Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Issue 11 - Eighth Report of the Committee
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to present its
EIGHTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, December 2, 2004 to examine and report on the study on declaring Ottawa to be a bilingual city, 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 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,
LISE BACON
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
STUDY ON DECLARING OTTAWA TO BE A
BILINGUAL CITY
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2006
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of December 2, 2004:
The Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C.:
That the petitions tabled during the Third Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament, calling on the Senate to declare the City of Ottawa, Canada's capital, a bilingual city, be sent to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for consideration;
That the Committee consider the merits of amending section 16 of the Constitution Act, 1867; and
That the Committee report to the Senate no later than April 30, 2005.
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 | $ 6,000 |
| Transportation and Communications | 0 |
| All Other Expenditures | 3,000 |
| TOTAL | $ 9,000 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Wednesday, February 23, 2005.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | Lise Bacon | |
| Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs |
| Date | George Furey | |
| Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration |
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
STUDY ON DECLARING OTTAWA TO BE A BILINGUAL CITY
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2006
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES
| 1. Professional Services (0401) | |||
|
$ 1,000 | ||
| 2. Meals (0415) | |||
|
5,000 | ||
| Total — Professional and Other Services | $ 6,000 |
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
| Total — Transportation and Communications | $ 0 |
ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES
| 1. Purchase of books and periodicals (0702) | $ 2,000 | ||
| 2. Miscellaneous contingencies (0709) | 1,000 | ||
| Total - All Other Expenditures | $ 3,000 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | $ 9,000 |
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
Thursday, May 5, 2005
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006 for the purpose of its Special Study on declaring Ottawa to be a bilingual city, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, December 2, 2004. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services $ 6,000 Transport and Communications 0 Other Expenditures 3,000 Total $ 9,000
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE J. FUREY
Chair