Journals of the Senate
61 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2012, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 61
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, White, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cochrane, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Di Nino, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, *Losier-Cool, MacDonald, Mahovlich, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oliver, Patterson, Peterson, Plett, Poirier, Poy, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, White, 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
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-33, An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of air service operations, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eaton, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading later this day.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Nolin tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 77th Rose Roth Seminar, held in Tromsø, Norway, from June 21 to 24, 2011.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-756.
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The Honourable Senator Johnson tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the National Governors Association, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, from July 15 to 17, 2011.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-757.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Southern Governors' Association, held in Asheville, North Carolina, United States of America, from August 19 to 21, 2011.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-758.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Second reading of Bill C-33, An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of air service operations.
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poirier, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The bill was then read the second time, on division.
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that the bill be referred to a Committee of the Whole presently.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Ordered, That the Speaker not see the clock at 6 p.m. and that rule 13(1) be suspended.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Senate was accordingly adjourned during pleasure and put into a Committee of the Whole on Bill C-33, An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of air service operations, the Honourable Senator Oliver in the Chair.
—In the Committee—
Pursuant to Rule 21, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, P.C., M.P., Minister of Labour, with Ms. Hélène Gosselin, Deputy Minister of Labour, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; Ms. Marie-Geneviève Mounier, Assistant Deputy Minister — Labour Program — Policy, Dispute Resolution, and International Affairs, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; and Mr. Christian Beaulieu, Senior Counsel, Labour Group Head, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Legal Services, Department of Justice, were escorted to a seat in the Senate Chamber.
Debate.
With leave, Ms. Louise-Hélène Sénécal, Assistant General Counsel, Air Canada; Mr. Kevin Howlett, Senior Vice President, Employee Relations, Air Canada; Captain Dave Legge, Senior Vice President, Operations, Air Canada; and Mr. Joseph Galimberti, Director, Government Relations, Air Canada, were escorted to a seat in the Senate Chamber.
Debate.
With leave, Mr. Chuck Atkinson, President and Directing General Chairperson of District 140, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Mr. Dave Ritchie, Canadian General Vice President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Captain Paul Strachan, President, Air Canada Pilots' Association; and Captain Jean-Marc Bélanger, Chair of the Master Executive Council, Air Canada Pilots' Association, were escorted to a seat in the Senate Chamber.
Debate.
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The title of the Bill was read and postponed.
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Clause 1, the short title of the Bill, was read and postponed.
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Clause 2 of the Bill was read.
The question of concurrence being put on Clause 2 of the Bill, it was adopted, on division.
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Clauses 3 to 17 of the Bill were read.
The question of concurrence being put on Clauses 3 to 17 of the Bill, it was adopted, on division.
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Clauses 18 to 32 of the Bill were read.
The question of concurrence being put on Clauses 18 to 32 of the Bill, it was adopted, on division.
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Clauses 33 to 38 of the Bill were read.
The question of concurrence being put on Clauses 33 to 38 of the Bill, it was adopted, on division.
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Clause 1, the short title of the Bill, was again read.
The question of concurrence being put on Clause 1, the short title of the Bill, it was adopted.
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The title of the Bill was again read.
The question of concurrence being put on the title of the Bill, it was adopted.
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The question of concurrence being put on the Bill, it was adopted, on division.
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The question of concurrence in the motion that the Chair report the Bill to the Senate without amendment being put, it was adopted, on division.
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The sitting of the Senate resumed.
The Chair of the Committee stated that the Committee had examined Bill C-33 and had directed him to report the same to the Senate, without amendment.
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-34, An Act for granting to her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2012, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oliver, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading two days hence.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-35, An Act for granting to her majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2013, to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading two days hence.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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At 7:19 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on October 18, 2011, the Senate adjourned until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
DECLARATIONS OF PRIVATE INTERESTS
Pursuant to subsection 12(1) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, declarations of private interests were made as follows:
— By oral declaration, the Honourable Senator Poulin (Bill C-33);
— By oral declaration, the Honourable Senator Merchant (Bill C-33);
— By oral declaration, the Honourable Senator Wallin (Bill C-33).
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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (March 13, 2012).
list of Senators in attendance to business.