Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 155
Thursday, June 18, 2015
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Leo Housakos, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Watt, Wells, White
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, 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
The Honourable the Speaker informed the Senate that a communication had been received from the Secretary to the Governor General.
The communication was then read by the Honourable the Speaker as follows:
RIDEAU HALL
June 18th, 2015
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will proceed to the Senate Chamber today, the 18th day of June, 2015, at 4 p.m., for the purpose of giving Royal Assent to certain bills of law.
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Wallace
Secretary to the Governor General
The Honourable
The Speaker of the Senate
Ottawa
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
Tabling of documents
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
Annual Report of the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, S.C. 2005, c. 46 s. 38.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1276.
Report of the Senate Ethics Officer, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 20.7.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1277S.
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The Honourable Senator Martin tabled the following:
Corporate Plan 2015 of the Global Centre for Pluralism. —Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1278.
Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees
The Honourable Senator Dawson, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, presented its twelfth report (Bill C-52, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act, without amendment).
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Plett moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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The Honourable Senator Dawson, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, presented its thirteenth report (Bill C-627, An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act (safety of persons and property), without amendment).
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Plett moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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The Honourable Senator Lang, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, tabled its sixteenth report entitled: Vigilance, Accountability and Security at Canada's Borders.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41- 1279S.
The Honourable Senator Lang moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Day, Member of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, tabled its seventeenth report entitled: Interim Report on the Operational Stress Injuries of Canada's Veterans.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1280S.
The Honourable Senator Day, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Day, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, presented its twenty- third report (Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures, without amendment).
The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan, 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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The Honourable Senator Gerstein, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, tabled its twelfth report entitled: Digital Currency: You Can't Flip this Coin!—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1281S.
The Honourable Senator Gerstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rivard, 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.
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The Honourable Senator Runciman, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented its thirty-second report (Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (law enforcement animals, military animals and service animals), without amendment).
The Honourable Senator Runciman moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Patterson, 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.
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-61, An Act to amend the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
With leave of the Senate,
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 later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills
The Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen introduced a Bill S-234, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (cruelty- free cosmetics).
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, 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.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator MacDonald tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 38th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers, held in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States of America, from July 13 to 15, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1282.
Report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance Conference, held in Ottawa, Ontario, from May 3 to 5, 2015.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1283.
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The Honourable Senator Andreychuk tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly respecting its participation at the 60th Annual Session, held at the Hague, Netherlands, from November 21 to 24, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1284.
Report of the Canadian delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly respecting its participation at the Parliamentary Transatlantic Forum, held in Washington, D.C., United States of America, December 8 and 9, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1285.
Report of the Canadian delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly respecting its participation at the Joint Meeting of the Defence and Security, Economics and Security, and Political Committees and Officers of the Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security and the Science and Technology Committee, held in Brussels, Belgium, from February 14 to 16, 2015.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1286.
Report of the Canadian delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Standing Committee, held in London, United Kingdom, March 20 and 21, 2015.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1287.
Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Canada-United Kingdom Interparliamentary Association respecting its Election Observation Mission to Exeter, Glasgow East, Watford and Wirral West, United Kingdom, from May 2 to 10, 2015. —Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1288.
Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Workshop on Parliamentary Codes of Conduct, held in Melbourne, Australia, from April 8 to 10, 2015.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1289.
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The Honourable Senator Oh tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian delegation of Canada-China Legislative Association and Canada-Japan Inter- Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, from January 12 to 15, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1290.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Ngo tabled the following:
Document entitled: Document Submitted to the Canadian Government by the Participants at the Roundtable Discussion at the Senate of Canada on December 6th, 2014 (English text). —Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1291S.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills — Third Reading
Third reading of Bill C-52, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act.
The Honourable Senator Plett moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis, that the bill be read the third time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, without amendment.
Bills — Second Reading
Second reading of Bill C-61, An Act to amend the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act.
