Journals of the Senate
58 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2009, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 60
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, 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, Manning, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Milne, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Seidman, 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, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, *Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, 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, Milne, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, *Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Seidman, Smith, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, 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
Tributes
Tribute was paid to the memory of the Honourable Sheila Finestone, P.C., former senator, whose death occurred on June 8, 2009.
Senators' Statements
Pursuant to rule 43(7), the Honourable Senator Comeau gave notice that he would raise a question of privilege regarding the Leader of the Opposition, Senator Cowan's press release, various comments he made to the media, and the blog post made by Senator Grant Mitchell, all concerning the Senate's handling of Bill C-25.
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
2008 Annual Report on the Use of Electronic Surveillance, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sbs. 195(4). —Sessional Paper No. 2/40-785.
2008 Annual Report on the RCMP's Use of the Law Enforcement Justification Provisions, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 25.3.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-786.
Report of the National DNA Data Bank of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the DNA Identification Act, S.C. 1998, c. 37, sbs. 13.1(2). —Sessional Paper No. 2/40-787.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Cordy tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Spring Session 2009, held in Oslo, Norway, from May 22 to 26, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-788.
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The Honourable Senator Grafstein tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Spring Meeting of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance, held in Ottawa, Ontario, from May 3 to 5, 2009. —Sessional Paper No. 2/40-789.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors' Association, held in Park City, United States, from June 14 to 16, 2009. —Sessional Paper No. 2/40-790.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the National Governors' Association, held in Biloxi, United States, from July 17 to 20, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-791.
ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS
Pursuant to rule 25(2), the Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 29, dated April 2, 2009, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., respecting the monitoring of the Canadian and foreign fisheries in waters off Nunavut, Nunavik, and northern Labrador by patrol vessels and aircraft.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-792S.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the eleventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Bill C- 25, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (limiting credit for time spent in pre-sentencing custody), with amendments), presented in the Senate on October 8, 2009.
The Honourable Senator Fraser moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was negatived on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Baker, Banks, Campbell, Chaput, Cordy, Cowan, Day, Dyck, Eggleton, Fraser, Grafstein, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Lovelace Nicholas, Massicotte, Mercer, Milne, Moore, Munson, Peterson, Poulin, Poy, Ringuette, Robichaud, Tardif, Watt, Zimmer—30
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Brazeau, Brown, Carignan, Champagne, Cochrane, Comeau, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Duffy, Eaton, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Housakos, Johnson, Keon, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Manning, Martin, Meighen, Mockler, Murray, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Patterson, Plett, Raine, Rivard, Segal, Seidman, St. Germain , Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin—44
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
The Honourable Senator Wallace moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that Bill C-25 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.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A message was brought from the House of Commons to return Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct),
And to acquaint the Senate that the Commons has passed this bill, without amendment.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 24 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 of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson, that the fifth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, entitled Crisis in the Lobster Fishery, tabled in the Senate on June 9, 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 Fisheries and Oceans and the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development being identified as ministers responsible for responding to the report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Consideration of the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (budget—release of additional funds (study on the national security policy)), presented in the Senate on October 8, 2009.
The Honourable Senator Kenny moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 3 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, 23, 13, 1, 25 (inquiries), 86 (motion), 27 (inquiry), 58, 73, 13 (motions), 2 (inquiry) and 67 (motion) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Grafstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C.:
That the Senate endorse the following Declaration, adopted by the Conference on Combating Antisemitism, held at London, United Kingdom, from February 15 to 17, 2009:
THE LONDON DECLARATION ON COMBATING ANTISEMITISM
Preamble
We, Representatives of our respective Parliaments from across the world, convening in London for the founding Conference and Summit of the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism, draw the democratic world's attention to the resurgence of antisemitism as a potent force in politics, international affairs and society.
We note the dramatic increase in recorded antisemitic hate crimes and attacks targeting Jewish persons and property, and Jewish religious, educational and communal institutions.
We are alarmed at the resurrection of the old language of prejudice and its modern manifestations — in rhetoric and political action — against Jews, Jewish belief and practice and the State of Israel.
We are alarmed by Government-backed antisemitism in general, and state-backed genocidal antisemitism, in particular.
We, as Parliamentarians, affirm our commitment to a comprehensive programme of action to meet this challenge.
We call upon national governments, parliaments, international institutions, political and civic leaders, NGOs, and civil society to affirm democratic and human values, build societies based on respect and citizenship and combat any manifestations of antisemitism and discrimination.
