Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Issue 10 - Fourth Report of the Committee
Thursday, May 1, 2014
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade has the honour to present its
FOURTH REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013, to examine and report on security conditions and economic developments in the Asia-Pacific region, the implications for Canadian policy and interests in the region, and other related matters, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, and requests, for the purpose of such study, that it be empowered:
(a) to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary;
(b) to adjourn from place to place within Canada; and
(c) to travel inside and 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,
RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SECURITY CONDITIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2015
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, November 21, 2013:
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Martin, for the Honourable Senator Andreychuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Marshall:
That, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade be authorized to examine and report on security conditions and economic developments in the Asia-Pacific region, the implications for Canadian policy and interests in the region, and other related matters;
That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the committee on this subject during the First session of the Forty-first Parliament be referred to the committee; and
That the committee report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2014.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Gary W. O'Brien
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF BUDGET
| Activity 1: Vancouver, Indonesia and Singapore | $297,566 |
| TOTAL | $297,566 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade on Thursday, March 6, 2014.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
Date
The Honourable Raynell Andreychuk
Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Date
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella
Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL COST
OF THE SPECIAL STUDY
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(2) of the Senate Administrative Rules.
$297,566
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SECURITY CONDITIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2015
| ACTIVITY 1: Vancouver, Indonesia and Singapore | ||||||
| Public Hearings (Vancouver) and Fact-finding (Indonesia and Singapore) | ||||||
| 18 participants: 12 Senators, 6 staff | ||||||
| (Vancouver: 1 clerk, 1 analyst, 3 interpreters, 1 stenographer) | ||||||
| (Indonesia and Singapore: 1 clerk, 1 analyst) | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| HOSPITALITY | ||||||
| 1. | Hospitality - meals (0410) | 5,000 | ||||
| 2. | Hospitality -room rental (0410) | 1,000 | ||||
| 3. | Hospitality - gifts (0424) | 1,000 | ||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 4. | Interpreters (0444) | 2,500 | ||||
| (5 days, $500/day) | ||||||
| 5. | Reporting/transcribing (0403) | 3,000 | ||||
| (1 day, $3,000/day) | ||||||
| 6. | Transcript editing services (0143) | 1,000 | ||||
| Sub-total | $13,500 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | ||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air- interpreters and stenographer | 8,000 | ||||
| 4 staff x $2,000 (0227) | ||||||
| 2. | Transportation - air - business class | 196,000 | ||||
| 12 senators x $14,000 (0224) | ||||||
| 2 staff x $14,000 (0227) | ||||||
| 3. | Hotel accommodation- Vancouver | 9,000 | ||||
| 12 senators, $250/night, 2 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 6 staff, $250/night, 2 nights (0226) | ||||||
| 4. | Hotel accommodation-Jakarta | 14,000 | ||||
| 12 senators, $250/night, 4 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 2 staff, $250/night, 4 nights (0226) | ||||||
| 5. | Hotel accommodation-Singapore | 12,600 | ||||
| 12 senators, $300/night, 3 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 2 staff, $300/night, 3 nights (0226) | ||||||
| 6. | Per diem- Vancouver | 4,860 | ||||
| 12 senators, $90/day, 3 days (0221) | ||||||
| 6 staff, $90/day, 3 days (0225) | ||||||
| 7. | Per diem-Jakarta | 4,074 | ||||
| 12 senators, $97/day, 3 days (0221) | ||||||
| 2 staff, $97/day, 3 days (0225) | ||||||
| 8. | Per diem-Singapore | 10,752 | ||||
| 12 senators, $192/day, 4 days (0221) | ||||||
| 2 staff, $192/day, 4 days (0225) | ||||||
| 9. | Travel Insurance (0215) | 3,500 | ||||
| 10. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 5,000 | ||||
| 11. | Taxis | 3,780 | ||||
| 12 senators x $210 (0223) | ||||||
| 6 staff x $210 (0232) | ||||||||||
| 12. | Charter bus (0228) | 5,000 | ||||||||
| (5 days, $1,000/day) | ||||||||||
| Sub-total | $276,566 | |||||||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||||||
| OTHER | ||||||||||
| 1. | Travel passports, visas and diplomatic notes (0210) | 1,000 | ||||||||
| 2. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 1,000 | ||||||||
| RENTALS | ||||||||||
| 3. | Rental office space (meeting rooms) (0540) | 1,500 | ||||||||
| (1 day, $1,500/day) | ||||||||||
| 4. | Rental - interpretation equipment (0504) | 4,000 | ||||||||
| (1 day, $4,000/day) | ||||||||||
| Sub-total | $7,500 | |||||||||
| Total of Activity 1 | $297,566 | |||||||||
| Grand Total | $ 297,566 | |||||||||
The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.
Heather Lank, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate Date
Nicole Proulx, Director of Finance and Procurement Date
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, May 1, 2014
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, for the purpose of its special study on security conditions and economic developments in the Asia-Pacific region, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013. The said budget is as follows:
Activity 1: Vancouver, Indonesia and Singapore $ 297,566 Total $ 297,566
(includes funds for public hearings and a fact finding mission; includes funds for 12 senators to travel; includes business class travel for the clerk and analyst for overseas flights)
Respectfully submitted,
NOËL A. KINSELLA
Chair