Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples
Issue 5 - Fourth Report of the Committee
Thursday, April 10, 2014
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to present its
FOURTH REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, to examine and report on challenges and potential solutions relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves, 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 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,
DENNIS GLEN PATTERSON
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES
CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS RELATING TO FIRST NATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
ON RESERVES
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
MARCH 31, 2015
Extract from the Journals of the Senate Tuesday, February 25, 2014:
The Honourable Senator Patterson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bellemare:
That the Standing Senate Committee Aboriginal Peoples be authorized to examine and report on challenges and potential solutions relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves, including, but not limited to:
(a) housing;
(b) community infrastructure (such as water and wastewater treatment, schools and other community buildings); and
(c) innovative opportunities for financing and more effective collaborative strategies;
That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the committee during the Second Session of the Forty-first Parliament, as part of its study on the federal government's constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples and on other matters generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, as authorized by the Senate on November 21, 2013, form part of the papers and evidence received and taken for the purposes of this study; and
That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2015 and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
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 Island and British Columbia interior | $144,470 |
| Activity 2 : Ontario ± northwest (including Thunder Bay), northeast, centre and south | $149,190 |
| Activity 3 : Quebec (Maniwaki) | $4,790 |
| Activity 4 : Nova Scotia | $60,610 |
| TOTAL | $359,060 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
Date
The Honourable Senator Dennis Glen
Patterson
Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Date
The Honourable Senator 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.
The Committee does not expect to submit any other budget authorization requests beyond the present one in connection with this special study.
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES
CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS RELATING TO FIRST NATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
ON RESERVES
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2015
| Activity 1: Vancouver Island and British Columbia interior | |||||||||
| FACT-FINDING | |||||||||
| 12 participants: 8 Senators, 4 staff (1 committee clerk, 1 communications officer, 2 analysts) | |||||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | |||||||||
| HOSPITALITY | |||||||||
| 1. | Hospitality - meals (0410) | 2,000 | |||||||
| 2. | Hospitality - gifts (0424) | 500 | |||||||
| Sub-total | $2,500 | ||||||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | |||||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air | 76,800 | |||||||
| 8 senators x $8,250 (0224) | |||||||||
| 4 staff x $2,700 (0227) | |||||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation | 14,400 | |||||||
| 8 senators, $200/night, 6 nights (0222) | |||||||||
| 4 staff, $200/night, 6 nights (0226) | |||||||||
| 3. | Per diem | 7,560 | |||||||
| 8 senators, $90/day, 7 days (0221) | |||||||||
| 4 staff, $90/day, 7 days (0225) | |||||||||
| 4. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 5,000 | |||||||
| 5. | Taxis | 2,160 | |||||||
| 8 senators x $180 (0223) | |||||||||
| 4 staff x $180 (0232) | |||||||||
| 6. | Charter bus (0228) | 5,000 | |||||||
| (5 days, $1,000/day) | |||||||||
| 7. | Charter flight ± sole source (0233) | 25,000 | |||||||
| Sub-total | $135,920 | ||||||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | |||||||||
| OTHER | |||||||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 1,000 | |||||||
| PRINTING | |||||||||
| 2. | Printing (0321) | 50 | |||||||
| RENTALS | |||||||||
| 3. | Rental office space (meeting rooms) (0540) | 5,000 | |||||||
| (5 days, $1,000/day) | |||||||||
| Sub-total | $6,050 | ||||||||
| Total of Activity 1 | $144,470 | ||||||||
| Activity 2: Ontario ± northwest (including Thunder Bay), northeast, centre and south) | |||||||||
| FACT-FINDING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS | |||||||||
| 18 participants: 8 Senators, 10 staff (1
committee clerk, 1 communications officer, 1 administrative assistant, 2 analysts, 3 interpreters, 2 stenographers) |
