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SOCI - Standing Committee

Social Affairs, Science and Technology

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE Thursday, March 11, 2004

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

has the honour to present its

FOURTH REPORT


Your Committee, to which was authorized by the Senate on Friday, February 13, 2004, to examine and report on issues arising from, and developments since, the tabling of its final report on the state of the health care system in Canada in October 2002. In particular, the committee has been authorized to examine issues concerning mental health and mental illness, respectfully requests for the purpose of this study that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary and that it be empowered to travel within Canada for the purpose of its study.

Pursuant to section 2 :07 of the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operation of Senate Committees, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of the Committee are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

YVES MORIN
For the Chair


SPECIAL STUDY ON HEALTH CARE (Mental Health)

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2004

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of February 13, 2004 

The Honourable Senator LeBreton moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kinsella 

That Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report on issues arising from, and developments since, the tabling of its final report on the state of the health care system in Canada in October 2002. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to examine issues concerning mental health, mental illness and addiction; 

That the papers and evidence received and taken by the Committee on the study of mental health and mental illness in Canada in the Second Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament be referred to the Committee, and 

That the Committee submit its final report no later than May 30, 2004.

Paul Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate


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 Social Affairs, Science and Technology for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 for the purpose of its special study on Health Care (Mental Health), as authorized by the Senate on Friday, February 13, 2004. The approved budget is as follows:

Professional and Other Services $ 17,500
Transportation and Communications $ 28,700
Other Expenditures  $   4,500  
TOTAL $ 50,700

(includes funds for conference attendance, public hearings and fact-finding)

 Respectfully submitted,

LISE BACON
Chair


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