Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
Issue 2 - Third Report of the Committee
Thursday, December 6, 2007
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the honour to present its
THIRD REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on November 20, 2007, to examine and report on the present state and the future of agriculture and forestry in Canada, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary for the purpose of this 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
PRESENT STATE AND FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY IN CANADA
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 Tkachuk:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be authorized to examine and report on the present state and the future of agriculture and forestry in Canada;
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; and
That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2008.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
| Professional and Other Services | $ 6,750 |
| Transportation and Communications | 1,000 |
| All Other Expenditures | 1,300 |
| TOTAL | $ 9,050 |
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.
| Date | Joyce Fairbairn, P.C. | |
| Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry | ||
| Date | George J. Furey | |
| Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration |
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
PRESENT STATE AND FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY IN CANADA
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
| GENERAL EXPENSES | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| Working meals (15 meals @ $ 450) | $ 6,750 | |||||
| Sub-total | $ 6,750 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS | ||||||
| Postage | $ 700 | |||||
| Courier Services | 200 | |||||
| Telephone carrier services | 100 | |||||
| Sub-total | $ 1,000 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| Books | $ 300 | |||||
| Miscellaneous | 1,000 | |||||
| Sub-total | $ 1,300 | |||||
| Grand Total | $ 9,050 | |||||
The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.
| 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 Senate Standing 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 the present state and the future of agriculture and forestry in Canada, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services $ 6,750 Transportation and Communications 1,000 All Other Expenditures 1,300 TOTAL $ 9,050
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE J. FUREY
Chair