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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT


Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, March 11, 2010 to examine and report on the current state and future of Canada’s forest sector respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, and requests that it be empowered to:

a)      engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary for the purpose of such study; and

b)      travel inside Canada.

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, 

PERCY MOCKLER
Chair


STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

SPECIAL STUDY ON THE CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE OF CANADA’S FOREST SECTOR

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2011 

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, March 11, 2010: 

            The Honourable Senator Mockler moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon:

                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) Examine and promote the development and commercialisation of value added products;

(d) Examine potential changes to the National Building Code of Canada 2005 to increase the utilization of wood;

(e) Examine education in the wood science sector;

(f) Develop a vision for the long-term positioning and competitiveness of the forest industry in Canada; and

(g) Recommend specific measures to be put forward by the federal government to lay the foundations of that vision.

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished during the Second session of the Fortieth Parliament be referred to the Committee; and

That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2010.             

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Gary W. O’Brien
Clerk of the Senate


SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
 

Professional and Other Services

16,450

Transportation and Communications

167,075

All Other Expenditures

4,600

TOTAL

188,125


APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT 

THURSDAY, May 6, 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, 2011 for the purpose of its special study on the examination of the forest sector, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2010. The approved budget is as follows: 

Professional and Other Services              $   13,750
Transportation and Communications       $ 129,354
All Other Expenditures                            $     3,700

Total                                                         $ 146,804 

Respectfully submitted,

DAVID TKACHUK
Chair


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