Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 82
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Watt, Wells, White
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Boisvenu, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Demers, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Johnson, Joyal, Kinsella, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, Merchant, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Nolin, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Rivest, Robichaud, Runciman, Seidman, Seth, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Verner, Wallace, Watt, Wells, White
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 Martin tabled the following:
Copy of Fisheries and Ocean Canada's Proposal to Parliament for User Fees and
Service Standard for Aquaculture Licenses under the Pacific Aquaculture
Regulations, dated September 25, 2014, pursuant to the User Fees Act,
S.C. 2004, c. 6, sbs. 4(2). —Sessional Paper No. 2/41-797S.
(Pursuant to rule 12-8(2), this document is deemed referred to the Standing
Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans and, pursuant to rule 12-22(5), if that
committee does not report within 20 sitting days following the day it received
the order of reference, it shall be deemed to have recommended approval of the
user fee.)
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association respecting its regarding its Visit to Washington, D.C, United States of America from January 13 to 15, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-798.
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The Honourable Senator Rivard tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Second Part of the 2014 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and its Parliamentary Mission to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, to the Holy See and Italy, the next country to hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, held in Strasbourg and Paris, France and Vatican and Rome, Italy, from April 7 to 16, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-799.
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The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) respecting its participation at the Meetings of the Bureau of the IPU Committee on United Nations Affairs, held in New York, New York, United States of America, on May 19, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-800.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Finance and the 269th (extraordinary) Session of the IPU Executive Committee, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 29 to July 1, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-801.
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the Parliamentary Meeting of the 20th International AIDS Conference, held in Melbourne, Australia, from July 19 to 24, 2014.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-802.
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The Honourable Senator Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association respecting its Bilateral Visit to Kingston, Jamaica, Port of Spain, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Bridgetown, Barbados, from April 3 to 10, 2013. —Sessional Paper No. 2/41-803.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills — Third Reading
Third reading of Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in contraband tobacco).
The Honourable Senator White moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dagenais, that the bill be read the third time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cordy moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Commons Public Bills — Third Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett, for the third reading of Bill C-266, An Act to establish Pope John Paul II Day.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cordy moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt, 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 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees — Other
Consideration of the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Government response to the committee's second report, entitled Building Bridges: Canada-Turkey Relations and Beyond), tabled in the Senate on September 30, 2014.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Johnson, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator White, seconded by the Honourable Senator Frum, for the adoption of the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (amendments to the Rules of the Senate), presented in the Senate on June 11, 2014;
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Cowan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser, that the report not now be adopted, but that it be amended by:
1. Replacing paragraph 1.(j) with the following:
"That an item of Other Business that is not a Commons Public Bill be not further adjourned; or'';
2. Replacing the main heading before new rule 6-13 with the following:
"Terminating Debate on an Item of Other Business that is not a Commons Public Bill'';
3. Replacing the sub heading before new rule 6-13 with the following:
"Notice of motion that item of Other Business that is not a Commons Public Bill be not further adjourned'';
4. In paragraph 2.6-13 (1), adding immediately following the words "Other Business'', the words "that is not a Commons Public Bill'';
5. In the first clause of Paragraph 2.6-13 (3), adding immediately following the words "Other Business'', the words "that is not a Commons Public Bill'';
6. In the first clause of paragraph 2.6-13 (5), adding immediately following the words "Other Business'', the words "that is not a Commons Public Bill''
7. In paragraph 2.6-13 (7) (c), adding immediately following the words "Other Business'' the words "that is not a Commons Public Bill'';
8. And replacing the last line of paragraph 2.6-13(7) with the following:
"This process shall continue until the conclusion of debate on the item of Other Business that is not a Commons Public Bill'';
And on the subamendment of the Honourable Senator Mitchell, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, that the amendment be not now adopted but that it be amended by adding immediately after paragraph 8 the following:
9. And that the rule changes contained in this report take effect from the date that the Senate begins regularly to provide live audio-visual broadcasting of its daily proceedings.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Dawson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, that further debate on the subamendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
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Orders No. 3 and 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Orders No. 69, 9, 56 and 66 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Downe, seconded by the Honourable Senator Chaput:
That the Senate call upon the Members of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canada to join the Senate in its efforts to increase transparency by acknowledging the longstanding request of current and former Auditors General of Canada to examine the accounts of both Houses of Parliament, and thereby inviting the Auditor General of Canada to conduct a comprehensive audit of House of Commons expenses, including Members' expenses, and
That the audits of the House of Commons and the Senate be conducted concurrently, and the results for both Chambers of Parliament be published at the same time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Cools 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.
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Orders No. 60, 73, 8, 47, 74 and 62 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Orders No. 21, 13, 16, 29, 26, 14, 20, 23, 27, 34, 5, 33, 30, 31, 15, 17, 22, 18, 19, 28 and 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Dyck, calling the attention of the Senate to the disparities in educational attainments of First Nations people, inequitable funding of on-reserve schools and insufficient funding for postsecondary education.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., for the Honourable Senator Hubley, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., 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):
Report on the applications for ministerial review (miscarriages of justice) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 696.5.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-776.
Report on operations under the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act for the year 2014, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-7, s. 13.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-777.
Report of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, pursuant to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.), s. 42.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-778.
Supplementary agreement amending the Convention between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital, signed in Ottawa on 23 May 2002, together with Order in Council P.C. 2014-991, dated September 25, 2014, approving same, pursuant to the Act to implement conventions for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to income tax between Canada and France, Canada and Belgium and Canada and Israel, S.C. 1974- 75-76, c. 104, s. 11(1).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-779.
Reports of the Belledune Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-780.
Reports of the Hamilton Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-781.
Reports of the Nanaimo Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-782.
Reports of the Port Alberni Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-783.
Reports of the Quebec Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-784.
Reports of the Saint John Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-785.
Reports of the St. John's Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-786.
Reports of the Toronto Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-787.
Reports of the Vancouver Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-788.
Reports of the Halifax Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-789.
Reports of the Montreal Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-790.
Reports of the Prince Rupert Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-791.
Reports of the Saguenay Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-792.
Reports of the Sept-Îles Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-793.
Reports of the Thunder Bay Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-794.
Reports of the Trois-Rivières Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-795.
Reports of the Windsor Port Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 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. 2/41-796.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall:
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 Watt replaced the Honourable Senator Sibbeston (September 30, 2014).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (September 30, 2014).
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
The Honourable Senator Cowan replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (September 30, 2014).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Ringuette (September 30, 2014).
Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (September 30, 2014).
The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (September 30, 2014).
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Dagenais (September 30, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (September 30, 2014).