Journals of the Senate
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
Issue 161
Monday, June 29, 2015
2:00 p.m.
The Honourable Leo Housakos, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Campbell, Carignan, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eaton, Enverga, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Neufeld, Ngo, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tkachuk, Unger, Wallace, Wells, White
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Baker, Batters, Bellemare, Beyak, Black, Campbell, Carignan, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dagenais, Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Eaton, Enverga, Frum, Furey, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, Housakos, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Lang, LeBreton, Lovelace Nicholas, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, McInnis, McIntyre, Merchant, Mitchell, Mockler, Moore, Munson, Neufeld, Ngo, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tkachuk, Unger, Wallace, 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 Andreychuk, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, tabled its twelfth report entitled: Securing Canada's Place in Asia-Pacific: a Focus on Southeast Asia.—Sessional Paper No. 2/41-1304S.
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, 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.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Motions
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall:
That, pursuant to rule 7-2, not more than a further six hours of debate be allocated for the consideration of motion No. 117 under "Government business'', concerning the disposition of Bill C-377.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, Beyak, Black, Carignan, Dagenais, Eaton, Enverga, Frum, Gerstein, Greene, Lang, LeBreton, MacDonald, Maltais, Marshall, Martin, McInnis, McIntyre, Mockler, Ngo, Oh, Patterson, Plett, Poirier, Raine, Runciman, Seidman, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tkachuk, Unger, Wells, White—35
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Baker, Campbell, Cools, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Downe, Dyck, Furey, Hervieux-Payette, Hubley, Jaffer, Joyal, Kenny, Lovelace Nicholas, McCoy, Merchant, Mitchell, Moore, Munson—21
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Bellemare, Wallace—2
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Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall:
That notwithstanding any provisions of the Rules or usual practice, immediately following the adoption of this motion:
1. the Speaker interrupt any proceedings in order to put all questions necessary to dispose of bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations), without further debate, amendment or adjournment;
2. if a standing vote is requested in relation to any question necessary to dispose of bill under this order, the bells to call in the senators ring only once and for 15 minutes, without the further ringing of the bells in relation to any subsequent standing votes requested under this order;
3. no vote requested in relation to the disposition of the bill under this order be deferred;
4. no motion to adjourn the Senate or to take up any other item of business be received until the bill subject has been decided upon; and
5. the provisions of the Rules relating to the time of automatic adjournment of the Senate and the suspension of the sitting at 6 p.m. be suspended until all questions necessary to dispose of bill have been dealt with;
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Cowan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley, that this motion be not now adopted, but it be amended by replacing the words:
"immediately following the adoption of this motion''
with the words:
"following the adoption of this motion, but no earlier than October 20, 2015''.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion in amendment, it was negatived, on division.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall:
That notwithstanding any provisions of the Rules or usual practice, immediately following the adoption of this motion:
1. the Speaker interrupt any proceedings in order to put all questions necessary to dispose of bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations), without further debate, amendment or adjournment;
2. if a standing vote is requested in relation to any question necessary to dispose of bill under this order, the bells to call in the senators ring only once and for 15 minutes, without the further ringing of the bells in relation to any subsequent standing votes requested under this order;
3. no vote requested in relation to the disposition of the bill under this order be deferred;
4. no motion to adjourn the Senate or to take up any other item of business be received until the bill subject has been decided upon; and
5. the provisions of the Rules relating to the time of automatic adjournment of the Senate and the suspension of the sitting at 6 p.m. be suspended until all questions necessary to dispose of bill have been dealt with.
After debate,
Pursuant to rule 7-4(5)(c), a standing vote was deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, with the bells to sound at 5:15 p.m. for fifteen minutes.
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 7:55 p.m. the Senate was continued until tomorrow at 2 p.m.)