Journals of the Senate
60 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2011, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 7
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Verner, Wallace, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Ataullahjan, Baker, Banks, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Callbeck, Carignan, Carstairs, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Fairbairn, Fortin-Duplessis, Fox, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Kochhar, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Meighen, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Pépin, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Verner, 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 Senator Carignan tabled the following:
Report of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement Implementation Coordinating Committee for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-64.
Report of the Implementation Committee on the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-65.
Document entitled Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement — Progress Report 2005-2009.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-66.
Report of the Implementation Committee on the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-67.
Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C., tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/41-68S):
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to rule 104(2), that the expenses incurred for that purpose during the Third Session of the Fortieth Parliament are as follows:
1. With respect to its studies of legislation:
Professional and Other Services $ —
Transport and Communications —
All other expenditures —
Witness Expenses 15,988
TOTAL $ 15,988
2. With respect to its special study on the federal government's constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples and other matters generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada:
Professional and Other Services $ 4,951
Transport and Communications 94,304
All other expenditures 6,272
Witness Expenses 21,991
TOTAL $ 127,518
In addition to the expenses for the examination of legislation and for its special study as set out above, your committee also incurred general postal charges in the amount of $34.
During the session under consideration, your committee considered 5 orders of reference, including 2 bills, held 50 meetings, and heard more than 72 hours of testimony from 143 witnesses. In total, your committee produced 7 reports.
Respectfully submitted,
GERRY ST. GERMAIN
Chair
The Honourable Senator Manning tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/41-69S):
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to rule 104(2), that the expenses incurred of the committee during the Third Session of the Fortieth Parliament are as follows:
With respect to its special study on issues relating to the federal government's current and evolving policy framework for managing Canada's fisheries and oceans:
Transportation and Communications $ 111,860
Professional and Other Services 49
All Other Expenditures 2,545
Witness Expenses 14,516
TOTAL $ 128,970
In addition to the expenses for its special study as set out above, the committee also incurred general postal charges in the amount of $115.
During this session, the committee considered one order of reference, held 22 meetings and heard more than 32 hours of testimony from 46 witnesses. In total, the committee produced 7 reports. In addition to hearings in Ottawa, the committee conducted fact-finding work in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia.
Respectfully submitted,
FABIAN MANNING
Chair
The Honourable Senator Mockler tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/41-70S):
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to rule 104(2), that the expenses of your committee during the Third Session of the Fortieth Parliament were as follows:
1. With respect to its special study on the current state and future of Canada's forestry:
Transportation & Communications $ 63,119
Professional and Other Services 420
All other expenditures 192
Witness Expenses 45,726
TOTAL: $ 109,457
In addition to the expenses for its special study as set out above, your committee also incurred general postal charges in the amount of $139.
During the session under consideration, your committee considered three orders of reference, held 42 meetings and heard more than 70 hours of testimony from 98 witnesses. In total, your committee produced 2 reports.
Respectfully submitted,
PERCY MOCKLER
Chair
The Honourable Senator Angus tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/41-71S):
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to rule 104(2), that the expenses incurred for that purpose during the Third Session of the Fortieth Parliament are as follows
With respect to its special study on the current state and future of Canada's energy sector (including alternative energy):
Professional Services $ 22,612
Transport and Communications 93,005
Other Expenditures 20,227
Witness expenses 7,374
TOTAL $ 143,218
In addition to the expenses for the examination of its special study as set out above, your committee also incurred general postal charges in the amount of $58.
During the session under consideration, your committee considered 6 orders of reference, held 54 meetings and heard more than 121 hours of testimony from 166 witnesses. In total, your committee produced 8 reports.
In addition, your committee travelled on fact-finding missions in November 2010 to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL) Chalk River Laboratories and other Ontario nuclear facilities such as Cameco (Port Hope, ON), Darlington Nuclear Generation Station (Clarington, ON), and Bruce Power Nuclear Station (Tiverton, ON).
The committee conducted fact-finding activities and held public hearings in Montreal on February 7-8, 2011. From February 28 to March 3, 2011, the committee held public hearings in all the Atlantic Provinces.
Respectfully submitted,
W. DAVID ANGUS
Chair
The Honourable Senator Day tabled the following (Sessional Paper No. 1/41-72S.)
