Journals of the Senate
54 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2005, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 38th Parliament
Issue 51
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Austin, Baker, Banks, Biron, Bryden, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chaput, Christensen, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Downe, Dyck, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Furey, Gill, Gustafson, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kirby, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Léger, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Mahovlich, McCoy, Mercer, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Oliver, Pearson, Peterson, Phalen, Plamondon, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, St. Germain, Sibbeston, Smith, Spivak, Stratton, Watt
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, *Atkins, Austin, Baker, Banks, Biron, Bryden, Buchanan, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chaput, Christensen, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Downe, Dyck, *Eyton, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, *Forrestall, *Fraser, Furey, Gill, *Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, *Kenny, Kirby, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Léger, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Mahovlich, McCoy, *Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, *Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, *Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, Peterson, Phalen, Plamondon, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, St. Germain, Sibbeston, Smith, Spivak, Stratton, *Tkachuk, *Trenholme Counsell, Watt
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some honourable senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., tabled the following:
Document entitled ``Canada's International Policy Statement — A Role of Pride and Influence in the World'', 2005.—Sessional Paper No.1/38-475.
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Comeau, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented its second report (budget—study on managing Canada's fisheries and oceans—power to hire staff and travel).
(The report is printed as an appendix "A'')
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cochrane, 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.
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, presented its fifth report (budget—study on the present state and the future of agriculture and forestry in Canada).
(The report is printed as an appendix "B'')
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., 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.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
A point of order was raised with respect to delayed answers.
After debate,
The Speaker reserved his decision.
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Third reading of Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act, the Canada School of Public Service Act and the Official Languages Act.
The Honourable Senator Ringuette moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chaput, 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.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, for the third reading of Bill S-18, An Act to amend the Statistics Act.
After debate,
The question was put on the motion.
With leave of the Senate, a standing vote was deferred until 2:45 p.m. tomorrow, with the bells to sound at 2:30 p.m. for fifteen minutes.
Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Oliver, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cochrane, for the second reading of Bill S-15, An Act to prevent unsolicited messages on the Internet.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator LeBreton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 9 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill S-28, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loan).
The Honourable Senator Moore moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Phalen, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gill, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Private Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Di Nino, seconded by the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-27, An Act respecting Scouts Canada.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Di Nino moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (budgets of certain committees), presented in the Senate on April 14, 2005.
The Honourable Senator Moore, for the Honourable Senator Furey moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Phalen, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs (budget—study on the development and security challenges facing Africa—power to hire staff and travel), presented in the Senate on April 14, 2005.
The Honourable Senator Di Nino moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the fifth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs (budget—study on foreign relations in general—power to hire staff and travel), presented in the Senate on April 14, 2005.
The Honourable Senator Di Nino moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 6 and 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 15 (inquiry), 82 (motion), 4 (inquiry), and 58 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson:
That the Senate of Canada calls upon the Government of Canada to establish a specific timetable that will enable Canada to meet its longstanding commitment to provide 0.7 per cent of its Gross National Income as official international development assistance; and
That the Senate of Canada calls upon the Government of Canada to provide funds, within the budgetary process, to achieve this objective at latest by the year 2015, beginning, with an immediate 100 per cent increase in official development assistance in the next fiscal year.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Corbin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mahovlich, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 12, 6 (inquiries), 78, 69 (motions), 11, and 2 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, P.C.:
That the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament study and make the necessary recommendations on the advisability of amending Senate practice so that bills tabled during a parliamentary session can be reintroduced at the same procedural stage in the following parliamentary session, with a view to including in the Rules of the Senate, a procedure that already exists in the House of Commons and would increase the efficiency of our parliamentary process.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton, for the Honourable Senator Oliver, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Reports of the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/38-473.
Response of the government to the Sixth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples entitled ``Urban Aboriginal Youth: An Action Plan for Change'' (Sessional Paper No. 2/37-771S), tabled in the Senate on October 30, 2003.—Sessional Paper No. 1/38-474S.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 4:14 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (April 14).
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (April 14).
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Day (April 14).
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The name of the Honourable Senator Baker substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pépin (April 14).
The name of the Honourable Senator Pépin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker (April 19).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Joyal substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bryden (April 14).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The name of the Honourable Senator Ferretti Barth substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (April 14).
The name of the Honourable Senator Mitchell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stollery (April 18).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The name of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (April 18).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The names of the Honourable Senators Oliver, Gustafson and St. Germain substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Kelleher, Meighen and Tkachuk (April 18).
Special Senate Committee on the Anti-terrorism Act
The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cools (April 19).