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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue 15 - Sixth Report of the Committee

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the honour to present its

SIXTH REPORT

Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, June 16, 2011 to examine and report on research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, and requests, for the purpose of such study, that it be empowered to:

(a) engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary for the purpose of such study; and

(b) travel inside Canada; and

(c) to travel outside 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,

PERCY MOCKLER

Chair

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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

SPECIAL STUDY ON RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EFFORTS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2013

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, June 16, 2011:

The Honourable Senator Comeau, for the Honourable Senator Mockler, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cochrane:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be authorized to examine and report on research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to examine research and development efforts in the context of:

(a) developing new markets domestically and internationally;

(b) enhancing agricultural sustainability;

(c) improving food diversity and security; and

That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2012 and that the Committee retain until March 31, 2013 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.

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

Gary W. O'Brien

Clerk of the Senate

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

Professional and Other Services	$12,600
Transportation and Communications	$478,988
All Other Expenditures	$14,070
TOTAL	$505,658

The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on Thursday, March 15, 2012.

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

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Date                The Honourable Percy Mockler
                       Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

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Date                The Honourable David Tkachuk
                       Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

 

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE
SPECIAL STUDY

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

Estimated expenses for fiscal year 2011-2012 ± $97,774

Estimated expenses for fiscal year 2012-2013 ± $505,658

Estimate of the total cost of the special study ± $603,432

STANDING COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

SPECIAL STUDY ON RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
IN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2013

¹ 1 Clerk, 1 Analyst, 3 Interpreters

² Committee must pay for bus driver

³ Ibid

⁴ Ibid

⁵ 1 Clerk, 1 Analyst, 3 Interpreters

⁶ Committee must pay for bus driver

⁷ Ibid

⁸ Ibid

⁹ Ibid

¹⁰ Ibid

¹¹ 1 Clerk, 1 Analyst

¹² 1 Clerk, 1 Analyst

The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.

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Heather Lank, Principal Clerk,                                              Date
Committees Directorate 

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Nicole Proulx, Director of Finance and Procurement              Date

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APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

Thursday, March 29, 2012

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, 2013 for the purpose of its special study on research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The said budget is as follows:

Professional and Other Services	$ 2,000
Transportation and Communications	229,090
All Other Expenditures	6,600
Total	$ 237,690

(includes funds for fact-findings missions)

Respectfully submitted,

DAVID TKACHUK

Chair

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