Journals of the Senate
67 Elizabeth II , A.D. 2018, Canada
1st Session, 42nd Parliament
Issue 209 (Revised)
Thursday, May 24, 2018
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREY, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
AtaullahjanBattersBellemareBeyakBlack (Alberta)Black (Ontario)BoisvenuBoveyBoyerCampbellCarignanChristmasCoyleDagenaisDawsonDeacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDoyleDuffyDupuisDyckEatonEggletonFrumFureyGagnéGoldGriffinHarderJoyalLankinLovelace NicholasMacDonaldMaltaisManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcCoyMcInnisMcIntyreMcPhedranMégieMercerMitchellMocklerMoncionNeufeldNgoOhOmidvarPatePlettPoirierPratteRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSmithStewart OlsenTannasTkachukUngerVernerWetstonWhiteWoo
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
AtaullahjanBattersBellemareBeyakBlack (Alberta)Black (Ontario)Boisvenu*BonifaceBoveyBoyerCampbellCarignanChristmas*CordyCoyleDagenaisDawson*DayDeacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDoyleDuffyDupuisDyckEatonEggletonFrumFureyGagnéGold*GreeneGriffinHarderJoyalLankinLovelace NicholasMacDonaldMaltaisManningMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMcCallumMcCoyMcInnisMcIntyreMcPhedranMégieMercerMitchellMocklerMoncionNeufeldNgoOhOmidvarPatePlettPoirierPratteRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanSmithStewart OlsenTannasTkachukUngerVernerWetstonWhiteWoo
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 Harder, P.C., tabled the following:
Charter Statement prepared by the Minister of Justice in relation to Bill C-76, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2055.
Charter Statement prepared by the Minister of Justice in relation to Bill C-78, An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2056.
Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees
The Honourable Senator Dyck, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, presented the twelfth report of the committee (Supplementary budget—study on the new relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples).
(The report is printed as Appendix A at pages 3435-3440 (available in print format PDF).)
(The HTML version of the report is available on the committee website.)
The Honourable Senator Dyck moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas, 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.
The Honourable Senator Griffin, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, presented the eleventh report of the committee (Budget—study on how the value-added food sector can be more competitive in global markets—power to hire staff and to travel).
(The report is printed as Appendix B at pages 3441-3448 (available in print format PDF).)
(The HTML version of the report is available on the committee website.)
Ordered, That the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration later this day.
Question Period
The Senate proceeded to Question Period.
Delayed Answers
Pursuant to rule 4-10(2), the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 76, dated February 7, 2018, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Smith, regarding the involvement of organized crime in the illicit cannabis market (Public Safety Canada).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2057S.
Reply to Question No. 76, dated February 7, 2018, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Smith, regarding the involvement of organized crime in the illicit cannabis market (Health Canada).—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2058S.
Reply to Question No. 81, dated March 1, 2018, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Oh, regarding applications for Canadian citizenship submitted by persons under the age of 18 before and after Bill C-6 received Royal Assent.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2059S.
Reply to Question No. 83, dated March 20, 2018, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Downe, regarding the application and nomination process for the current vacancies in the Senate.—Sessional Paper No. 1/42-2060S.
Orders of the Day
Government Business
Bills – Third Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Bellemare, for the third reading of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Mercer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Bills – Second Reading
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Hartling, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wetston, for the second reading of Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Manning, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Motions
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
The Honourable Senator Bellemare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C.:
That, in order to allow the Senate to receive a Minister of the Crown during Question Period as authorized by the Senate on December 10, 2015, and notwithstanding rule 4-7, when the Senate sits on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, Question Period shall begin at 3:30 p.m., with any proceedings then before the Senate being interrupted until the end of Question Period, which shall last a maximum of 40 minutes;
That, if a standing vote would conflict with the holding of Question Period at 3:30 p.m. on that day, the vote be postponed until immediately after the conclusion of Question Period;
That, if the bells are ringing for a vote at 3:30 p.m. on that day, they be interrupted for Question Period at that time, and resume thereafter for the balance of any time remaining; and
That, if the Senate concludes its business before 3:30 p.m. on that day, the sitting be suspended until that time for the purpose of holding Question Period.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Bellemare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C.:
That, when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Inquiries
Order No. 3 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other Business
Senate Public Bills – Third Reading
Orders No. 1 to 4 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator MacDonald, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, for the third reading of Bill S-238, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins), as amended.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator MacDonald, 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.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Munson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dawson, for the second reading of Bill S-244, An Act respecting Kindness Week.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 7 and 8 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Day, for the second reading of Bill S-248, An Act respecting National Physicians’ Day.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercer, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 10 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills – Second Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Mégie, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dupuis, for the second reading of Bill C-243, An Act respecting the development of a national maternity assistance program strategy.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin 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. 2 and 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Second reading of Bill C-377, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Châteauguay—Lacolle.
