Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 150
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Leo Housakos, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, McIntyre, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, Wallace, Watt, Wells, White
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Campbell, Carignan, Chaput, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Downe, Doyle, Dyck, Eaton, Eggleton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, Massicotte, McInnis, McIntyre, Meredith, Mitchell, Mockler, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Neufeld, Ngo, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Ringuette, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk, Unger, 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
Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees
The Honourable Senator Manning, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented its eleventh report (Bill C-555, An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence), without amendment).
The Honourable Senator Manning moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel), that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator McIntyre tabled the following:
Report of the Delegation Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the meeting of the Parliamentary Affairs Committee of the APF, held in Antananarivo, Madagascar, from April 15 to 17, 2015.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1251.
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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 Fourth Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum and the meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, held in Reykjavik, Iceland, from May 10 to 12, 2015.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1252.
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The Honourable Senator Oh tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-China Legislative Association respecting its participation at the 17th Bilateral Meeting, held in Hong-Kong, Beijing and Shanghai, People's Republic of China, from November 9 to 17, 2013.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1253.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bills — Third Reading
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Third reading of Bill C-46, An Act to amend the National Energy Board Act and the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act.
The Honourable Senator MacDonald moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mockler, that the bill be read the third time.
After debate,
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
Second reading of Bill C-63, An Act to give effect to the Déline Final Self-Government Agreement and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.
The Honourable Senator Tannas moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oh, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Tannas moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oh, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Reports of Committees — Other
Orders No. 1 to 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Order No. 2 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
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Senate Public Bills — Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Consideration of the tenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (Bill S-224, An Act respecting National Seal and Seafood Products Day, with amendments), presented in the Senate on June 3, 2015.
The Honourable Senator Manning moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Meredith, that the report be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Ordered, That the bill, as amended, be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills — Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Senate Public Bills — Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Second reading of Bill S-228, An Act respecting Hispanic Heritage Month.
The Honourable Senator Enverga moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ngo, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Fraser 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.
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Order No. 6 was 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
Orders No. 1 and 2 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Orders No. 9, 55, 62, 60, 113, 47 and 79 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Jaffer:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to:
Review the temporary foreign workers program and the possible abuse of the system through the hiring of foreign workers to replace qualified and available Canadian workers;
Review the criteria and procedure to application assessment and approval;
Review the criteria and procedure for compiling a labour market opinion;
Review the criteria and procedure for assessing qualifications of foreign workers;
Review interdepartmental procedures and responsibilities regarding foreign workers in Canada;
Provide recommendations to ensure that the program cannot be abused in any way that negatively affects Canadian workers; and
That the Committee submit its final report no later than March 31, 2015, and retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Hubley moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, 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. 8, 66 and 56 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Orders No. 53, 54, 51, 52, 47, 41, 44, 42, 43, 45, 34, 17, 13, 19 and 21 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
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Ordered, That Order No. 19 be again called.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Nolin, calling the attention of the Senate to its role in parliamentary diplomacy.
Debate concluded.
MOTIONS
The Honourable Senator Patterson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit with the Clerk of the Senate a report for its study on challenges relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves, between June 22 and July 15, 2015, if the Senate is not then sitting; and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
At 3:22 p.m., pursuant to rule 9-10(7), the sitting was suspended until 5:15 p.m.
The sitting resumed.
DEFERRED VOTE
At 5:30 p.m., and pursuant to rule 9-10(2), the Senate proceeded to the taking of the deferred standing vote on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Campbell to the motion of the Honourable Dagenais, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis, for the third reading of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
The question was put on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Campbell, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser, that the bill be not now read a third time, but that it be amended in clause 5,
(a) on page 8, by replacing lines 14 to 45 with the following:
"to take place at a supervised consumption site, and consideration of the application for the exemption must include the following:
(a) evidence, if any, on the impact of the site on crime rates;
(b) the local conditions indicating a need for the site;
(c) the regulatory structure in place to support the site;
(d) the resources available to support the maintenance of the site; and
(e) expressions of community support for or opposition to the site.'';
(b) on page 9, by deleting lines 1 to 42;
(c) on page 10, by deleting lines 1 to 44;
(d) on page 11, by deleting lines 1 to 45;
(e) on page 12, by deleting lines 1 to 41;
(f) on page 13, by deleting lines 1 to 38; and
(g) on page 14, by replacing line 1 with the following:
"(4) The Minister may give notice of any''.
The motion in amendment was negatived on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Baker, Campbell, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Fraser, Furey, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Lovelace Nicholas, Massicotte, Mitchell, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Ringuette, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Tardif, Watt—26
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Ataullahjan, Batters, Beyak, Carignan, Dagenais, Doyle, Eaton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McInnis, McIntyre, Meredith, Mockler, Neufeld, Ngo, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tkachuk, Unger, Wallace, Wells, White—42
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
The question then being put on the motion of the Honourable Dagenais, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis, for the third reading of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, it was adopted on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Ataullahjan, Batters, Beyak, Carignan, Dagenais, Doyle, Eaton, Enverga, Fortin-Duplessis, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McInnis, McIntyre, Meredith, Mockler, Neufeld, Ngo, Ogilvie, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Rivard, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tkachuk, Unger, Wallace, Wells, White—42
NAYS
The Honourable Senators—Les honorables sénateurs
Baker, Campbell, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eggleton, Fraser, Furey, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Lovelace Nicholas, Massicotte, Mitchell, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Ringuette, Sibbeston, Smith (Cobourg), Tardif, Watt—26
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Nil
Accordingly, 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.
At 5:45 p.m., pursuant to the order adopted by the Senate on February 6, 2014, the Senate adjourned until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7):
Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2015-2016 to 2019-2020 and the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2015-2016 of the Canada Lands Company Limited, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1250.
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis replaced the Honourable Senator Oh (June 10, 2015).
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senator Meredith replaced the Honourable Senator Oh (June 10, 2015).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Johnson (June 10, 2015).
The Honourable Senator Meredith replaced the Honourable Senator Oh (June 10, 2015).
The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Demers (June 10, 2015).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Beyak was added to the membership (June 10, 2015).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Cordy replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (June 10, 2015).
Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
The Honourable Senator Demers replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (June 10, 2015).