2nd Session, 41st Parliament

Issue 129

Monday, March 30, 2015
6:00 p.m.

The Honourable Leo Housakos, Speaker pro tempore

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Campbell, Carignan, Cools, Cowan, Day, Downe, Doyle, Enverga, Fraser, Gerstein, Greene, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, Marshall, Martin, Meredith, Mockler, Moore, Neufeld, Ngo, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wells, White

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Campbell, Carignan, *Chaput, *Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cowan, *Dawson, Day, Downe, Doyle, Enverga, *Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Gerstein, Greene, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, *Maltais, Marshall, Martin, *McIntyre, Meredith, Mockler, Moore, Neufeld, Ngo, Oh, Patterson, Plett, *Poirier, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, *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-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, to enact the High Risk Child Sex Offender Database 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 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

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

Bills — Second Reading

Second reading of Bill C-54, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2015.

The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Neufeld, that the bill be read the second time.

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 Smith (Saurel) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Unger, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.

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

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Second reading of Bill C-55, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016.

The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Unger, that the bill be read the second time.

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 Smith (Saurel) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Unger, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.

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

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Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

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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 6:25 p.m. the Senate was continued until 2 p.m. tomorrow.)

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

Report of the Canada Post Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year ended December 31, 2014, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41- 1090.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2015-2019 and the Capital Budget for 2015 of the Canada Post Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1091.

Agreements for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the provinces of British Columbia and Nova Scotia, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1092.

Notice of opinion concerning the Firearms Records Regulations (Classification) (SOR/2014-198), pursuant to the Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 119(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1093.

Report of the Governor of the Bank of Canada and Statement of Accounts, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 2014, pursuant to the Bank of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-2, sbs. 30(3).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1094.

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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5

Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (March 26, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Black replaced the Honourable Senator Bellemare (March 26, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (March 26, 2015).

Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (March 26, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (March 27, 2015).

Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis (March 26, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Massicotte was added to the membership (March 27, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

The Honourable Senator Enverga replaced the Honourable Senator Ngo (March 30, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (March 26, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (March 26, 2015).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (March 26, 2015).