Journals of the Senate
56 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2008, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 29
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Biron, Brown, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Downe, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Phalen, Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Smith, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Bacon, Baker, Banks, Biron, Brown, Bryden, Callbeck, *Campbell, Carstairs, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Di Nino, Downe, *Dyck, Eggleton, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, *Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, *Lovelace Nicholas, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, *Peterson, Phalen, Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, *St. Germain, Segal, *Sibbeston, Smith, Spivak, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Watt, Zimmer
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Kinsella tabled the following:
Report of the Parliamentary Delegation of the Senate, led by the Speaker of the Senate, respecting its visit to Italy, Portugal and Russia, from October 25 to November 10, 2007.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-389S.
The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
2006-2007 Annual Report of the Global Partnership Program "A Tangible Canadian Contribution to Reducing the Threat of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction''.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-390.
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-41, An Act respecting payments to a trust established to provide provinces and territories with funding for community development, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, 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.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Milne tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association, respecting its participation at the 30th European Parliament — Canada Inter-parliamentary Meeting, held in Brussels, Belgium, from November 20 to 22, 2007.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-391.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Second reading of Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (railway transportation).
The Honourable Senator Johnson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Brown, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Zimmer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Biron, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-41, An Act respecting payments to a trust established to provide provinces and territories with funding for community development.
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, 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 Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill C- 11, An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, with an amendment and observations), presented in the Senate on January 31, 2008.
The Honourable Senator Fraser moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Watt moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Adams, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Third reading of Bill S-213, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes).
The Honourable Senator Lapointe 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 the Clerk do go down to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, to which it desires its concurrence.
Orders No. 2 to 12 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Stollery, for the second reading of Bill S-212, An Act to amend the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 14 to 20 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Order No. 9 (inquiry) was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Comeau, calling the attention of the Senate to the debilitating nature of arthritis and its effect on all Canadians.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 4 (motion), 3 (inquiry), 5 (motion), 7 (inquiry), 6, 3, 11, 69 (motions), 6 (inquiry), 65 (motion) and 1 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Oliver called the attention of the Senate to the progress that has been made on the implementation of the Federal Accountability Act, highlighting the status of key measures of the Act and underscoring the importance of this Act to improving responsibility and accountability in our government.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Banks, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:
That the Senate refer to the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament the issue of developing a systematic process for the application of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as it applies to the Senate of Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator McCoy, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Di Nino moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver:
That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade during its study of Bill C-293, An Act respecting the provision of official development assistance abroad, in the First Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade for the purposes of its study, during the current session, of Bill C-293, An Act respecting the provision of official development assistance abroad.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Di Nino moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade entitled Overcoming 40 Years Of Failure: A New Road Map For Sub-Saharan Africa, tabled in the Senate on February 15, 2007, during the First Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament, be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting of the Senate.
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator McCoy, that the 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):
Management Plan of the Prince Albert National Park, pursuant to the Canada National Parks Act, S.C. 2000, c. 32, sbs.11(1) and to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-385.
Report of the National Arts Centre, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007, pursuant to the National Arts Centre Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-3, sbs. 17(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-386.
Federal-Provincial-Territorial Implementation Amending Agreements with the provinces of Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, pursuant to the Farm Income Protection Act, S.C. 1991, c. 22, sbs. 6(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-387.
Copies of the Rules amending the Federal Court Rules, made by the rules committee of the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court (SOR/JUS-607498), dated October 18, 2007, pursuant to the Federal Courts Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-7, sbs. 46(5).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-388.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 5:08 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 names of the Honourable Senators Gustafson and Fox substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Oliver and Zimmer (January 31).
The name of the Honourable Senator Di Nino substituted for that of the Honourable Senator St. Germain (February 4).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The name of the Honourable Senator Dawson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Massicotte (January 31).
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The names of the Honourable Senators Chaput and Mitchell substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Mahovlich and Peterson (February 4).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The name of the Honourable Senator Jaffer added to the membership (February 5).