The Honourable Senator Beyak moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Batters, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Fraser moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Reports of Committees — Other
Orders No. 1 to 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 2 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
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dagenais, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, for the third reading of Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations);
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Black, that the bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended in clause 1, on page 5,
(a) by replacing line 34 with the following:
"poration;''; and
(b) by adding after line 43 the following:
"(c) labour organizations whose labour relations activities are not within the legislative authority of Parliament;
(d) labour trusts in which no labour organization whose labour relations activities are within the legislative authority of Parliament has any legal, beneficial or financial interest; and
(e) labour trusts that are not established or maintained in whole or in part for the benefit of a labour organization whose labour relations activities are within the legislative authority of Parliament, its members or the persons it represents.'';
And on the subamendment of the Honourable Senator Cowan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, that the motion in amendment be not now adopted but that it be amended as follows:
(a) by deleting the word "and'' at the end of paragraph (a) of the amendment;
(b) by adding the following new paragraph (b) to the amendment:
"(b) by replacing line 36 with the following:
'of which are limited to the'; and''; and
(c) by changing the designation of current paragraph (b) to paragraph (c).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Ringuette moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., that the subamendment be not now adopted but that pursuant to rule 12-8(1), it, together with the amendment, be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration and report, and that the Senate resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, immediately following Question Period on the second sitting day following the adoption of this motion.
Debate.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A message was brought from the House of Commons to return Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act,
And to acquaint the Senate that the Commons has passed this bill, without amendment.
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A message was brought from the House of Commons to return Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations,
And to acquaint the Senate that the Commons has passed this bill, without amendment.
Pursuant to rule 16-1(7), the proceedings were interrupted to resume after Royal Assent.
ROYAL ASSENT
The Senate adjourned during pleasure to await the arrival of His Excellency the Governor General.
After awhile, His Excellency the Governor General, having come and being seated at the foot of the Throne.
The Honourable the Speaker commanded the Usher of the Black Rod to proceed to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that:
"It is the pleasure of His Excellency the Governor General that they attend him immediately in the Senate Chamber.''
The House of Commons being come,
One of the Clerks at the Table then read the title of the bills to be assented to as follows:
An Act to provide that the Department of Employment and Social Development is the main point of contact with the Government of Canada in respect of the death of a Canadian citizen or resident (Bill C-247, Chapter 15, 2015)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons) (Bill C-452, Chapter 16, 2015)
An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Act (pension and benefits) (Bill C-591, Chapter 17, 2015)
An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act (Bill S-3, Chapter 18, 2015)
An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act and the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act (Bill S-6, Chapter 19, 2015)
An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-51, Chapter 20, 2015)
An Act to amend the National Energy Board Act and the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (Bill C-46, Chapter 21, 2015)
An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Bill C-2, Chapter 22, 2015)
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 (Bill C- 26, Chapter 23, 2015)
An Act to give effect to the Déline Final Self-Government Agreement and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts (Bill C-63, Chapter 24, 2015)
An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make a related amendment and a consequential amendment to other Acts (Bill C-42, Chapter 27, 2015)
An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence) (Bill C-555, Chapter 28, 2015)
An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill S-7, Chapter 29, 2015)
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (Bill C-12, Chapter 30, 2015)
An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act (Bill C-52, Chapter 31, 2015)
An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (Bill S-4, Chapter 32, 2015)
An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations (Bill S-2, Chapter 33, 2015)
To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced by the Clerk of the Senate in the following words:
"In Her Majesty's name, His Excellency the Governor General doth assent to these Bills.''
4:18 p.m.
The Speaker of the House of Commons addressed His Excellency the Governor General as follows:
"May it Please Your Excellency:
The Commons of Canada have voted supplies to enable the Government to defray certain expenses of the public service.
In the name of the Commons, I present to Your Excellency the following Bills:
An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016 (Bill C-66, Chapter 25, 2015)
An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016 (Bill C-67, Chapter 26, 2015)
To which Bills I humbly request Your Excellency's Assent.''
After one of the Clerks at the Table read the title of these Bills.
To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced by the Clerk of the Senate in the following words:
"In Her Majesty's name, His Excellency the Governor General thanks her loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence and assents to these Bills.''
4:21 p.m.
