Journals of the Senate
59 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2010, Canada
Journals of the Senate
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kochhar, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Carstairs, *Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kochhar, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, Meighen, Mercer, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, 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.
The Clerk at the Table informed the Senate that the Honourable the Speaker was unavoidably absent, whereupon the Honourable Senator Oliver, Speaker pro tempore, took the Chair, pursuant to rule 11.
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:
Government Response, dated October 7, 2010, to the second report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries
and Oceans, entitled: Controlling Canada's Arctic Waters: Role of the Canadian Coast Guard, tabled in the Senate on
April 15, 2010. —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-755S.
(Pursuant to rule 131(4), the report and the response were deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries
and Oceans)
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 fourth report entitled: Canadians Saving for their Future: A Secure Retirement.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40- 756S.
The Honourable Senator Meighen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Frum, 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.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 9 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 55 (motion), 16, 17 (inquiries), 50 (motion), 14, 3, 11, 5, 8, 2, 10 and 15 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, calling the attention of the Senate to the relationship between the environment and human rights.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau, for the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, moved, seconded by the Honourable
Senator Eaton, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 38 (motion), 13 (inquiry), 57 (motion), 7 and 18 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Oliver called the attention of the Senate to the state of Pluralism, Diversity and Racism in Canada and, in particular, to how we can develop new tools to meet the challenges of the 21st century to fight hatred and racism; to reduce the number of hate crimes; and to increase Canadians' tolerance in matters of race and religion.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, for the Honourable Senator Poy, moved, seconded by the Honourable
Senator Cools, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
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 Taxpayers' Ombudsman for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Terms and Conditions of Employment of the Taxpayers' Ombudsman P.C. 2007-0828 (JUS - 609751, sbs. 9(2)).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-718.
Reports of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-719.
Reports of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-720.
Report of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 54, (4th Supp.), sbs. 31(3). —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-721.
Report on the implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and the Enforcement of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, pursuant to the Act, S.C. 1998, c. 34, s. 12.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-722.
Reports of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-723.
Reports of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-724.
Report on the operations of the Exchange Fund Account, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Currency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-52, sbs. 21(1).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40- 725.
Report of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act, S.C. 2001, c. 9, s. 34.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-726.
Reports of the Department of National Defence for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-727.
Reports of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-728.
Report on the Witness Protection Program by the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Witness Protection Program Act, S.C. 1996, c. 15, sbs. 16(2).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-729.
Report of the administration of the Firearms Act for the year 2009, pursuant to the Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 93(2). —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-730.
Agreements for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5).—Sessional Paper No. 3/ 40-731.
Agreements for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the province of British Columbia, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-732.
Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 8 (2nd Supp.), s. 16.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-733.
Report on the use of electronic surveillance for the year 2009, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sbs. 195(4). —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-734.
Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public Complaints Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-10, s. 45.34.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40- 735.
Report of the National DNA Data Bank of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the DNA Identification Act, S.C. 1998, c. 37, sbs. 13.1(2).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-736.
Report of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 49 (4th Supp.), sbs. 31(2).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-737.
Report of the Copyright Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42, sbs. 66.9(2).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-738.
Reports of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-739.
Reports of the Specific Claims Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-740.
Report of the Canada Development Investment Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-741.
Reports of the Canadian International Development Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/ 40-742.
Reports of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-743.
Reports of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40- 744.
Amendments to the Management Plan for Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada, pursuant to the Canada National Parks Act, S.C. 2000, c. 32, sbs. 11(2).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-745.
Management Plan for S.S. Klondike National Historic Site of Canada, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(1).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-746.
Report of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act, S.C. 1993, c. 31, sbs. 23(2).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-747.
Reports of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-748.
Reports of the Parks Canada Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-749.
Reports of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/ 40-750.
Reports of the Department of Environment Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40- 751.
Reports of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, 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. 3/40-752.
Report of the National Capital Commission, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-753.
Report of Marine Atlantic Inc. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-754.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:42 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 Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator Hubley (October 15, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (October 18, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Brown (October 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Kochhar replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (October 7, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senator Losier-Cool replaced the Honourable Senator Hubley (October 19, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (October 19, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Meighen replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (October 18, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan (October 15, 2010).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (October 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Tardif (October 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Fox, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (October 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (October 7, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Watt replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (October 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Cowan (October 7, 2010).
Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament
The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Seidman (October 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (October 7, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (October 18, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (October 7, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Poulin replaced the Honourable Senator Massicotte (October 7, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Meighen (October 7, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis (October 18, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (October 18, 2010).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Furey (October 19, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (October 15, 2010).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Kochhar replaced the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (October 15, 2010).