| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE | THURSDAY, May 6, 2010 |
The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 to examine and report on the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, and requests, for the purpose of such study, that it be empowered:
a) to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary;
b) to adjourn from place to place within Canada; and
c) to 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,
Maria Chaput
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
SPECIAL STUDY ON THE APPLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2011
Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, March 24, 2010:
The Honourable Senator Chaput moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mahovlich:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages be authorized to study and to report on the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it, within those institutions subject to the Act;
That the Committee be authorized to study the state of the implementation of Part VII of the Official Languages Act, particularly the action taken by federal institutions following the amendments to the Act in November 2005;
That the Committee be authorized to study the extent to which the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and in particular the opening ceremony, reflected Canada’s linguistic duality and to examine the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages on this matter;
That the Committee be authorized to study the realities of English-speaking communities in Quebec, particularly the various aspects affecting their development and vitality (e.g., community development, education, youth, arts and culture, health);
That the Committee be authorized to study the reports and documents of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the President of the Treasury Board, and the Commissioner of Official Languages, and any other subject concerning official languages;
That the documents received, evidence heard and business accomplished on this subject by the Committee since the beginning of the first session of the 39th Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the Committee report from time to time to the Senate but no later than December 31, 2010, and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until June 30, 2011.
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 |
$15,200 |
|
Transportation and Communications |
$66,338 |
|
All Other Expenditures |
$28,500 |
|
TOTAL |
$110,038 |
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 Official Languages 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 application of the Official Languages Act, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, March 24, 2010. The approved budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services $ 14,000
Transportation and Communications $ 53,598
All Other
Expenditures $ 28,000
Total
$ 95,598
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID TKACHUK
Chair