Journals of the Senate
52 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2003, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 37th Parliament
Issue 56
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Beaudoin, Biron, Bolduc, Bryden, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Chaput, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Day, Di Nino, Doody, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kelleher, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Kroft, LaPierre, Lapointe, Lawson, LeBreton, Léger, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Meighen, Merchant, Milne, Moore, Morin, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Phalen, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robertson, Robichaud, Roche, Rompkey, Rossiter, St. Germain, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Stollery, Stratton, Tkachuk, Watt, Wiebe
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Beaudoin, Biron, Bolduc, Bryden, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Chaput, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Day, Di Nino, Doody, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Fraser, Furey, Gauthier, Gill, Grafstein, *Graham, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kelleher, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, *Kirby, Kroft, LaPierre, Lapointe, Lawson, LeBreton, Léger, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Meighen, Merchant, Milne, Moore, Morin, Murray, Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Pépin, Phalen, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robertson, Robichaud, Roche, Rompkey, Rossiter, St. Germain, Setlakwe, Sibbeston, Stollery, Stratton, Tkachuk, Watt, Wiebe
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Milne presented the following:
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2003
The Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament has the honour to present its
TENTH REPORT
Your Committee, to which was referred Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Lobbyists Registration Act, has in obedience to the Order of Reference of April 2, 2003, examined the said Bill and now reports the same with the following amendment:
1. Page 4, Clause 4: Add immediately after line 15 the following:
"(h.1) if the individual is a former public officer holder, a description of the offices held;''
Respectfully submitted,
LORNA MILNE
Chair
The Honourable Senator Milne moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Sibbeston, 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.
Reading of Petitions for Private Bills
The First Report of the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills was tabled (Sessional Paper No. 2/37-424S) and reads as follows:—
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2003
Pursuant to Rule 107(2), the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills has the honour to present her
FIRST REPORT
Your Examiner has duly examined the following petition and finds that the requirements of the Rules of the Senate have been complied with in all material respects:—
Of the Boy Scouts of Canada, a body incorporated by chapter 130 of the Statutes of Canada 1914; praying for the passage of An Act to amend its Act of incorporation in order to consolidate the statutes governing it, to change its name to "Scouts Canada'' and to make such other technical and incidental changes to the Act as may be appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Heather P. Lank
Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills
The following petition was read and received:—
Of the Boy Scouts of Canada, a body incorporated by chapter 130 of the Statutes of Canada 1914; praying for the passage of An Act to amend its Act of incorporation in order to consolidate the statutes governing it, to change its name to "Scouts Canada'' and to make such other technical and incidental changes to the Act as may be appropriate.
Introduction and First Reading of Private Bills
The Honourable Senator Di Nino presented a Bill S-19, An Act respecting Scouts Canada.
The Bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Di Nino moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, 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
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Milne, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chalifoux, for the third reading of Bill S-13, An Act to amend the Statistics Act.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, 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
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kinsella, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin, for the second reading of Bill S-14, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act to reflect the linguistic duality of Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., for the Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 2 to 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 15, 17, 21 (inquiries), 112, 92 (motions), 22, 11 (inquiries), 91 (motion) and 13 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Maheu, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bacon:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and report upon key legal issues affecting the subject of on-reserve matrimonial real property on the breakdown of a marriage or common law relationship and the policy context in which they are situated.
In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to examine:
- The interplay between provincial and federal laws in addressing the division of matrimonial property (both personal and real) on-reserve and, in particular, enforcement of court decisions;
- The practice of land allotment on-reserve, in particular with respect to custom land allotment;
- In a case of marriage or common-law relationships, the status of spouses and how real property is divided on the breakdown of the relationship; and
- Possible solutions that would balance individual and community interest.
That the Committee report to the Senate no later than June 27, 2003;
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Carney, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, that the motion be amended in the first paragraph thereof by replacing the words "Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights'' by the words "Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples''; and
That the reporting date be no later than March 31, 2004 rather than June 27, 2003.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on division.
Orders No. 90, 86, 5 (motions), 8, 20 (inquiries), 104 (motion), 9 (inquiry), 4 (motion), 2, 14 (inquiries), 76, 66 (motions), 16 and 6 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report of the Canadian Wheat Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, pursuant to the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/37-422.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 2003-2004 to 2007-2008 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2003-2004 of Farm Credit Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/37-423.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C.:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:02 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.)
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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Day substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Graham (May 13).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Milne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Corbin (May 13).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The name of the Honourable Senator Merchant substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Biron (May 13).
The name of the Honourable Senator Angus substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Meighen (May 14).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The name of the Honourable Senator Phalen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (May 13).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Poulin (May 14).