REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE | THURSDAY, March 11, 2004 |
The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
has the honour to present its
THIRD REPORT
Your
Committee, was authorized by the Senate
on February 16, 2004 to
examine the issues related to the development and marketing of value-added
agricultural, agri-food and forest products, on the domestic and international
markets, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of
such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as my be necessary.
Pursuant to Section 2:07 of the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operations of Senate Committees, the Budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report of said Committee are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
For the Chair,
Leonard J. Gustafson
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, March 11, 2004
The
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined
the budget presented to it by the Standing
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2004 for the purpose of its special study on agri-food and forest
products, as authorized by the Senate on Monday, February 16, 2004.
The approved budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services | $ 8,400 |
Transportation and Communications | $ 1,000 |
All Other Expenditures | $ 1,300 |
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Total | $ 10.700 |
Respectfully submitted,
LISE BACON
Chair
APPLICATION
FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2004
ORDER OF
REFERENCE
Extract from the Journals
of the Senate, Monday, February 16,
2004
The Honourable Senator Oliver
moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LeBreton:
That the Standing Senate
Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be authorized to examine the issues
related to the development and marketing of value-added agricultural, agri-food
and forest products, on the domestic and international markets;
That the papers and evidence
received and taken on the subject during the Second Session of the
Thirty-seventh Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the Committee submit its
final report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2004, and that the Committee
retain until July 31, 2004 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.
The question being put on the
motion, it was adopted.
Paul Bélisle
Clerk
of the Senate