REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE | Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
has the honour to present its
TENTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday May 9, 2006, to examine such issues that may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations generally, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008.
Pursuant to section 2(1)(c) of Chapter 3:06 of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that Committee are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
Consiglio Di Nino
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, May 9, 2006:
The Honourable Senator Segal moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, in accordance with Rule 86(1)(h), be authorized to examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to Foreign relations generally; and
That the committee report to the Senate no later that March 31, 2007.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, as modified, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
Professional and Other Services |
$28,500 |
Transportation and Communications |
$62,000 |
All Other Expenditures |
$1,500 |
TOTAL |
$92,000 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade on March 27, 2007.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
STANDING COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
FOREIGN RELATIONS IN GENERAL
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES
Meals (0415) (10 meals X $350) |
$3,500 |
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Hospitality (0410) |
$5,000 |
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Conference Fees (0406) (8 international conferences x $2,500) (estimated cost) |
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Total — Professional and Other Services |
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$28,500 |
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TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
8 international conferences (estimated cost) |
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Air transportation |
$48,000 |
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Ground Transportation |
1,600 |
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Hotel accommodations |
8,400 |
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Per diem and incidentals |
4,000 |
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Total- Transport and Communications |
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$62,000 |
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ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES
Miscellaneous contingencies (0799) |
$1,500 |
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Total - All Other Expenditures |
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$1,500 |
GRAND TOTAL |
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$92,000 |
The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, May 3, 2007
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 for the purpose of its special study to examine such issues that may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations generally, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services $ 28,500
Transportation and Communications $ 62,000
All Other Expenditures $ 1,500
Total
(includes funds for conferences) $ 92,000
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE J. FUREY
Chair