Journals of the Senate
57 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2008, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 68
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Bacon, Banks, Brown, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Dyck, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Hervieux-Payette, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Massicotte, McCoy, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Phalen, Pitfield, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, St. Germain, 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, Banks, Brown, Bryden, Callbeck, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cook, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, *Downe, Dyck, Eyton, Fairbairn, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, Gustafson, Hervieux-Payette, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Massicotte, McCoy, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Phalen, Pitfield, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, St. Germain, Segal, 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
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
Report of the Senate Ethics Officer, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 20.7.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-635S.
The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
Document entitled Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan — Setting a Course to 2011, dated June 2008.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-636.
Report of the Nisga'a Final Agreement: Implementation Report for 2005-2006.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-637.
Annual Report of the Westbank First Nation Self-Government for 2005-2006.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-638.
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Day, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, presented its sixteenth report entitled: Infrastructure Programs and Regional Development Agencies.
(The report is printed as an appendix at pages 1272-1333 (available in print format PDF).)
The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Callbeck, 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 Chaput, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, tabled its fourth report entitled: Reflecting Canada's Linguistic Duality at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: A Golden Opportunity.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-639S.
The Honourable Senator Chaput moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mitchell, 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.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Section of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Political Committee of the APF, held in Strasbourg, France, on April 10 and 11, 2008. —Sessional Paper No. 2/39-640.
The Honourable Senator Grafstein, tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting the Congressional Visit by Members of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, held in Washington, D.C., United States, from April 22 to 25, 2008.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-641.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance: The Canadian/US Border — A Unified Focus, held in Ottawa, Ontario, from April 27 to 29, 2008.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-642.
With leave,
The Senate reverted to Presentation of Reports From Standing or Special Committees.
The Honourable Senator Banks, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, tabled its ninth report entitled: Sustainable Development: A Report Card.—Sessional Paper No. 2/39-643S.
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, 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.
Notices of Motions
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau:
That, at 3 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2008, the Senate resolve itself into a committee of the whole in order to hear from Phil Fontaine, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Mary Simon, President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Clem Chartier, President of the Metis National Council, respecting the government's statement of apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools.
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 Oliver, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, for the third reading of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Marine Act, the Canada Transportation Act, the Pilotage Act and other Acts in consequence.
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.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 2:28 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 Cochrane substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (June 10).
The names of the Honourable Senators Carstairs and Cowan substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Watt and Campbell (June 11).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The name of the Honourable Senator Massicotte substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Biron (June 11).