Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
Issue 2 - Second Report of the Committee
Thursday, December 6, 2007
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on November 20, 2007, to examine and report on rural poverty 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, 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,
JOYCE FAIRBAIRN
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
RURAL POVERTY
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, November 20, 2007:
The Honourable Senator Gustafson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Eyton:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be authorized to examine and report on rural poverty in Canada. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to:
(a) examine the dimension and depth of rural poverty in Canada;
(b) conduct an assessment of Canada's comparative standing in this area, relative to other OECD countries;
(c) examine the key drivers of reduced opportunity for rural Canadians;
(d) provide recommendations for measures mitigating rural poverty and reduced opportunity for rural Canadians; and
That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished during the First Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2008; and
That the Committee retain until September 30, 2008 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 | $ 60,500 |
| Transportation and Communications | 220,831 |
| All Other Expenditures | 36,800 |
| TOTAL | $ 318,131 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on Thursday, November 29, 2007
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
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Joyce Fairbairn , P.C.
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| Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry | ||
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George J. Furey
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| Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration |
STANDING COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
RURAL POVERTY
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
| GENERAL EXPENSES | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| Research consultant | $ 5,000 | |||||
| Working breakfasts (10 @ $150) | 1,500 | |||||
| Working dinners (10 @ $500) | 5,000 | |||||
| Hospitality | 1,000 | |||||
| Sub-total | $ 12,500 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS | ||||||
| Postage | $ 350 | |||||
| Courier Services | 350 | |||||
| Telephone carrier services | 100 | |||||
| Sub-total | $ 800 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| Books | $ 300 | |||||
| Promotional Materials | 10,000 | |||||
| Miscellaneous | 1,000 | |||||
| Sub-total | $ 11,300 | |||||
| Total | $ 24,600 | |||||
| ACTIVITY 1 | ||||||
| 5 day public hearings to the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut in 2008 | ||||||
| 12 senators and 11 staff | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| Translation and Interpretation Services: | ||||||
| Yukon (1 day @ $8,000) | $ 8,000 | |||||
| Northwest territories (1 day @ $9,000) | 9,000 | |||||
| Nunavut (1 day @ $11,000) | 11,000 | |||||
| Working lunches (5 @ $1,500) | 7,500 | |||||
| Reporting services (PH) (5 days @ $2,500) | 12,500 | |||||
| Sub-total | $ 48,000 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS | ||||||
| Air transportation (chartered flight) | $ 130,000 | |||||
| Commercial flights @ $2000 for 12 Senators | 24,000 | |||||
| Commercial flights @ $1700 for 11 staff | 18,700 | |||||
| Hotel accommodation | ||||||
| 5 nights @ $250 for 23 persons | 28,750 | |||||
| Per diems | ||||||
| Yukon: (1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner, 2 incidentals) @ $110 for 23 persons | 2,530 | |||||
| Northwest Territories: (2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, 2 incidentals) @ $170 for 23 persons | 3,910 | |||||
| Nunavut: (2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, 2 incidentals) @ $187 for 23 persons | 4,301 | |||||
| Ground Transportation @ 1,000 for 6 days | 6,000 | |||||
| Taxis | ||||||
| 2 days @ $40 for 23 persons | 1,840 | |||||
| Sub-total | $ 220,031 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| Rental of translation equipment (PH) | ||||||
| Meeting room rental (PH) | ||||||
| 5 days @ $1,500 | $ 7,500 | |||||
| Advertising | 12,000 | |||||
| Contingencies (6 days @ $1,000) | 6,000 | |||||
| Sub-total | $ 25,500 | |||||
| Total | $ 293,531 | |||||
| Grand Total | $ 318,131 | |||||
The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.
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Heather Lank, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate
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| Hélène Lavoie, Director of Finance |
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APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, December 6, 2007
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 for the purpose of its special study on rural poverty in Canada, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services $ 60,500 Transportation and Communications 220,831 All Other Expenditures 36,800 TOTAL $ 318,131
(includes funds for public hearings — sole sourcing for charter aircraft is authorized)
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE J. FUREY
Chair