59 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2010, Canada

Journals of the Senate

3rd Session, 40th Parliament

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Issue 60

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
1:30 p.m.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Di Nino, Dickson, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Zimmer

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, *Day, Di Nino, Dickson, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, Lapointe, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Rompkey, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stollery, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, 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.

ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Pursuant to rule 25(2), the Honourable Senator Comeau, tabled the following:

Reply to Question No. 29, dated July 8, 2010 appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., respecting Goose Bay Diversification Fund.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-790S.

Reply to Question No. 30, dated July 8, 2010 appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., respecting air, land and marine search and rescue capability in northern areas.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-791S.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Second reading of Bill S-12, A third Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law.

The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis, that the bill be read the second time.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley, 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.

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 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Order No. 8 (fourth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights) was called and pursuant to rule 27(3) was dropped from the Order Paper.

Other

Orders No. 13, 2, 7 (inquiries), 38, 57 (motions), 12, 21 (inquiries), 55 (motion), 16, 17 (inquiries), 50 (motion) and 14 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Cowan, calling the attention of the Senate to the issues relating to realistic and effective parliamentary reform.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Hubley moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mahovlich, 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. 11, 5, 8, 10 and 15 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

INQUIRIES

The Honourable Senator Eaton called the attention of the Senate to the benefits of Canada's oil sands.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, 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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Ordered, That the Order for the consideration of the fourth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, entitled: Canada and the United Nations Human Rights Council: Charting a New Course, tabled in the Senate on June 22, 2010, be reinstated on the Orders of the Day for the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Jaffer.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

(Accordingly, at 3:35 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.)

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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)

Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Poirier (October 26, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator Hubley (October 26, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Greene (October 25, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Brazeau (October 25, 2010).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Honourable Senator Ogilvie replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (October 26, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Kochhar (October 26, 2010).