41, 34, 36, 27, 33, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 28 and 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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 2:50 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 Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator Unger replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (November 19, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Black (November 19, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Black replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (November 19, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Cordy replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (November 19, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Beyak replaced the Honourable Senator Johnson (November 19, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (November 19, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (November 19, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Gerstein replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (November 19, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (November 19, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen (November 19, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (November 19, 2014).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (November 19, 2014).