2nd Session, 41st Parliament

Issue 115

Wednesday, February 4, 2015
1:30 p.m.

The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, Beyak, Boisvenu, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Plett, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wells, White

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, *Bellemare, Beyak, *Black, Boisvenu, *Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, *Gerstein, *Greene, *Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, *Massicotte, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Plett, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, 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-21, An Act to control the administrative burden that regulations impose on businesses, 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 Enverga, 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 — Second Reading

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

Reports of Committees — Other

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

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

Orders No. 56, 60, 66, 47, 74, 79, 62, 73, 8, 55 and 9 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Orders No. 41, 44, 14, 42, 43, 47, 29, 20, 36, 27, 33, 45, 34, 15, 17, 26, 18, 19 and 21 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Segal, calling the attention of the Senate to the contributions of our men and women in uniform and of Canadian civilians in their efforts in the 12 year-long mission in Afghanistan in the war on terrorism and to their support for the Afghan people.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, 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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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk calling the attention of the Senate to the challenges confronting a large and growing number of Canadians who provide care to relatives and friends living with dementia.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Cordy moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Charette-Poulin, 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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Order No. 16 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):

Report of the National Arts Centre, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, pursuant to the National Arts Centre Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-3, sbs. 17(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1033.

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 2:17 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 Dyck replaced the Honourable Senator Watt (February 4, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Black replaced the Honourable Senator Verner, P.C. (February 4, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Senator Poirier replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (February 4, 2015).

The Honourable Senator McInnis replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (February 4, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Beyak replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (February 4, 2015).

Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

The Honourable Senator Fraser replaced the Honourable Senator Furey (February 4, 2015).