Journals of the Senate
61 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2012, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 110
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Acting Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Baker, Bellemare, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Buth, Callbeck, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Day, De Bané, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eggleton, Enverga, Finley, Frum, Furey, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, White, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
*Ataullahjan, Baker, Bellemare, Boisvenu, Braley, Brazeau, Brown, Buth, Callbeck, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, *Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, *Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Finley, *Fortin-Duplessis, Frum, Furey, *Gerstein, *Greene, *Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, *Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, *Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, *Massicotte, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, *Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, *Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, *Ringuette, *Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), *Smith (Saurel), St. Germain, Stewart Olsen, 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.
The Clerk at the Table informed the Senate that the Honourable the Speaker and the Honourable the Speaker pro tempore were unavoidably absent.
The Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif:
That during the absence of the Honourable the Speaker and the Honourable the Speaker pro tempore, the Honourable Senator Nolin do preside as Speaker.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Whereupon the Honourable Senator Nolin took the Chair.
PRAYERS
SENATORS' STATEMENTS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable the Acting Speaker tabled the following:
Report of the Commissioner of Lobbying regarding an investigation on the lobbying activities of Julie Couillard, pursuant to the Lobbying Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), s. 10.5.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1330.
The 2012 Fall Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 7(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1331.
Presenting or Tabling Reports from Standing or Special Committees
The Honourable Senator Manning, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, tabled its seventh report entitled: The Sustainable Management of Grey Seal Populations: A Path Toward the Recovery of Cod and other Groundfish Stocks.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1332S.
The Honourable Senator Manning moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meredith, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
With leave,
The Senate reverted to SENATORS' STATEMENTS.
An Honourable Senator made a statement.
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
A message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act, 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 Johnson, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills — Second Reading
Second reading of Bill S-12, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations.
The Honourable Senator Frum moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ogilvie, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chaput, 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. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Senate Public Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Finley, seconded by the Honourable Senator Frum, for the second reading of Bill C-304, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting freedom).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 5 and 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees — Other
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Orders No. 75 and 83 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Orders No. 46, 30, 3 and 19 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Martin, calling the attention of the Senate to:
(a) the importance of the Korean War, the third bloodiest war in Canadian History but often called "The Forgotten War"; and
(b) Canada's contribution to the three-year war on the Korean Peninsula, including the 26,791 Canadians who came to the aid of South Korea, 516 of whom gave the ultimate sacrifice, and the 7,000 Canadian peacekeepers who arrived following the signing of the Korea Armistice Agreement in Panmunjom 59 years ago this July 27.
Debate concluded.
Orders No. 44, 37, 9, 18, 22, 51, 54, 50, 45, 35, 27 and 40 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, calling the attention of the Senate to the connection between maintaining the social license to operate in the energy sector and promoting Alberta's interests.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 47 was called and, pursuant to rule 4-15(2), dropped from the Order Paper.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7):
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2012-2013 to 2016-2017 and of the Capital and Operating Budgets for 2012- 2013 of the Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1326.
Statutes of the Northwest Territories for the Third Session of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly, pursuant to the Northwest Territories Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-27, sbs. 21(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1327
Reports of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1328.
Reports of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1329.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Raine:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 4:31 p.m. the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (October 23, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan (October 22, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Watt replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (October 18, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Duffy (October 23, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (October 22, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (October 19, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Callbeck replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (October 18, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (October 18, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan (October 22, 2012).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Day replaced the Honourable Senator Cordy (October 23, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Cowan replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (October 23, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (October 19, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Finley replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (October 19, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (October 18, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (October 18, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
The Honourable Senator Johnson replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (October 22, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Baker, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Day (October 22, 2012).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senator Tardif replaced the Honourable Senator Fraser (October 23, 2012).
Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis (October 19, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Buth (October 19, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Unger (October 19, 2012).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (October 19, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Mercer replaced the Honourable Senator Jaffer (October 18, 2012).