60 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2011, Canada

Journals of the Senate

3rd Session, 40th Parliament

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Issue 83

Tuesday, February 8, 2011
2:00 p.m.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Callbeck, Campbell, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kochhar, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, *Angus, Ataullahjan, *Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, *Brown, Callbeck, Campbell, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Dickson, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kochhar, *Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, *Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, *Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, *Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, *Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), 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

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of documents

The Honourable Senator Comeau tabled the following:

Supplementary Estimates (C) 2010-2011.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-906.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Orders No. 1 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Runciman, seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau, for the second reading of Bill C-22, An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service.

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

The bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Runciman moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.

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.

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

Orders No. 1 to 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Callbeck, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poy, for the second reading of Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (retroactivity of retirement and survivor's pensions).

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, 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. 12 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills

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

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Second reading of Bill C-465, An Act respecting a National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day.

The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., that the bill be read the second time.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Watt moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), 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

Consideration of the eighth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (Bill S-206, An Act to establish gender parity on the board of directors of certain corporations, financial institutions and parent Crown corporations, with a recommendation), presented in the Senate on February 3, 2011.

The Honourable Senator Meighen moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, that the report be adopted.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin, 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 to 12 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Consideration of the second report of the Standing Committee on Conflict of Interest for Senators (budget—mandate pursuant to rule 86(1)(t)—power to hire staff), presented in the Senate on December 9, 2010.

The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, that the report be adopted.

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

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Order No. 14 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Other

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tardif, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley:

That, at the end of Question Period and Delayed Answers on the sitting following the adoption of this motion, the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole in order to receive the Commissioner of Official Languages; and

That the Committee of the Whole report to the Senate no later than one hour after it begins.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

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Orders No. 14, 8, 28 (inquiries), 85, 84 (motions), 29 (inquiry), 83 (motion), 10 (inquiry), 72 (motion), 27, 3, 13, 24, 7, 23 (inquiries), 57 (motion), and 12 (inquiry) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Oliver, calling 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,
Further debate on the inquiry was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk.

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Orders No. 17 (inquiry), 50 (motion), 11, 25 and 26 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., calling the attention of the Senate to the Impact of Dementia on the Canadian Society.

After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cowan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, 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):

Summaries of the Amended Corporate Plan for 2010-2011 to 2014-2015 and the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2010-2011 of the Canada Lands Company Limited, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-901.

Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 2010-2015 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2010-2011 of PPP Canada Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-902.

Report on the Operation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 24 (4th Supp.), s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 3/40-903.

Passenger Identification and Behaviour Observation Interim Order (JUS-81100-2-2), dated January 26, 2011, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6). —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-904.

Interim Order No. 8 Respecting Mail, Cargo and Baggage (JUS-81100-2-110), dated February 4, 2011, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6). —Sessional Paper No. 3/40-905.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Andreychuk:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 4:25 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 Ataullahjan replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (February 4, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (February 4, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

The Honourable Senator Greene replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (February 4, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Harb replaced the Honourable Senator Poy (February 3, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Kochhar replaced the Honourable Senator Greene (February 3, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (February 4, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (February 3, 2011).

Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (February 3, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (February 4, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Oliver replaced the Honourable Senator Dickson (February 8, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Meighen replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (February 8, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Mitchell (February 7, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Segal replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (February 7, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (February 7, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

The Honourable Senator Fraser replaced the Honourable Senator Tardif (February 3, 2011).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth (February 4, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Meredith (February 4, 2011).