Journals of the Senate
57 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2008, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 65
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Bacon, Biron, Callbeck, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lapointe, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Massicotte, Meighen, Merchant, Moore, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Peterson, Phalen, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, St. Germain, Segal, Smith, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
*Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Bacon, *Banks, Biron, *Brown, Callbeck, *Carstairs, *Champagne, *Chaput, *Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Cools, *Corbin, *Cordy, *Cowan, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, Eggleton, Fairbairn, *Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, *Keon, Kinsella, Lapointe, LeBreton, *Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Massicotte, *McCoy, Meighen, *Mercer, Merchant, *Milne, *Mitchell, Moore, *Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, *Pépin, Peterson, Phalen, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, *Robichaud, *Rompkey, St. Germain, Segal, *Sibbeston, Smith, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Zimmer
PRAYERS
The Senate observed a minute of silence in memory of Corporal Richard Steven Leary, whose tragic death occurred today while serving his country in Afghanistan.
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
Report of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on the application of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act for the year 2007, pursuant to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c. 5, sbs. 25(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-618.
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, presented its sixth report (Bill C-30, An Act to establish the Specific Claims Tribunal and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, without amendment).
The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meighen, 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.
The Honourable Senator Day, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, presented its fourteenth report (Supplementary Estimates (A) 2008-2009).
(The report is printed as an appendix.)
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.
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
The Honourable Senator Comeau presented a Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, 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 Oliver tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, respecting its participation at the Fifteenth Session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organization, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 14 and 15, 2007.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-619.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, respecting its participation at the Sixteenth Session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organization, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 3, 2007.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-620.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, respecting its participation at the Parliamentary Panel within the Framework of the World Trade Organization Public Forum 2007, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 4, 2007.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-621.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That the sitting be suspended, to reassemble at the call of the Chair with a fifteen minute bell;
That, when the sitting resumes, it be either for the purpose of adjournment or to receive any Messages from the House of Commons;
That, if a Message is received from the House of Commons with Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget, that Bill shall, upon being read a first time, be ordered taken into consideration at second reading stage forthwith, and the provisions of Rule 57(1)(f) shall be suspended in relation thereto;
That the application of Rule 13(1) be suspended for this day, and the Senate continue sitting past 6:00 o'clock in the afternoon, if necessary; and
That committees that have already issued notices to meet today be authorized to sit during the time the Senate is suspended, until the sitting of the Senate resumes, and the application of Rule 95(4) be suspended in relation thereto.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 2:17 p.m. the sitting was suspended.)
At 5:15 the sitting resumed.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Climate Change Plan for 2008, pursuant to the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act, S.C. 2007, c. 30, sbs. 5(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-614.
Report on transportation in Canada for the year 2007, pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10, sbs. 52(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-615.
Reports of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 2/39- 616.
Report of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, S.C. 1989, c. 3, sbs. 13(3).—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-617.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 5:15 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 Banking, Trade and Commerce
The names of the Honourable Senators Meighen, Biron and Ringuette substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Gustafson, Banks and Dawson (May 29).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Campbell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (May 29).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The names of the Honourable Senators Munson and Stollery substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Banks and Mitchell (June 2).
The names of the Honourable Senators Banks and Mitchell substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Munson and Stollery (June 3).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (June 3).