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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

 

 

Hospitality (0410)

$5,000

 

 

Conference Fees  (0406) (8 international conferences x $2,500) (estimated cost)


$20,000

 

 

Total — Professional and Other Services

 

 

$28,500

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

8 international conferences (estimated cost)

 

 

 

       Air transportation

$48,000

 

 

       Ground Transportation

1,600

 

 

       Hotel accommodations

8,400

 

 

       Per diem and incidentals

4,000

 

 

Total- Transport and Communications

 

 

$62,000

 

 

 

 

ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES

Miscellaneous contingencies (0799)

$1,500

 

 

Total - All Other Expenditures

 

 

$1,500

 

GRAND TOTAL

 

 

$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


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