Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 164
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Boisvenu, Braley, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tardif, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Wells
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Boisvenu, Braley, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Harb, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tardif, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wallin, Watt, Wells
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 — Third Reading
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Patterson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal, for the third reading of Bill C-47, An Act to enact the Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act and the Northwest Territories Surface Rights Board Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, without amendment.
Third reading of Bill C-43, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
The Honourable Senator Eaton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gerstein, that the bill be read the third time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dawson, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 4 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees — Other
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Order No. 66 was 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 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Senate Public Bills — Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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.
Reports of Committees — Other
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the twenty-fifth report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (Policies and guidelines relating to Senators' travel), presented in the Senate on May 9, 2013.
The Honourable Senator LeBreton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Carignan, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mitchell, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 3 to 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Orders No. 75, 162, 144, 161, 158 and 128 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Orders No. 68, 62, 70, 57, 19, 64, 65, 22, 67, 59, 35, 45, 40, 9, 18, 60 and 50 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson:
That notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on November 2, 2011 and June 27, 2012, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights on the monitoring of the implementation of recommendations contained in the committee's report entitled Children: The Silenced Citizens: Effective Implementation of Canada's International Obligations with Respect to the Rights of Children be extended from June 28, 2013 to June 26, 2014.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley:
That notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on October 26, 2011 and June 27, 2012, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights on issues of discrimination in the hiring and promotion practices of the Federal Public Service, to study the extent to which targets to achieve employment equity are being met, and to examine labour market outcomes for minority groups in the private sector be extended from June 28, 2013 to June 26, 2014.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Downe:
That notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on June 22, 2011 and June 27, 2012, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights on issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations be extended from June 28, 2013 to June 26, 2014.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7):
Proposed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, dated May 2013, pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, sbs. 5(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1624.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:39 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 Enverga replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (May 22, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Seth replaced the Honourable Senator Enverga (May 22, 2013).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Bellemare replaced the Honourable Senator Black (May 22, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (May 22, 2013).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Wells (May 22, 2013).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator White (May 22, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (May 22, 2013).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Batters (May 22, 2013).
The Honourable Senator Batters replaced the Honourable Senator Black (May 21, 2013).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Enverga replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (May 22, 2013).