Journals of the Senate
59 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2010, Canada
Journals of the Senate
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
Issue 37
Thursday, June 10, 2010
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, 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, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, 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, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, 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:
Report of the Senate Ethics Officer, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 20.7.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-387S.
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With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Kinsella tabled the following:
Report of the Parliamentary Delegation of the Senate, led by the Speaker of the Senate, that travelled to Latvia and Liechtenstein, from January 16 to 27, 2010.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-388S.
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Meighen, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, tabled its third report (interim) entitled: Canadians Saving for their Future: A Secure Retirement.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-389S.
The Honourable Senator Meighen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rivard, 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 Senate Public Bills
The Honourable Senator Mitchell presented a Bill S-221, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (carbon offset tax credit).
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Mitchell moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chaput, 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.
First Reading of Commons Public Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-475, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (methamphetamine and ecstasy), to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Rivard, 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 Ringuette tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) respecting its participation at the Trade Knowledge Workshop and Bilateral Visit to the National Congress of Argentina, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from March 15 to 19, 2010.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-390.
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The Honourable Senator Downe tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Second Part of the 2010 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, France, from April 26 to 30, 2010.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-391.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
Pursuant to rule 59(10), the Honourable Senator Fraser raised a question of privilege with respect to comments made during Question Period.
After debate,
Pursuant to rule 18(3), further consideration was deferred until the end of Orders of the Day at the next sitting.
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gerstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kochhar, for the second reading of Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The bill was then read the second time, on division.
The Honourable Senator Gerstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton, 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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Orders No. 2 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C., for the second reading of Bill S-7, An Act to deter terrorism and to amend the State Immunity Act.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Downe moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Zimmer, that further debate on the
motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Inquiries
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Day, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, for the adoption of the fourth report (second interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (2010- 2011 Estimates), presented in the Senate on June 8, 2010.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Ringuette moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy, that further debate on the
motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Third reading of Bill S-203, An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day, as amended.
The Honourable Senator Mercer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson, that the bill, as amended, be read the third time.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill, as amended, was then read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That the Clerk do go down to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, to which it desires its concurrence.
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Orders No. 2 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, for the second reading of Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities).
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Ringuette moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
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Orders No. 8 and 9 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, for the second reading of Bill S-204, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Plett moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Patterson, that further debate on the
motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Commons Public Bills
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wallin, for the third reading of Bill C-268, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum sentence for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dyck, 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. 2 and 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Rivest, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lang, for the second reading of Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton, 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. 5 and 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Consideration of the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, entitled: GLOBE 2010 Conference: Beyond the Science, tabled in the Senate on May 27, 2010.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Moore moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that further debate on the
consideration of the report be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 3 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gerstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton:
That, until June 30, 2010, for the purposes of any study of a bill, the subject-matter of a bill or estimates, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance:
(a) have power to sit even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 95(4) being suspended in relation thereto; and
(b) be authorized, pursuant to rule 95(3)(a), to sit from Monday to Friday, even though the Senate may then be adjourned for a period exceeding one week;
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Day, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier- Cool, that the motion be amended by replacing the words "June 30, 2010" with the words "July 31, 2010".
After debate,
The question being put on the motion in amendment, it was adopted.
The question was then put on the motion, as amended, of the Honourable Senator Gerstein, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton:
That, until July 31, 2010, for the purposes of any study of a bill, the subject-matter of a bill or estimates, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance:
(a) have power to sit even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 95(4) being suspended in relation thereto; and
(b) be authorized, pursuant to rule 95(3)(a), to sit from Monday to Friday, even though the Senate may then be adjourned for a period exceeding one week.
The motion, as amended, was adopted.
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Orders No. 17 (inquiry), 50 (motion), 3, 11, 16, 2 (inquiries), 41 (motion), 1, 9, 7, 10, 15, 8, 5, 12 (inquiries), 38 (motion) and 6 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
With leave,
The Senate reverted to Government Notices of Motions.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:
That when the Senate adjourns today, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 28(2):
Report of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act, S.C. 1997, c. 40, sbs. 51(2).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-386.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 5:19 p.m. the Senate was continued until Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at 2 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senator Hubley replaced the Honourable Senator Downe (June 9, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator Meighen replaced the Honourable Senator Segal (June 10, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (June 10, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Watt (June 9, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Manning replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (June 10, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Callbeck (June 10, 2010).