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to rule 104(2), that the expenses incurred by the committee during the Third Session of the Fortieth Parliament are as follows:
1. With respect to its consideration of estimates and legislation:
Professional and Other Services $ —
Transport and Communications —
Other Expenditures —
Witness Expenses 25,326.25
TOTAL $ 25,326.25
2. With respect to its special study of the costs and benefits of Canada's one cent coin to Canadian taxpayers and the overall Canadian economy:
Professional and Other Services $ —
Transport and Communications —
Other Expenditures —
Witness Expenses 4,590.47
TOTAL $ 4,590.47
Your committee examined two bills, one of which was reported without amendment:
Bill C-47, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures.
Your committee also reported the following bill with amendments:
Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures.
Your committee also examined the subject-matter of Bill C-47, but did not report on it prior to the bill itself being referred to the committee.
During the Third Session of the Fortieth Parliament, your committee received 13 orders of reference, held 73 meetings, heard more than 141 hours of testimony from 319 witnesses and submitted 11 reports in relation to its work, including 7 reports dealing with the Estimates (Main or Supplementary).
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH A. DAY
Chair
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Di Nino tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly's Election Observation Mission in Azerbaijan, from November 5 to 8, 2010.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-73.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 10th Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Vienna, Austria, on February 24 and 25, 2011.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-74.
The Honourable Senator MacDonald tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Second Part of the 2011 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and the Parliamentary Mission to Poland, the country that will next hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, held in Strasbourg, France and Warsaw, Poland, from April 11 to 20, 2011.—Sessional Paper No. 1/ 41-75.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Inquiries
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Carignan, calling the attention of the Senate to the budget entitled, A Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth, tabled in the House of Commons on June 6, 2011, by the Minister of Finance, the Honourable James M. Flaherty, P.C., M.P., and in the Senate on June 7, 2011.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meighen, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Private Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
INQUIRIES
The Honourable Senator Poy called the attention of the Senate to a multicultural educational resource for all Canadians entitled "A Brief Chronology of Chinese Canadian History: From Segregation to Integration'', spanning the period from 1788 to 2010, which is a collaborative project by British Columbia scholars involving the Universities of British Columbia, Victoria and Simon Fraser.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cowan, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Poy tabled the following:
Document entitled A Brief Chronology of Chinese Canadian History: From Segregation to Integration. —Sessional Paper No. 1/41-76S.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Dawson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications be authorized to examine and report on emerging issues related to the Canadian airline industry, including but not limited to:
(a) its performance and long-term viability in the changing global market;
(b) its place within Canada;
(c) its business relationship with their passengers; and
(d) its important economic effect in the Canadian communities where airports are located.
That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the committee on this subject since the beginning of the Third Session of the Fortieth Parliament be referred to the committee; and
That the committee report to the Senate from time to time, with a final report no later than June 28, 2012 and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Day moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dawson:
That until June 30, 2011, for the purposes of any study of a bill, the subject-matter of a bill or estimates, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance have power to sit event though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 95(4) being suspended in relation thereto.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Mockler moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wallace:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be authorized to examine and report on the current state and future of Canada's forest sector. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to:
(a) Examine the causes and origins of the current forestry crisis;
(b) Examine the federal role in the forest sector in Canada;
(c) Examine and promote the development and commercialisation of value added products;
(d) Examine potential changes to the National Building Code of Canada 2005 to increase the utilization of wood;
(e) Examine education in the wood science sector;
(f) Develop a vision for the long-term positioning and competitiveness of the forest industry in Canada; and
(g) Recommend specific measures to be put forward by the federal government to lay the foundations of that vision.
That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished since the beginning of the Second session of the Fortieth Parliament be referred to the Committee; and
That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than September 30, 2011, and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until December 31, 2011.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mockler:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:10 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 Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen (June 15, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Callbeck (June 14, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (June 15, 2011).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Comeau replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (June 14, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (June 14, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Di Nino replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (June 14, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (June 15, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Dickson (June 14, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Dickson replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (June 14, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Oliver (June 14, 2011).
Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
The Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (June 15, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (June 15, 2011).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (June 15, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (June 14, 2011).
The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (June 14, 2011).