Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages
Issue 10 - Fourth Report of the Committee
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages has the honour to present its
FOURTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 to examine and to report on the use of the Internet, new media and social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, and requests, for the purpose of such 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,
MARIA CHAPUT
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
SPECIAL STUDY ON THE USE OF THE INTERNET, NEW MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE RESPECT FOR CANADIANS' LANGUAGE RIGHTS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2013
Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, October 5, 2011:
The Honourable Senator Chaput moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Hubley:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages be authorized to examine and report on the use of the Internet, new media and social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights; and
That the committee report from time to time to the Senate but no later than October 31, 2012, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until December 31, 2012.
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 | $15,000 |
Transportation and Communications | 0 |
All Other Expenditures | 0 |
TOTAL | $15,000 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages on Monday, March 12, 2012.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
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Maria Chaput
Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
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David Tkachuk
Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
PREVIOUS DATA
No other budget authorization requests in connection with this special study.
GENERAL ESTIMATE OF TOTAL COST OF SPECIAL STUDY
In accordance with chapter 3:06, section 2(2) of the Senate Administrative Rules.
$15,000. The Committee does not expect to submit any other budget authorization requests in connection with this special study.
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
SPECIAL STUDY ON THE USE OF THE INTERNET, NEW MEDIA AND
SOCIAL MEDIA
AND THE RESPECT FOR CANADIANS' LANGUAGE RIGHTS
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMSAPPLICATION FOR BUDGET
AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2013
GENERAL EXPENSES | ||
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||
1. Video production (0310) | 15,000 | |
(5 days, $3,000/day) | ||
Sub-total | $15,000 | |
Total | $15,000 |
The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.
Heather Lank, Principal Clerk,
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Committees Directorate
Nicole Proulx, Director of Finance and Procurement Date
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 for the purpose of its special study on the use of the internet, new media and social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights, as authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services $ 15,000 Transportation and Communications 0 All Other Expenditures 0 Total $ 15,000
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID TKACHUK
Chair