Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and
Forestry
Issue 25 - Seventh Report of the Committee
THURSDAY, November 19, 1998
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the honour to present its
SEVENTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, November 18, 1997, in accordance with Rule 86(1)n), to examine the present state and the future of agriculture in Canada, 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 adjourn from place to place within and outside Canada for the purpose of such study.
Pursuant to Section 2:07 of the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operation of Senate Committees, 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,
LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1999
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, November 18, 1997:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be authorized to examine the present state and the future of agriculture in Canada; and
That the Committee present its report no later than December 15, 1998.
Paul Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES
|
$ 47,100.00
|
| TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
|
$ 107,750.00
|
| OTHER EXPENDITURES
|
$ 3,250.00
|
| TOTAL
|
$ 158,100.00
|
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on the 3rd day of the month of November, 1998.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
_________________ _________________________________
Date Senator Leonard
Gustafson, Chairman,
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and
Forestry
_________________ _________________________________
Date Chairman,
Standing Committee on Internal Economy,
Budgets and Administration
INFORMATION NOTE
PAST BUDGETS
(SPECIAL STUDY)
| Total budget approved for fiscal year 1994-95
Total budget expenditures for fiscal year 1994-1995
|
$ 144,044 $ 15,480
|
| Total budget approved for fiscal year 1995-96
Total budget expenditures for fiscal year 1995-1996
|
$ 13,200 $ 557
|
| Total budget approved for fiscal year 1996-97
Total budget expenditures for fiscal year 1996-1997
|
$ 68,659 $ 20,461
|
STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
EXPLANATION OF COST ELEMENTS
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES
|
|
|
| 1. Meals (0415)
|
|
|
| Working lunches / dinners (6 @ $250)
|
$ 1,500 .00
|
|
| Consultants See attached communications plan,
as proposed by Newman Communications
|
$ 15,600 .00
|
|
| Interpretation (For fact finding trip to
Europe)
|
$ 30,000 .00
|
|
| Total
|
|
$ 47,100.00
|
|
|
|
|
| TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
|
|
|
| Travel Expenses (0201)
|
|
|
| A) Fact finding trip to Europe to discuss the
impact of subsidies on farm in come. (8 Senators + 3 staff)
|
|
|
| 1. Ground transportation Taxis; shuttle bus:
|
$ 6,000 .00
|
|
| 2. Air transportation
Canada-Paris-Brussels-London-Rome-Canada
|
|
|
| 8 Senators x $ 4,800.00 (Business Class)
|
$ 38,400 .00
|
|
| 3 staff x $ 3,800.00 (Economy class)
|
$ 11,400 .00
|
|
| 3. Per diem and incidentals (See attached
calculations)
|
$ 18,600 .00
|
|
| 4. Hotel accommodation 11 participants x 10
nights x $250
|
$ 27,500 .00
|
|
| 5. Contingencies
|
$ 5,000 .00
|
|
| Telecommunications (0223)
|
$ 250 .00
|
|
| Postage, courier services (0213)
|
$ 600 .00
|
|
| Total
|
|
$ 107,750.00
|
|
|
|
|
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES
|
|
|
| Rentals (0500) Meeting room at hotels
|
$ 2,000 .00
|
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| Utilities, Materials and Supplies:
|
|
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| 1. Purchase of stationary, books and periodical
(0702)
|
$ 250 .00
|
|
| 2. Miscellaneous contingencies (0799)
|
$ 1,000 .00
|
|
| Total
|
|
$ 3,250.00
|
| TOTAL
|
|
$ 158,100.00
|
The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.
_______________________________________ _________________
Gary
O'Brien Date
Director of Committees and Private Legislation
_______________________________________ _________________
Siroun
Aghajanian, Director of Finance Date
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
THURSDAY, November 19, 1998
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined and approved the budget presented to it by the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry for the fiscal year ending March 31 1999 for its special study on the present state and the future of agriculture in Canada as authorized by the Senate on December 15, 1998. The said budget is as follows:
| Professional and Other Services
|
$ 47,100
|
| Witness Expenses
|
107,750
|
| Miscellaneous
|
3,250
|
| TOTAL
|
$ 158,100
|
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM ROMPKEY
Chairman