Journals of the Senate
60 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2012, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 46
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, *Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, Meighen, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, 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.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Consideration of the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, entitled: Opening the Door: Reducing Barriers to Post-Secondary Education in Canada, deposited with the Clerk on December 22, 2011.
The Honourable Senator Ogilvie moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator MacDonald, that the report be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 131(2), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Callbeck moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the consideration of the fourth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, entitled: Answering the Call: The Future role of Canada's Primary Reserve, tabled in the Senate on December 15, 2011.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Wallin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lang, that the report be adopted.
The Honourable Senator Mitchell moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poy, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Jaffer, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chaput, that the third report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, entitled The Sexual Exploitation of Children in Canada: the Need for National Action, tabled in the Senate on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 131(2), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada being identified as the minister responsible for responding to the report.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mockler, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wallace, for the adoption of the second report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, entitled: The Canadian Forest Sector: A Future Based on Innovation, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 5, 2011;
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Mahovlich, that the motion to adopt the report be amended by adding the following:
"and that, pursuant to rule 131(2), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Natural Resources being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report''.
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 Mockler, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wallace:
That the second report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry entitled: The Canadian Forest Sector: A Future Based on Innovation, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on July 5, 2011, be adopted and that, pursuant to rule 131(2), the Senate request a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Natural Resources being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report.
The motion, as amended, was adopted.
Other
Orders No. 27, 30 (inquiries), 19 (motion), 9 (inquiry), 37 (motion), 15 (inquiry), 56 (motion), 3, 20, 23, 17, 8, 16, 14 and 18 (inquiries) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Hubley, calling the attention of the Senate to the 5th anniversary of the tabling of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology's report: Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Seidman moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen, 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):
Five-Year Review and Report to Parliament of the Board of Governors of the Canada School of Public Service for the years 2006 to 2011, pursuant to the Canada School of Public Service Act, S.C. 1991, c. 16, sbs. 19(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-668.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 2:59 p.m. the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (January 31, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Ogilvie (January 31, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The Honourable Senator Meredith replaced the Honourable Senator Seth (January 31, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Seth replaced the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth (January 31, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Meredith (January 31, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (January 31, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Seth replaced the Honourable Senator Braley (January 31, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Unger replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (January 31, 2012).