1st Session, 41st Parliament

Issue 158

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
1:30 p.m.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker

The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Black, Boisvenu, Braley, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wallin, Wells, White, Zimmer

The Members in attendance to business were:

The Honourable Senators

Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Black, Boisvenu, Braley, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Downe, Duffy, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wallin, Wells, 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.

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

Tabling of Documents

The Honourable Senator Carignan tabled the following:

Government Response, dated May 1, 2013, to the ninth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights entitled: Cyberbullying Hurts: Respect for Rights in the Digital Age, tabled in the Senate on December 12, 2012.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1588S.
(Pursuant to rule 12-24(4), the report and the response were deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights)

Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations

The Honourable Senator Plett tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-China Legislative Association respecting the 15th bilateral visit to Beijing, Xiamen, Hangzhou and Shanghai, People's Republic of China, from April 7 to 14, 2012.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1589.

Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group and of the Canada-China Legislative Association respecting its participation at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, held in Vladivostok, Russian Federation, from January 27 to 31, 2013. —Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1590.

Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group and of the Canada-China Legislative Association respecting its participation at the 33rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, held in Lombok, Indonesia, from September 16 to 22, 2012.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1591.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills — Third Reading

Third reading of Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, as amended.

The Honourable Senator MacDonald moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Batters, that the bill, as amended, be read the third time.

After debate,

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

The bill, as amended, was then read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do go down to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, to which it desires its concurrence.

Reports of Committees — Other

Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills — Third Reading

Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Commons Public Bills — Third Reading

Orders No. 1 and 2 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 White, for the third reading of Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting).

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Baker, P.C., 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.

Senate Public Bills — Reports of Committees

Consideration of the twenty-third report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Bill S-202, An Act to establish and maintain a national registry of medical devices, with a recommendation), presented in the Senate on April 30, 2013.

The Honourable Senator Ogilvie moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Patterson, that the report be adopted.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Harb moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas, 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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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ogilvie, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wallace, for the adoption of the fifteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Bill S-204, An Act to establish a national strategy for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), with a recommendation), presented in the Senate on November 22, 2012.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Tardif, for the Honourable Senator Cordy, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.

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

Senate Public Bills — Second Reading

Orders No. 1 to 4 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.

Reports of Committees — Other

Consideration of the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Conflict of Interest for Senators, (budget—mandate pursuant to rule 12-7(16)), presented in the Senate on April 30, 2013.

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

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

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Consideration of the ninth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (budget—study on the regulation of aquaculture in Canada and future prospects for the industry—power to hire staff and to travel), presented in the Senate on April 25, 2013.

The Honourable Senator Manning moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel), that the report be adopted.

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

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Orders No. 3 to 9 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Motions

Orders No. 144, 161, 158, 128, 143, 147 and 75 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

Inquiries

Orders No. 67, 59, 57, 35, 45, 40, 9, 18, 60, 50, 3, 66, 62, 56 and 19 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Callbeck, calling the attention of the Senate to the importance of literacy, given that more than ever Canada requires increased knowledge and skills in order to maintain its global competitiveness and to increase its ability to respond to changing labour markets.

After debate,

The Honourable Senator Bellemare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ngo, 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 14-1(7):

Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act, S.C. 1996, c. 23, sbs. 3(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1583.

Report of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year 2012, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). —Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1584.

Report of the Laurentian Pilotage Authority, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year 2012, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). —Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1585.

Report of the National Energy Board for the year ended December 31, 2012, pursuant to the National Energy Board Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-7, s. 133.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1586.

Report of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year 2012, pursuant to the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act, S.C. 2002, c. 23, s. 19.1. —Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1587.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

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

(Accordingly, at 3:20 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 Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (April 30, 2013).

Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (April 30, 2013).

Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Honourable Senator Oh replaced the Honourable Senator Johnson (April 30, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Finley (April 30, 2013).

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The Honourable Senator Black replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (April 30, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Duffy replaced the Honourable Senator Enverga (April 30, 2013).

Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Ringuette (April 30, 2013).