Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Issue 24 - Seventeenth Report of the Committee
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce has the honour to present its
SEVENTEENTH REPORT
Your Committee which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, to examine and report on issues dealing with interprovincial barriers to trade, respectfully requests for the purpose of this study that it be empowered to adjourn from place to place and travel within Canada.
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,
JERAHMIEL S. GRAFSTEIN
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
BANKING, TRADE AND COMMERCE
SPECIAL STUDY ON INTERPROVINCIAL
BARRIERS TO TRADE
APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION OF A
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, May 2, 2006:
The Honourable Senator Grafstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce be authorized to examine and report on issues dealing with interprovincial barriers to trade, in particular:
the interprovincial trade barriers that exist;
the extent to which interprovincial trade barriers are limiting the growth and profitability of the affected sectors as well as the ability of businesses in affected provinces, jointly and with relevant U.S. states, to form the economic regions that will enhance prosperity; and
measures that could be taken by the federal and provincials governments to facilitate the elimination of such interprovincial trade barriers in order to enhance trade and develop a national economy; and
That the Committee submit its final report no later than October 31, 2006
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, October 24, 2006:
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Fraser, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cook:
That, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, which was authorized to examine and report on issues dealing with interprovincial barriers to trade, be empowered to extend the date of presenting its final report from October 31, 2006 to June 29, 2007; and
That the Committee retain until July 31, 2007 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
| Professional and Other Services | $ 53,500 |
| Transportation and Communications | 220,080 |
| All Other Expenditures | 5,300 |
| TOTAL | $ 278,880 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce on ___________.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | Jerahmiel S. Grafstein | |
| Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce |
| Date | George J. Furey | |
| Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration |
FOR INFORMATION ONLY
| Fiscal year | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
| Total approved | $ 6,000 | $ 9,000 |
| Expenditures | $0 | $ 911 |
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
BANKING, TRADE AND COMMERCE
SPECIAL STUDY ON INTERPROVINCIAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES
| 1. Communication consultant | |||
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$ 12,000 | ||
| 2. Public Hearings | |||
| A) Vancouver and Calgary | |||
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$ 7,000 | ||
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5,600 | ||
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1,600 | ||
|
2,000 | ||
| $ 16,200 | |||
| B) Halifax | |||
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$ 3,500 | ||
|
2,800 | ||
|
800 | ||
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2,000 | ||
| $ 9,100 | |||
| C) Montreal and Toronto | |||
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$ 7,000 | ||
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5,600 | ||
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1,600 | ||
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2,000 | ||
| $ 16,200 | |||
| Sub-total | $ 53,500 |
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
| 1. Public Hearings | |||
| A) Vancouver and Calgary | |||
| (12 senators and 8 staff) (3 days) | |||
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$ 59,000 | ||
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6,000 | ||
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16,500 | ||
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4,620 | ||
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3,000 | ||
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5,000 | ||
| $ 94,120 | |||
| B) Halifax | |||
| (12 senators and 8 staff) (2 days) | |||
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$ 33,000 | ||
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6,000 | ||
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11,000 | ||
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3,080 | ||
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2,000 | ||
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5,000 | ||
| $ 60,080 | |||
| C) Montreal and Toronto | |||
| (12 senators and 8 staff) (2 days) | |||
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$ 38,800 | ||
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$ 6,000 | ||
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11,000 | ||
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3,080 | ||
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2,000 | ||
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5,000 | ||
| $ 65,880 | |||
| Sub- total | $ 220,080 |
ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES
| 1. Public Hearings | |||
| A) Vancouver and Calgary | |||
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$ 2,000 | ||
| B) Halifax | |||
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1,000 | ||
| C) Montreal and Toronto | |||
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2,000 | ||
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$ 5,000 | ||
| 2. Utilities, Materials and Supplies (0699) | |||
| 1. Books | $ 150 | ||
| 2. Publications | 150 | ||
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$ 300 | ||
| Sub-total | $ 5,300 | ||
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$ 278,880 |
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 3, 2007
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 for the purpose of its special study on interprovincial barriers to trade, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, May 2, 2006. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services $ 53,500 Transportation and Communications 220,080 All Other Expenditures 5,300 Total $ 278,880
(includes funds for public hearings in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, Montreal and Toronto)
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE J. FUREY
Chair