Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples
Issue 8 - Fifth Report of the Committee
THURSDAY, November 29, 2001
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to present its
FIFTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, September 27, 2001, to examine and report upon issues affecting urban Aboriginal youth in Canada. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to examine access, provision and delivery of services; policy and jurisdictional issues; employment and education; access to economic opportunities; youth participa tion and empowerment; and other related matters; and to present its final report no later than June 28, 2002, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary.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,
THELMA J. CHALIFOUX
Chair
APPENDIX (A) TO THE REPORT
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES
SPECIAL STUDY ON URBAN ABORIGINAL PEOPLE
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2002
The Honourable Senator Chalifoux moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Christensen:
THAT the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, pursuant to the input it has received from urban Aboriginal people and organizations, be authorized to examine and report upon issues affecting urban Aboriginal youth in Canada. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to examine access, provision and delivery of services; policy and jurisdictional issues; employment and education; access to economic opportunities; youth participation and empowerment; and other related matters;
THAT the Committee report to the Senate no later than June 28, 2002; and
THAT the Committee be authorized, notwithstanding customary practice, to table its report to the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not sitting, and that a report so tabled be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES $ 18,000
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS $ 2,000
OTHER EXPENDITURES $ 5,500
TOTAL $ 25,500
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on 2001.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
Date Senator Thelma Chalifoux, Chair, Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
Date Chairman, Standing Committee on Internal Economy Budgets and Administration.
EXPLANATION OF COST ELEMENTS
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES
1. Professional Services (0402) $ 10,000
(Expert consultants - Communications)
2. Working meals (0415) $ 6,000
(15 meals x $400)
3. Hospitality - Committee (0410) $ 2,000
TOTAL $ 18,000
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Courier Services (0213) $ 2,000
TOTAL $ 2,000
ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES
1. Purchase of books (0702) $ 3,000
2. Miscellaneous (0799) $ 2,500
TOTAL $ 5,500
GRAND TOTAL $ 25,500
The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.
Date Heather Lank, Director of Committees and Private Legislation.
Date Richard Ranger, Director of Finance.
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, November 29, 2001The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined and approved the budget presented to it by the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 for the purpose of its Special Study on Urban Youth, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, September 27, 2001. The approved budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services $ 18,000
Transport and Communications $ 2,000
Other Expenditures $ 5,500
Total $ 25,500Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD KROFT
Chairman