Journals of the Senate
58 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2009, Canada
Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 81
Friday, December 11, 2009
9:00 a.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Baker, Banks, Brazeau, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Seidman, Smith, Stewart Olsen, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Baker, Banks, Brazeau, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, *Mercer, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, *Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Segal, Seidman, Smith, 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
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Hubley, for the Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, presented its ninth report (budget—release of additional funds (study on matters generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada).
(The report is printed as an appendix at pages 1641-1650 (available in print format PDF).)
The Honourable Senator Hubley moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, 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 Oliver tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the Parliamentary Panel within the Framework of the WTO Public Forum 2009 and the 19th Session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organization, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 30 and October 1, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-906.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Second reading of Bill C-62, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act.
The Honourable Senator Greene moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator MacDonald, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Oliver, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, for the second reading of Bill C-27, An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser, 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. 6 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Third reading of Bill S-8, An Act to implement conventions and protocols concluded between Canada and Colombia, Greece and Turkey for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
The Honourable Senator Greene moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator MacDonald, that the bill be read the third time.
Debate.
Ordered, That the sitting be suspended until 1:30 p.m.
(Accordingly, at 12:30 p.m. the sitting was suspended.)
At 1:30 p.m. the sitting resumed.
Bills
The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Greene, seconded by the Honourable Senator MacDonald, for the third reading of Bill S-8, An Act to implement conventions and protocols concluded between Canada and Colombia, Greece and Turkey for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Downe moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, 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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Order No. 7 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Wallace, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton, for the third reading of Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, as amended;
And on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCoy, seconded by the Honourable Senator Campbell, that the original question be now put.
Debate.
Ordered, That committees of the Senate scheduled to meet on Monday, December 14, 2009, be authorized to sit even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 95(4) be suspended in relation thereto.
At 4 p.m., pursuant to rule 6(2), the Senate adjourned until Monday, December 14, 2009, at 2 p.m.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report of operations under the Export and Import Permits Act for the year 2008, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-19, s. 27. —Sessional Paper No. 2/40-899.
Report of the Canadian Museum of Civilization for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-900.
Report of the Canadian Museum of Nature for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20. s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-901.
Report of the National Gallery of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-902.
Report of the National Museum of Science and Technology for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-903.
Report of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 2/40-904.
Report on the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for the periods of April 2006 to March 2007 and April 2007 to March 2008, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1999, c. 33, sbs. 342(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/ 40-905.
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Meighen (December 10, 2009).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (December 10, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Angus replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (December 10, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Carignan replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (December 10, 2009).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Meighen (December 11, 2009).