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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 5 - Fourth Report of the Committee

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Thursday, June 22, 2006

The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights has the honour to present its

FOURTH REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, April 27, 2006, to examine and monitor issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations, respectfully requests for the purpose of this study that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary.

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,

RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK

Chair

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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN RIGHTS

SPECIAL STUDY ON CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2007

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, April 27, 2006:

The Honourable Senator Raynell Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and monitor issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations;

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject during the First, Second and Third Sessions of the Thirty-seventh Parliament and the First Session of the Thirty-eighth Parliament be referred to the Committee; and

That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than March 31, 2007, and that the Committee retain until May 31, 2007 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate

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SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

Professional and Other Services	$ 5,000
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	300
TOTAL	$ 5,300

The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights on Monday, June 12th, 2006.

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

Date		Raynell Andreychuk
		Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

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

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