The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

has the honour to present its

EIGHTEENTH REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, June 6, 2002 to examine and report upon the administrative contract now in existence at the Goose Bay, Labrador airfield, as well as the Request for Proposals to review the contract, to ascertain the effectiveness of this method of base operations in Canada in providing services for both military and non-military training activities, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary 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,

Lowell Murray
Chairman

STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE 

The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Banks:

That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report upon the administrative contract now in existence at the Goose Bay, Labrador airfield, as well as the Request for Proposals to renew the contract, to ascertain the effectiveness of this method of base operations in Canada in providing services for both military and non-military training activities;

That the Committee submit its final report no later than July 12, 2002; and

That the Committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit the report with the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.

After debate,

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

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003

Summary of expenditures