Journals of the Senate
54 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2005, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 38th Parliament
Issue 58
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Biron, Buchanan, Callbeck, Chaput, Christensen, Comeau, Cools, Corbin, Cowan, Dallaire, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, Fraser, Gill, Grafstein, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Keon, Kinsella, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Léger, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Mahovlich, Massicotte, McCoy, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Oliver, Pearson, Peterson, Phalen, Plamondon, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, St. Germain, Sibbeston, Smith, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Austin, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Biron, Buchanan, Callbeck, Chaput, Christensen, *Cochrane, Comeau, *Cook, Cools, Corbin, *Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Doody, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Finnerty, Fitzpatrick, *Forrestall, Fraser, Gill, Grafstein, Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, *Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, *Kirby, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Léger, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Mahovlich, Massicotte, McCoy, *Meighen, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, *Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, *Nolin, Oliver, Pearson, *Pépin, Peterson, Phalen, Plamondon, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, St. Germain, Sibbeston, Smith, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, *Trenholme Counsell
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some honourable senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Smith, P.C., Chair of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament tabled its third report (Conflict of Interest Code for Senators). —Sessional Paper No. 1/38-524S.
The Honourable Senator Smith, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eggleton, 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.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A message was brought from the House of Commons to return Bill C-12, An Act to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases,
And to acquaint the Senate that the Commons has agreed to the amendments made by the Senate to this bill, without amendment.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Spivak, seconded by the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-12, An Act concerning personal watercraft in navigable waters.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., for the Honourable Senator Massicotte, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 10 and 11 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (budget—study on the inclusion of non-derogation clauses in legislation—power to hire staff), presented in the Senate on May 10, 2005.
The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Callbeck, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the eighth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (budget—study on declaring Ottawa to be a bilingual city—power to hire staff) presented in the Senate on May 10, 2005.
The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Consideration of the seventeenth report (Interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights (Study on an invitation to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) tabled in the Senate on May 10, 2005.
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson:
That the report be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 131(2), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the Government, with the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs being identified as Minister responsible for responding to the report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 4 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 16 (inquiry), 69 (motion), 18, 21, 22, 6 (inquiries) and 91 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Downe calling the attention of the Senate to the benefits of the decentralization of federal departments, agencies and Crown corporations from the National Capital to the regions of Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Losier-Cool moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Corbin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cook:
That the Rules of the Senate be amended by replacing rule 32 with the following:
``32. (1) A Senator desiring to speak in the Senate shall rise in the place where that Senator normally sits and address the rest of the Senators.
(2) Any Senator who speaks in the Senate shall do so in one of the official languages.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a Senator desiring to address the Senate in Inuktitut shall so inform the Clerk of the Senate at least four hours before the start of that sitting of the Senate.
(4) The Clerk of the Senate shall make the necessary arrangements to provide interpretation of remarks made in Inuktitut into the two official languages.
(5) Remarks made in Inuktitut shall be published in the Debates of the Senate in the two official languages, with a note in the Journals of the Senate explaining that they were delivered in Inuktitut.''
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton 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.
Orders No. 58 (motion), 2 (inquiry), 85 (motion), 15, 4, 12 (inquiries) and 78 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Stratton, for the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, called the attention of the Senate to the need for a strong integrated Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the need to strengthen and support the Foreign Service of Canada, in order to ensure that Canada's international obligations are met and that Canada's opportunities and interests are maximized.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton, for the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Comeau called the attention of the Senate to the NDP budget announced in the media by the Prime Minister on April 26, 2005; the ruination and destruction of the Liberal budget; the compromised integrity of the Minister of Finance whose previous position was that such measures were fiscally irresponsible; and the irresponsibility of the Liberal government in attempting to shore up its fading support through reckless new spending announcements.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella, that further debate on the inquiry 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):
Management Plan of the Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site of Canada, dated April 2005, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/38-522.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2005-2006 to 2009-2010 and of the Capital and Operating Budgets for 2005- 2006 of the Cape Breton Development Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F- 11, sbs. 125(4). —Sessional Paper No. 1/38-523.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, 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 3:25 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 Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Baker substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (May 10).