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The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Bacon, Banks, Biron, Bryden, Callbeck, Chaput, Cochrane, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fitzpatrick, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, Joyal, Kenny, Kinsella, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Mahovlich, Massicotte, Meighen, Merchant, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, Oliver, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Robichaud, Segal, Smith, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Watt, Zimmer
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Atkins, Bacon, Banks, Biron, Bryden, Callbeck, *Champagne, Chaput, Cochrane, *Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Day, Di Nino, Downe, *Dyck, Eggleton, Fairbairn, Fitzpatrick, Fortier, Fox, Fraser, Furey, Gill, Goldstein, Grafstein, *Harb, Hays, Hervieux-Payette, *Hubley, Joyal, Kenny, *Keon, Kinsella, Lapointe, Lavigne, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, *Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Massicotte, Meighen, Merchant, *Milne, Mitchell, Moore, Munson, Murray, Nancy Ruth, *Nolin, Oliver, *Peterson, Phalen, Poulin (Charette), Poy, Prud'homme, Ringuette, Robichaud, *St. Germain, Segal, *Sibbeston, Smith, Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Watt, Zimmer
PRAYERS
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable Senator Stratton tabled the following:
Certificate of Nomination of Graham Fraser, commissioner of Official Languages.—Sessional Paper No.1/39-413.
Indian Specific Claims Commission's 2004-2005 Annual Report.—Sessional Paper No.1/39-414.
Pursuant to rule 25(2), the Honourable Senator Stratton, tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 15, dated June 28, 2006, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Callbeck, respecting immigration.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-415S.
Bills
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Senate Public Bills
Orders No. 1 to 14 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Private Bills
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees
Orders No. 1 to 3 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other
Orders No. 14, 5, 6, 9 (inquiries), 3 (motion), 8 (inquiry), 5, 10 (motions), 11 (inquiry), 9 (motion), 4, 3 (inquiries), 53 and 49 (motions) were called and postponed until the next sitting.
The Honourable Senator Hays moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser:
That, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006, the date for the Special Senate Committee on Senate Reform to submit its final report be extended from September 28, 2006 to October 26, 2006.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Segal moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:
That the Senate calls upon the Government of Canada:
(a) to cause the bringing into force of section 80 of the Public Safety Act, 2002, Chapter 15 of the Statutes of Canada 2004, assented to on May 6, 2004, which amends the National Defence Act by adding a new Part VII dealing with the reinstatement in civil employment of officers and non-commissioned members of the reserve force;
(b) to consult with the provincial governments as provided in paragraph 285.13(a) of the new Part VII with respect the implementation of that Part; and
(c) to take appropriate measures in order for the provisions under the new Part VII to apply to all reservists who voluntarily participate in a military exercise or an overseas operation, and not to limit the provisions to those reservists who are called out on service in respect of an emergency.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tardif:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 to examine issues concerning mental health and mental illness, be authorized to extend its power to publicize its findings from September 30, 2006 until March 31, 2007.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth, for the Honourable Senator Day, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report on issues relating to the vertical and horizontal fiscal balances among the various orders of government in Canada; and
That the Committee report no later than June 30, 2007.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Smith, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt:
That, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, the date for the presentation of the final report of the Special Senate Committee on the Anti-terrorism Act be extended from October 5, 2006 to December 22, 2006.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Banks moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bryden:
That, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, which was authorized to examine and report on the review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999, c. 33) pursuant to Section 343(1) of the said Act, be empowered to extend the date of presenting its final report from October 2, 2006, to March 31, 2007.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Report of the Cape Breton Development Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-397.
Reports of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 1/39-398.
Reports of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 1/39- 399.
Reports of the Department of Natural Resources for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 1/39-400.
Reports of the National Energy Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 1/39-401.
Reports of the Northern Pipeline Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-402.
Reports of the Cape Breton Development Corporation, 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. 1/39-403.
Report on the state of Canada's forests for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Department of Natural Resources Act, S.C. 1994, c. 41, sbs. 7(2).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39- 404.
Report of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, sbs. 30(3).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39- 405.
Report of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-406.
Report of the Cape Breton Development Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8.—Sessional Paper No. 1/39-407.
Reports of the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 1/39- 408.
Reports of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 1/39-409.
Reports of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 1/39- 410.
Reports of the Canada Industrial Relations Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 1/39- 411.
Reports of the Merchant Seamen Compensation Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 1/39- 412.
The Honourable Senator Stratton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 3:04 p.m. the Senate was continued until 1:30 p.m. tomorrow)
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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The name of the Honourable Senator Kenny substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (September 26).
The names of the Honourable Senators Munson and Merchant substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Kenny and Peterson (September 27).
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (September 27).