|||||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | |||||||||
| HOSPITALITY | |||||||||
| 1. | Hospitality - gifts (0424) | 500 | |||||||
| OTHER | |||||||||
| 2. | Reporting/transcribing (0403) | 3,000 | |||||||
| (1 day, $3,000/day) | |||||||||
| 3. | Transcript editing services (0143) | 1,000 | |||||||
| Sub-total | $4,500 | ||||||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | |||||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air- Thunder Bay | 60,000 | |||||||
| 8 senators x $5,000 (0224) | |||||||||
| 10 staff x $2,000 (0227) | |||||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation - Public Hearings | 2,400 | |||||||
| 6 staff, $200/night, 2 nights (0226) | |||||||||
| 3. | Hotel accommodation | 14,400 | |||||||
| 8 senators, $200/night, 6 nights (0222) | |||||||||
| 4 staff, $200/night, 6 nights (0226) | |||||||||
| 4. | Per diem - Public Hearings | 1,620 | |||||||
| 6 staff, $90/day, 3 days (0225) | |||||||||
| 5. | Per diem | 7,560 | |||||||
| 8 senators, $90/day, 7 days (0221) | |||||||||
| 4 staff, $90/day, 7 days (0225) | |||||||||
| 6. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 5,000 | |||||||
| 7. | Taxis | 2,160 | |||||||
| 8 senators x $120 (0223) | |||||||||
| 10 staff x $120 (0232) | |||||||||
| 8. | Charter bus (0228) | 5,000 | |||||||
| (5 days, $1,000/day) | |||||||||
| 9. | Charter flight ± sole source (0233) | 35,000 | |||||||
| Sub-total | $133,140 | ||||||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | |||||||||
| PRINTING | |||||||||
| 1. | Printing (0321) | 50 | |||||||
| RENTALS | |||||||||
| 2. | Rental office space (meeting rooms) (0540) | 5,000 | |||||||
| (5 days, $1,000/day) | |||||||||
| 3. | Rental - interpretation equipment (0504) | 6,500 | |||||||
| (1 day, $6,500/day) | |||||||||
| Sub-total | $11,550 | ||||||||
| Total of Activity 2 | $149,190 | ||||||||
| Activity 3: Quebec (Maniwaki) | |||||||||
| FACT-FINDING | |||||||||
| 11 participants: 8 Senators, 3 staff (1 committee clerk, 2 analysts) | |||||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | |||||||||
| HOSPITALITY | |||||||||
| 1. | Hospitality - gifts (0424) | 100 | |||||||
| Sub-total | $100 | ||||||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | |||||||||
| 1. | Per diem | 990 | |||||||
| 8 senators, $90/day, 1 day (0221) | |||||||||
| 3 staff, $90/day, 1 day (0225) | |||||||||
| 2. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 1,000 | |||||||
| 3. | Charter bus (0228) | 2,500 | |||||||
| (1 day, $2,500/day) | |||||||||
| Sub-total | $4,490 | ||||||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | |||||||||
| OTHER | |||||||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 200 | |||||||
| Sub-total | $200 | ||||||||
| Total of Activity 3 | $4,790 | ||||||||
| Activity 4: Nova Scotia | |||||||||
| FACT-FINDING | |||||||||
| 12 participants: 8 Senators, 4 staff (1 committee clerk, 1 communications officer, 2 analysts) | |||||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | |||||||||
| HOSPITALITY | |||||||||
| 1. | Hospitality - gifts (0424) | 250 | |||||||
| Sub-total | $250 | ||||||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | |||||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air | 40,000 | |||||||
| 8 senators x $4,000 (0224) | |||||||||
| 4 staff x $2,000 (0227) | |||||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation | 5,400 | |||||||
| 8 senators, $150/night, 3 nights (0222) | |||||||||
| 4 staff, $150/night, 3 nights (0226) | |||||||||
| 3. | Per diem | 4,320 | |||||||
| 8 senators, $90/day, 4 days (0221) | |||||||||
| 4 staff, $90/day, 4 days (0225) | |||||||||
| 4. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 3,000 | |||||||
| 5. | Taxis | 1,440 | |||||||
| 8 senators x $120 (0223) | |||||||||
| 4 staff x $120 (0232) | |||||||||
| 6. | Charter bus (0228) | 6,000 | |||||||
| (4 days, $1,500/day) | |||||||||
| Sub-total | $60,160 | ||||||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | |||||||||
| OTHER | |||||||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 200 | |||||||
| Sub-total | $200 | |||||
| Total of Activity 4 | $60,610 | |||||
| Grand Total | $ 359,060 | |||||
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, April 10, 2014
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, for the purpose of its special study on challenges and potential solutions relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. The said budget is as follows:
Activity 1: Vancouver Island and British Columbia interior $ 144,470 Activity 2: Ontario — northwest (including Thunder Bay), centre and south $ 149,190 Activity 3: Quebec (Maniwaki) $ 4,790 Activity 4: Nova Scotia $ 60,610 TOTAL $ 359,060
(includes funds for public hearings and fact-finding missions, as well as approval for sole source for charter flights; includes funds for 8 senators to travel)
Respectfully submitted,
NOËL A. KINSELLA
Chair