| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE | Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
has the honour to present its
SIXTH REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 to examine and report on the current state and future of Canada’s forest sector respectfully requests supplementary funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, and requests that it be empowered to travel inside and outside Canada, for the purpose of such study.
The original budget application submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that Committee were printed in the Journals of the Senate on May 7, 2009. On May 12, 2009, the Senate approved the release of $17,460 to the Committee.
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the supplementary 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,
PERCY MOCKLER
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
SPECIAL STUDY ON THE CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE OF CANADA’S FOREST SECTOR
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2010
Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, March 31, 2009:
The Honourable Senator Mockler moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be authorized to examine and report on the current state and future of Canada’s forest sector. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to:
(a) Examine the causes and origins of the current forestry crisis;
(b) Examine the federal role in the forest sector in Canada;
(c) Develop a vision for the long-term positioning and competitiveness of the forest industry in Canada;
(d) Recommend specific measures to be put forward by the federal government to lay the foundations of that vision.
That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than June 17, 2010.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
THURSDAY, October 1st, 2009
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, 2010 for the purpose of its special study on the current state and future of Canada’s forest sector, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and
Other Services $ 32,400
Transportation and Communications $196,300
All Other Expenditures
$ 21,700
Total
$250,400
(includes funds for fact-finding missions and sole source contracts for charter aircraft)
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE J.
FUREY, Q.C.
Chair