REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE |
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, to examine and monitor issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary, and to travel outside Canada, for the purpose of such study.
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) 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,
Raynell Andreychuk
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Special study to examine and monitor issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Wednesday, November 21, 2007:
The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tkachuk:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and monitor issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations;
That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished during the Thirty-seventh Parliament, the Thirty-eighth Parliament and the First session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament be referred to the Committee; and
That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2008.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, December 6, 2007
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights 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 and monitor issues relating to human rights and inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada’s international and national human rights obligations, as authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, November 21, 2007. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services |
$19,500 |
Transportation and Communications |
40,050 |
All Other Expenditures |
11,500 |
TOTAL |
$171,050 |
(includes funds for fact-finding trip to Geneva, Strasbourg and The Hague)
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE FUREY
Chair