Journals of the Senate
58 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2009, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 58
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Demers, Di Nino, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Prud'homme, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Chaput, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Demers, Di Nino, *Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, *Grafstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Milne, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Prud'homme, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, *Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The first list records senators present in the Senate Chamber during the course of the sitting.
An asterisk in the second list indicates a senator who, while not present during the sitting, was in attendance to business, as defined in subsections 8(2) and (3) of the Senators Attendance Policy.
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some honourable senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable the Speaker tabled the following:
Reports of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, 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. 2/40-730.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Rivest tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 36th Annual Meeting, held in Paris and Toulouse, France, from July 19 to 24, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-731.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth, for the second reading of Bill C-6, An Act respecting the safety of consumer products.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Neufeld, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 4 and 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 22 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Resuming debate on the motion by the Honourable Senator Oliver, seconded by the Honourable Senator Brown, for the adoption of the second report of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (amendments to the Rules of the Senate—reinstatement of bills from the previous session of the same Parliament), presented in the Senate on March11, 2009.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Wallace moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Demers, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Consideration of the third report of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (amendments to the Rules of the Senate—questions of privilege), presented in the Senate on May 12, 2009.
The Honourable Senator Oliver moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Smith, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Chaput, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley, that the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, entitled Reflecting Canada's Linguistic Duality at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: A Golden Opportunity, Follow-up Report, tabled in the Senate on September 15, 2009, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 131(2), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada being identified as ministers responsible for responding to the report.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau, for the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion by the Honourable Senator Oliver, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cochrane, for the adoption of the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (amendments to the Rules of the Senate—Conflict of Interest Code for Senators), presented in the Senate on May 27, 2009.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 6 to 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 68, 10, 8, 9, 51 (motions), 10 (inquiry), 7, 25 (motions), 17 and 23 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Cochrane, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:
That the Senate of Canada,
in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the October18, 1929 decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council that recognized women as "persons'' in law eligible for appointment to the Senate of Canada, and
in acknowledgement of the important contributions women have made in the Senate of Canada, posthumously recognize Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards, popularly known as the "Famous Five'', as Honorary Senators.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 13, 1, 25 (inquiries), 86 (motion), 27 (inquiry), 58, 73, 13 (motions), 2 (inquiry), 67, 42 and 46 (motions) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Order No. 6 (inquiry) was called and pursuant to rule 27(3) was dropped from the Order Paper.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Reports of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, 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.2/40-728.
Report of the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs 150(1).—Sessional Paper No.2/40-729.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:44 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 Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (October 7, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan (October 7, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Carignan replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (October 6, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (October 7, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (October 7, 2009).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator Downe (October 6, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Downe replaced the Honourable Senator Mitchell (October 6, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Milne (October 7, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Oliver replaced the Honourable Senator Di Nino (October 7, 2009).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senator Keon replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (October 6, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Cook (October 6, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Banks replaced the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C. (October 7, 2009).