The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT

Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, to examine and report on Canada’s national security and defence policies, practices, circumstances and capabilities, requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, 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 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,

PAMELA WALLIN
Chair

STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE

SPECIAL STUDY ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICIES

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2012 

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, June 22, 2011: 

The Honourable Senator Wallin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:

That the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence be authorized to examine and report on Canada's national security and defence policies, practices, circumstances and capabilities; and

That the papers and evidence received and taken and the work accomplished by the committee on this subject since the beginning of the Third session of the Fortieth Parliament be referred to the Committee.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted 

Gary W. O'Brien
Clerk of the Senate

APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

THURSDAY, October 27, 2011 

    The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 for the purpose of its special study on National Security and Defence Policies, as authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The approved budget is as follows: 

Respectfully submitted,

DAVID TKACHUK
Chair