Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 180
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
6:00 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Braley, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, 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, White, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Braley, Buth, Callbeck, Campbell, Carignan, Champagne, Comeau, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, De Bané, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Duffy, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Johnson, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Mercer, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, 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, 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
Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees
The Honourable Senator Jaffer, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, tabled its thirteenth report (Canada's international and national human rights obligations). —Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1727S.
The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley, 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.
ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS
Pursuant to rule 4-10(2), the Honourable Senator Carignan, tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 69, dated April 16, 2013, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, respecting resources and services available for members of the RCMP, RCMP Veterans and their families affected by an operational stress injury.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1728S.
Reply to Question No. 73, dated May 2, 2013, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, respecting medical services available for Commissioned and Non-Commissioned members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.—Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1729S.
Reply to Question No. 74, dated May 2, 2013, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, respecting the RCMP's Supervisors Development Program and Managers Development Program. —Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1730S.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills — Third Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Buth, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall, for the third reading of Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The bill was then read the third time and passed, on division.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill, without amendment.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Black, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bellemare, for the third reading of Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act and related legislation.
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.
Bills — Second Reading
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees — Other
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Order No. 67 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Commons Public Bills — Third Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carignan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall, for the third reading of Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations);
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Jaffer, that Bill C-377 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended in clause 1,
(a) on page 2, by replacing line 30 with the following:
"the period is greater than an amount that is equal to the maximum total annual monetary income that could be paid to a Deputy Minister, shown as''; and
(b) on page 3, by replacing line 13 with the following:
"ees with compensation that is greater than the maximum total annual monetary income that could be paid to a Deputy Minister and disbursements'';
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Segal, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth, that Bill C-377 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended in clause 1,
(a) on page 2,
(i) by replacing line 1 with the following:
"(2) Subject to subsection 149.01(6), every labour organization and every'', and
(ii) by replacing line 30 with the following:
"the period is greater than $150,000, shown as'';
(b) on page 3, by replacing line 13 with the following:
"ees with annual compensation of $444,661 or more and'';
(c) on page 5, by replacing lines 34 to 35 with the following:
"poration;
(b) a branch or local of a labour organization;
(c) a labour organization with fewer than 50,000 members;
(d) a labour trust in respect of one or more labour organizations that, in total, have fewer than 50,000 members; and
(e) a labour trust the activities and operations''; and
(d) on page 6,
(i) by replacing line 6 with the following:
"described in paragraph (6)(e)), that is limited'',
(ii) by replacing line 10 with the following:
"(6)(e);'', and
(iii) by adding after line 16 the following:
"(8) For greater certainty, nothing in this section shall be interpreted as affecting solicitor-client privilege.'';
And on the subamendment of the Honourable Senator Cowan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, that the motion in amendment be amended as follows:
That Bill C-377 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended in clause 1, on page 2,
(a) by replacing line 23 with the following:
"(b) a set of the following statements for the fiscal period''; and
(b) by replacing line 36 with the following:
"that is to be paid or received, namely,'';
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Chaput, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercer, that Bill C-377 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended in clause 1,
(a) on page 4,
(i) by replacing line 12, in the French version, with the following:
"sés relatifs aux activités de recrutement,'', and
(ii) by replacing line 22, in the French version, with the following:
"liés aux activités juridiques, sauf s'ils ont trait à des''; and
(b) on page 5, by replacing line 36 with the following:
"of which are limited to the''.
After debate,
Further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Cools.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Carignan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poirier, for the third reading of Bill C-419, An Act respecting language skills.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Tardif moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson, 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 and 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Boisvenu, seconded by the Honourable Senator Braley, for the third reading of Bill C-316, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration).
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Braley, Buth, Carignan, Champagne, Comeau, Dagenais, Demers, Doyle, Eaton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Housakos, Johnson, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McInnis, McIntyre, Meredith, Mockler, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Oliver, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Wells, White—54
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Callbeck, Campbell, Cordy, Cowan, Dallaire, Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Fraser, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Lovelace Nicholas, McCoy, Mercer, Merchant, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Ringuette, Rivest, Robichaud, Smith (Cobourg), Tardif, Watt, Zimmer—29
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
Accordingly, Bill C-316 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.
Senate Public Bills — Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Senate Public Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees — Other
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Braley, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, for the adoption of the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (Report on a case of privilege respecting the appearance of a witness before a committee), presented in the Senate on June 20, 2013.
After debate,
Further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Dallaire.
Consideration of the thirteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, entitled: Building Bridges: Canada-Turkey Relations and Beyond, tabled in the Senate on June 20, 2013.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poirier, 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 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Orders No. 144, 162, 179, 158 and 75 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 22 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Kinsella, calling the attention of the Senate to the cornerstone place of the Senate of Canada in the building and maintenance of the strong edifice of freedom and equality that is Canada.
After debate,
Further debate on the inquiry was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C.
Orders No. 67 and 75 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Cowan, calling the attention of the Senate to the many contributions of Canadian universities and other post-secondary institutions, as well as research institutes, to Canadian innovation and research, and in particular, to those activities they undertake in partnership with the private and not-for-profit sectors, with financial support from domestic and international sources, for the benefit of Canadians and others the world over.
After debate,
Further debate on the inquiry was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Fraser.
Orders No. 62, 70, 45, 69, 35, 72, 71, 18 and 64 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 work of Child, Family and Adolescent Mental Health and its need for ongoing support and infrastructure.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cordy moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Merchant, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 40 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Mercer, calling the attention of the Senate to Canada's current level of volunteerism, the impact it has on society, and the future of volunteerism in Canada.
After debate,
Further debate on the inquiry was adjourned until the next sitting in the name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Segal tabled the following:
Document entitled: 2013 Report — Plans for Action as a Community — What part will you play in reducing poverty? —Sessional Paper No. 1/41-1731S.
Orders No. 60, 68 and 19 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Carignan moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Poirier:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 10:45 p.m. the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 10 a.m.)