The Honourable Senator Pratte moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
Order No. 5 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees – Other
Orders No. 1, 5 to 8, 15, 50 and 66 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the twenty-eighth report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (Committee budget—legislation), presented in the Senate on May 8, 2018.
The Honourable Senator Campbell moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 83 and 84 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Consideration of the eleventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Budget—study on how the value-added food sector can be more competitive in global markets—power to hire staff and to travel), presented in the Senate on May 24, 2018.
The Honourable Senator Griffin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Motions
Orders No. 31, 73, 89, 146, 158 and 189 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dawson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson:
That the Senate take note of Agenda 2030 and the related sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations on September 25, 2015, and encourage the Government of Canada to take account of them as it drafts legislation and develops policy relating to sustainable development.
And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petitclerc:
That the motion be not now adopted, but that it be amended by:
1.adding the words “Parliament and” after the word “encourage”; and
2.replacing, in the English version, the words “it drafts legislation and develops” by the words “they draft legislation and develop”.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Smith moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, that further debate on the motion in amendment be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A message was brought from the House of Commons with Bill C-354, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood), to which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill was read the first time.
The Honourable Senator Griffin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dupuis, that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading two days hence.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Motions
Orders No. 245, 286, 302, and 309 and 310 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Coyle:
That the Senate call on the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to:
(a)invite Pope Francis to Canada to apologize on behalf of the Catholic Church to Indigenous people for the church’s role in the residential school system, as outlined in Call to Action 58 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report;
(b)to respect its moral obligation and the spirit of the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement and resume the best efforts to raise the full amount of the agreed upon funds; and
(c)to make a consistent and sustained effort to turn over the relevant documents when called upon by survivors of residential schools, their families, and scholars working to understand the full scope of the horrors of the residential school system in the interest of truth and reconciliation.
After debate,
Further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Sinclair.
Orders No. 328 and 334 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, calling the attention of the Senate to the Senate’s legislative work from the 24th to the 41st Parliament and on elements of evaluation.
With leave of the Senate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, for the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Seidman, calling the attention of the Senate to its role in the protection of regional and minority representation.
The Honourable Senator Bellemare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., that further debate on the inquiry be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 13, 19 and 20, 24, 26, 28, 32, 36, 39 to 42 and 44 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator Bellemare moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C.:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 4:10 p.m., the Senate was continued until Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at 2 p.m.)
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
The Honourable Senator Boniface replaced the Honourable Senator Boyer (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Oh (May 24, 2018).
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Honourable Senator Woo replaced the Honourable Senator Marwah (May 24, 2018).
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (May 24, 2018).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (May 24, 2018).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Boniface (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Dagenais (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Boniface replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Sinclair replaced the Honourable Senator Omidvar (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Boniface (May 23, 2018).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Pratte replaced the Honourable Senator Duffy (May 24, 2018).
Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization
The Honourable Senator Dean replaced the Honourable Senator Marwah (May 24, 2018).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Oh replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Deacon replaced the Honourable Senator Bernard (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator McCallum replaced the Honourable Senator Petitclerc (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Omidvar replaced the Honourable Senator McCallum (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (May 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Wells (May 24, 2018).