REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE |
THURSDAY,
March 20, 2003 |
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
has the honour to present its
TWELFTH REPORT
The
current travel policy for Senate committees includes the following:
Members
of a travelling committee and their staff are entitled, for travel within and
outside Canada, to a per diem equivalent to the Treasury Board rate or actual
expenses accompanied by original receipts.
This policy was adopted in the 38th Report
of the Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration on March 29,
1990. It was adopted by the Senate on May 1, 1990.
The current policy
has no upper limit or restrictions, seriously compromising accountability.
Your Committee recommends that the policy be amended
as follows, to bring in it line with Treasury Board policy:
Where a traveller incurs meal costs that are
higher than the established meal allowances in situations outside the
traveller's control, the actual and reasonable expenses incurred shall be
reimbursed, based on original receipts.
Respectfully submitted,
LISE BACON
Chair