We today in London resolve that;
Challenging Antisemitism
1. Parliamentarians shall expose, challenge, and isolate political actors who engage in hate against Jews and target the State of Israel as a Jewish collectivity;
2. Parliamentarians should speak out against antisemitism and discrimination directed against any minority, and guard against equivocation, hesitation and justification in the face of expressions of hatred;
3. Governments must challenge any foreign leader, politician or public figure who denies, denigrates or trivialises the Holocaust and must encourage civil society to be vigilant to this phenomenon and to openly condemn it;
4. Parliamentarians should campaign for their Government to uphold international commitments on combating antisemitism — including the OSCE Berlin Declaration and its eight main principles;
5. The UN should reaffirm its call for every member state to commit itself to the principles laid out in the Holocaust Remembrance initiative including specific and targeted policies to eradicate Holocaust denial and trivialisation;
6. Governments and the UN should resolve that never again will the institutions of the international community and the dialogue of nation states be abused to try to establish any legitimacy for antisemitism, including the singling out of Israel for discriminatory treatment in the international arena, and we will never witness — or be party to — another gathering like Durban in 2001;
7. The OSCE should encourage its member states to fulfil their commitments under the 2004 Berlin Declaration and to fully utilise programmes to combat antisemitism including the Law Enforcement programme LEOP;
8. The European Union, inter-state institutions and multilateral fora and religious communities must make a concerted effort to combat antisemitism and lead their member states to adopt proven and best practice methods of countering antisemitism;
9. Leaders of all religious faiths should be called upon to use all the means possible to combat antisemitism and all types of discriminatory hostilities among believers and society at large;
10. The EU Council of Ministers should convene a session on combating antisemitism relying on the outcomes of the London Conference on Combating Antisemitism and using the London Declaration as a basis.
Prohibitions
11. Governments should take appropriate and necessary action to prevent the broadcast of explicitly antisemitic programmes on satellite television channels, and to apply pressure on the host broadcast nation to take action to prevent the transmission of explicitly antisemitic programmes;
12. Governments should fully reaffirm and actively uphold the Genocide Convention, recognising that where there is incitement to genocide signatories automatically have an obligation to act. This may include sanctions against countries involved in or threatening to commit genocide or referral of the matter to the UN Security Council or initiate an inter-state complaint at the International Court of Justice;
13. Parliamentarians should legislate effective Hate Crime legislation recognising ''hate aggravated crimes'' and, where consistent with local legal standards, ''incitement to hatred'' offences and empower law enforcement agencies to convict;
14. Governments that are signatories to the Hate Speech Protocol of the Council of Europe 'Convention on Cybercrime' (and the 'Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems') should enact domestic enabling legislation;
Identifying the threat
15. Parliamentarians should return to their legislature, Parliament or Assembly and establish inquiry scrutiny panels that are tasked with determining the existing nature and state of antisemitism in their countries and developing recommendations for government and civil society action;
16. Parliamentarians should engage with their governments in order to measure the effectiveness of existing policies and mechanisms in place and to recommend proven and best practice methods of countering antisemitism;
17. Governments should ensure they have publicly accessible incident reporting systems, and that statistics collected on antisemitism should be the subject of regular review and action by government and state prosecutors and that an adequate legislative framework is in place to tackle hate crime.
18. Governments must expand the use of the EUMC 'working definition' of antisemitism to inform policy of national and international organisations and as a basis for training material for use by Criminal Justice Agencies;
19. Police services should record allegations of hate crimes and incidents — including antisemitism — as routine part of reporting crimes;
20. The OSCE should work with member states to seek consistent data collection systems for antisemitism and hate crime.
Education, awareness and training
21. Governments should train Police, prosecutors and judges comprehensively. The training is essential if perpetrators of antisemitic hate crime are to be successfully apprehended, prosecuted, convicted and sentenced. The OSCE's Law enforcement Programme LEOP is a model initiative consisting of an international cadre of expert police officers training police in several countries;
22. Governments should develop teaching materials on the subjects of the Holocaust, racism, antisemitism and discrimination which are incorporated into the national school curriculum. All teaching materials ought to be based on values of comprehensiveness, inclusiveness, acceptance and respect and should be designed to assist students to recognise and counter antisemitism and all forms of hate speech;
23. The OSCE should encourage their member states to fulfill their commitments under the 2004 Berlin Declaration and to fully utilise programmes to combat antisemitism including the Law Enforcement programme LEOP;
24. Governments should include a comprehensive training programme across the Criminal Justice System using programmes such as the LEOP programme;
25. Education Authorities should ensure that freedom of speech is upheld within the law and to protect students and staff from illegal antisemitic discourse and a hostile environment in whatever form it takes including calls for boycotts;
Community Support
26. The Criminal Justice System should publicly notify local communities when antisemitic hate crimes are prosecuted by the courts to build community confidence in reporting and pursuing convictions through the Criminal Justice system;
27. Parliamentarians should engage with civil society institutions and leading NGOs to create partnerships that bring about change locally, domestically and globally, and support efforts that encourage Holocaust education, inter-religious dialogue and cultural exchange;
Media and the Internet
28. Governments should acknowledge the challenge and opportunity of the growing new forms of communication;
29. Media Regulatory Bodies should utilise the EUMC 'Working Definition of antisemitism' to inform media standards;
30. Governments should take appropriate and necessary action to prevent the broadcast of antisemitic programmes on satellite television channels, and to apply pressure on the host broadcast nation to take action to prevent the transmission of antisemitic programmes;
31. The OSCE should seek ways to coordinate the response of member states to combat the use of the internet to promote incitement to hatred;
32. Law enforcement authorities should use domestic ''hate crime'', ''incitement to hatred'' and other legislation as well as other means to mitigate and, where permissible, to prosecute ''Hate on the Internet'' where racist and antisemitic content is hosted, published and written;
33. An international task force of Internet specialists comprised of parliamentarians and experts should be established to create common metrics to measure antisemitism and other manifestations of hate online and to develop policy recommendations and practical instruments for Governments and international frameworks to tackle these problems.
Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism
34. Participants will endeavour to maintain contact with fellow delegates through working group framework; communicating successes or requesting further support where required;
35. Delegates should reconvene for the next ICCA Conference in Canada in 2010, become an active member of the Inter-parliamentary Coalition and promote and prioritise the London Declaration on Combating Antisemitism.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Grafstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
Pursuant to rule 43(8), the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the question of privilege of the Honourable Senator Comeau regarding the Leader of the Opposition, Senator Cowan's press release, various comments he made to the media, and the blog post made by Senator Grant Mitchell, all concerning the Senate's handling of Bill C-25.
After debate,
The Speaker reserved his decision.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
Press release by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate entitled Conservative Senators delay government's crime bill (Bill C-25), dated October 8, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-793S.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Milne called the attention of the Senate to recent developments concerning the Canadian industrial hemp industry.
After debate,
Further debate on the inquiry was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Milne.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Reports of the Public Health Agency of Canada 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. 2/40-744.
Report of the National Capital Commission, 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. 2/40-745.
Reports of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada 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. 2/40-746.
Report of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 49, sbs. 31(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-747.
Reports of Transport Canada 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. 2/40-748.
Reports of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 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. 2/40-749.
Reports of the Pension Appeals Board 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. 2/40-750.
Reports of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada 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. 2/40-751.
Reports of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation for the year ended December 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. 2/40- 752.
Report of the Canada Development Investment Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-753.
Report of the Canada Council for the Arts, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Canada Council Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-2, sbs. 21(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-754.
Report of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c.11, sbs. 71(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-755.
Report of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, 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. 2/40-756.
Report of the National Gallery of Canada and its affiliate the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, 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. 2/40-757.
Report of the Canadian Museum of Nature, 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. 2/40-758.
Report of the National Museum of Science and Technology, 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. 2/40-759.
Report of the Public Service Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 ''23(2)'' and 13.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-760.
Report of the Public Service Commission entitled ''Audit of the Canada Border Services Agency'', pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 ''23'' and 13.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-761.
Report of the Public Service Commission entitled ''Audit of Health Canada'', pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 ''23'' and 13.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-762.
Report of the Public Service Commission entitled ''Audit of Infrastructure Canada'', pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 ''23'' and 13. —Sessional Paper No. 2/40-763.
Report of the Public Service Commission entitled ''Audit of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada'', pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 ''23'' and 13.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-764.
Report of the Public Service Commission entitled ''Follow-Up Audit of the Office of the Correctional Investigator'', pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 ''23'' and 13.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-765.
Report of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 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. 2/40-766.
Reports of the Public Service Labour Relations Board 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- 767.
Reports of the Public Service Commission 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. 2/40-768.
Reports of the Department of Canadian Heritage 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. 2/40-769.
Reports of Library and Archives Canada 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. 2/40-770.
Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2009-2010 to 2013-2014 of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11, sbs. 55(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-771.
Reports of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada 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. 2/40-772.
Reports of the Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/ 40-773.
Report of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-774.
Report of the operations under the Fisheries Development Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-21, s. 10.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-775.
Report of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-776.
Reports of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans 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. 2/40-777.
Report of the President of the Treasury Board on Official Languages in federal institutions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Official Languages Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s. 48.—Sessional Paper No. 2/ 40-778.
Report of the Chief Public Health Officer on the State of Public Health in Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Public Health Agency of Canada Act, S.C. 2006, c. 5, sbs. 12(2).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40- 779.
Report of the Standards Council of Canada, 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. 2/40-780.
Actuarial Report supplementing the Actuarial Report of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions on the Canada Pension Plan dated December 31, 2006, pursuant to the Canada Pension Plan Act, S.C. 1997, c. 40, s. 96.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-781.
Reports of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation 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- 782.
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2009-2010 to 2013-2014 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2009- 2010 of the Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-783.
Report on the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 2005, c. 46, sbs. 38.1(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-784.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carignan:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 6:13 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 Aboriginal Peoples
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Sibbeston (October 19, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Oliver (October 19, 2009).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Prud'homme, P.C. (October 19, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (October 19, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Hubley (October 8, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Downe replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (October 8, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Poulin replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (October 8, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (October 19, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (October 15, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (October 19, 2009).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Brown (October 8, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (October 8, 2009).