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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Issue 3 - Second Report of the Committee

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 4, 2004, to examine and report on the involvement of Aboriginal communities and businesses in economic development activities 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 Canada and to travel inside Canada, for the purpose of such study.

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,

NICK G. SIBBESTON

Chair

STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
ABORIGINAL PEOPLES

SPECIAL STUDY ON INVOLVEMENT OF ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN CANADA

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2005

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, November 4, 2004:

The Honourable Senator Sibbeston moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pearson:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, in accordance with rule 86(1)(q) of the Senate, be authorized to examine and report on the involvement of Aboriginal communities and businesses in economic development activities in Canada. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to investigate elements that enable Aboriginal communities and businesses to succeed and obstacles to their achievement in all areas of the economy, including but not limited to: large-scale industrial developments such as pipelines; non-renewable resource developments in oil, gas and mining; renewable resource development; tourism; business services; and other related matters.

That the committee report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2006.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

Professional and Other Services $ 15,300
Transportation and Communications 87,655
All Other Expenditures

3,000
TOTAL $ 105,955

The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on Wednesday, November 17, 2004.

The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.

Date

Nick G. Sibbeston
Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

Date

George Furey
Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
ABORIGINAL PEOPLES

SPECIAL STUDY ON INVOLVEMENT OF ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES AND
BUSINESSES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN CANADA

EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2005

PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES      
1. Communications Consultant
(5 days @ $500 per day)		   $ 2,500  

2. Working meals (20 @ $400 each)

   8,000  
3. Registration fees - conferences and seminars (4 fees @ $700)   2,800  
4. Breakfast meetings and other informal meetings with aboriginal communities spokespersons   1,000  
5. Hospitality   1,000  
Total - Professional and Other Services     $ 15,300
       
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS      
1. Travel expenses for fact-finding mission      

Travel to Yellowknife and Inuvik (NWT) for fact finding mission
(including on-site visits)
6 Senators, 1 Committee Clerk, 2 researchers (9 individuals)

      

i) Air transport
(Ottawa-Edmonton-Yellowknife-Inuvik-Yellowknife-Ottawa)
(6 x $6,165) + (3 x $5,610)

 $ 53,820    

ii) Ground transportation
(12 taxis x 9 x $25 = $2,700)

2,700    

iii) Charter plane — Yellowknife to Diavik Diamond Mines

4,500    

iv) Hotel accommodations
(5 nights x 9 x $150)

 6,750    

v) Per diems
(6 days x 9 x $86/day)

 4,645    
    72,415  
2. Displacement fees for seminars and conferences      
For conferences and seminars not yet determined. Funds allocated to allow for one or more members of the Committee to participate in different events related to its mandate.      

Air transport:
2 people x 2 conferences x $3,000

12,000    

Ground transport:
2 people x 2 conferences x $25 x 4 taxis

 400    

Per diem and out of pocket:
2 people x 2 conferences x $75/day x 3 days

900    

Lodging:
2 people x 2 conferences x $180 x 2 nights

1,440    
    14,740  
3. Messenger Services   500  
Total — Transportation and Communications     $ 87,655
       
ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES      
1. Rental
Meeting room in Yellowknife and Inuvik		   $ 1,000  
2. Publications   1,000  
3. Miscellaneous  

1,000

  
Total — All Other Expenditures     $ 3,000
       

The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.

Heather Lank, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate
Date

Hélène Lavoie, Director of Finance
Date

APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 for the purpose of its special study on involvement of aboriginal communities and business in economic development activities, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 4, 2004. The approved budget is as follows:

Professional and Other Services  $ 11,900
Transportation and Communications 35,699
Other Expenditures 2,500
TOTAL  $ 50,099

(includes reduced funding for a fact-finding mission and conference attendance).

Respectfully submitted,

GEORGE FUREY

Chair

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