The Commons withdrew.
After which His Excellency the Governor General was pleased to retire.
At 4:23 p.m., the sitting resumed.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
OTHER BUSINESS
Commons Public Bills — Third Reading
The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dagenais, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, for the third reading of Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations);
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Black, that the bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended in clause 1, on page 5,
(a) by replacing line 34 with the following:
"poration;''; and
(b) by adding after line 43 the following:
"(c) labour organizations whose labour relations activities are not within the legislative authority of Parliament;
(d) labour trusts in which no labour organization whose labour relations activities are within the legislative authority of Parliament has any legal, beneficial or financial interest; and
(e) labour trusts that are not established or maintained in whole or in part for the benefit of a labour organization whose labour relations activities are within the legislative authority of Parliament, its members or the persons it represents.'';
And on the subamendment of the Honourable Senator Cowan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, that the motion in amendment be not now adopted but that it be amended as follows:
(a) by deleting the word "and'' at the end of paragraph (a) of the amendment;
(b) by adding the following new paragraph (b) to the amendment:
"(b) by replacing line 36 with the following:
'of which are limited to the'; and''; and
(c) by changing the designation of current paragraph (b) to paragraph (c);
And on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., that the subamendment be not now adopted but that pursuant to rule 12-8(1), it, together with the amendment, be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration and report, and that the Senate resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, immediately following Question Period on the second sitting day following the adoption of this motion.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), 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 negatived on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Baker, Campbell, Chaput, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Fraser, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Lovelace Nicholas, Massicotte, Merchant, Mitchell, Moore, Ringuette, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Tardif, Watt—24
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, Beyak, Carignan, Dagenais, Doyle, Eaton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Gerstein, Greene, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, McInnis, McIntyre, Mockler, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tkachuk, Wells, White—39
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dagenais, seconded by the Honourable Senator Doyle, for the third reading of Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations);
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Black, that the bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended in clause 1, on page 5,
(a) by replacing line 34 with the following:
"poration;''; and
(b) by adding after line 43 the following:
"(c) labour organizations whose labour relations activities are not within the legislative authority of Parliament;
(d) labour trusts in which no labour organization whose labour relations activities are within the legislative authority of Parliament has any legal, beneficial or financial interest; and
(e) labour trusts that are not established or maintained in whole or in part for the benefit of a labour organization whose labour relations activities are within the legislative authority of Parliament, its members or the persons it represents.'';
And on the subamendment of the Honourable Senator Cowan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette, that the motion in amendment be not now adopted but that it be amended as follows:
(a) by deleting the word "and'' at the end of paragraph (a) of the amendment;
(b) by adding the following new paragraph (b) to the amendment:
"(b) by replacing line 36 with the following:
`of which are limited to the'; and''; and
(c) by changing the designation of current paragraph (b) to paragraph (c);
And on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., that the subamendment be not now adopted but that pursuant to rule 12-8(1), it, together with the amendment, be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration and report, and that the Senate resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, immediately following Question Period on the second sitting day following the adoption of this motion.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Moore moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dawson, that the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette be not now adopted but that it be amended by replacing the word "second'' with the word "first''.
The question was put on the motion in amendment.
Pursuant to rule 9-10(2), a standing vote was deferred until 5:30 p.m. at the next sitting of the Senate, with the bells to sound at 5:15 p.m. for fifteen minutes.
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 on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Carignan, Dagenais, Day, Doyle, Eaton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Gerstein, Greene, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, McInnis, McIntyre, Mockler, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tkachuk, Wells, White—42
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Baker, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Fraser, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Mitchell, Moore, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Tardif, Watt—17
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Cools—1
(Accordingly, at 7:05 p.m. the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 9 a.m.)
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7):
Agreement for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the province of British Columbia, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1275.
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Johnson (June 17, 2015).
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Demers (June 17, 2015).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator White replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (June 18, 2015).
The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator White (June 18, 2015).
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (June 17, 2015).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (June 18, 2015).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Cordy (June 17, 2015).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) replaced the Honourable Senator Demers (June 17, 2015).