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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 14 - Sixth Report of the Committee

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Thursday, December 7, 2006

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

SIXTH 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 that it be empowered to travel outside Canada, for the purpose of such study.

Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the supplementary 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,

SHARON CARSTAIRS

Deputy Chair

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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE
ON HUMAN RIGHTS

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

APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY 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 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	$ 4,000
Transportation and Communications	90,237
All Other Expenditures	1,000
TOTAL	$ 95,237

The above supplementary budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights on Monday, November 27, 2006.

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

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________________________________________________________________________ A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

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

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