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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.

 

Date                            Maria Chaput                                                                                                         
                                   Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

Date                            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,                                                        Date              
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


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