Report of the committee
Thursday, June 9, 2022
The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022, to examine and report on issues relating to security and defence in the Arctic, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, 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;
(c)to travel inside Canada; and
(d)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,
TONY DEAN
Chair
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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE
Examine and report on issues relating to security and defence in the Arctic
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2023
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, February 10, 2022:
The Honourable Senator Dean moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dasko:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence be authorized to examine and report on issues relating to security and defence in the Arctic, including Canada’s military infrastructure and security capabilities; and
That the committee report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2023, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Gérald Lafrenière
Interim Clerk of the Senate
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SUMMARY OF BUDGET
| Activity 1: Northern Canada | $ | 381,350 | ||
| Activity 2: United States (Colorado Springs) | $ | 59,975 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 441,325 | ||
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence on Monday, May 16, 2022.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | Président du Comité sénatorial permanent de la sécurité nationale et de la défense TONY DEAN Chair, Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence | |
| Date | Président du Comité permanent de la régie interne, des budgets et de l’administration SABI MARWAH Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration |
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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE
Examine and report on issues relating to security and defence in the Arctic
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2023
| ACTIVITY 1: Northern Canada | ||||||
| (Anchorage, AK / Iqaluit & Cambridge Bay, NU / Inuvik, Yellowknife & Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.) | ||||||
| FACT-FINDING | ||||||
| 18 participants: 10 senators, 8 staff | ||||||
| (1 clerk, 2 Committees Directorate staff, 2 analysts, 1 communications officer, 2 interpreters) | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| HOSPITALITY | ||||||
| 1. | Hospitality - gifts (0424) | 1,000 | ||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 2. | Interpreters (0444) | 8,000 | ||||
| (8 days, $1,000/day) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $9,000 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | ||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air | 102,560 | ||||
| 10 senators x $7,720 (0224) | ||||||
| 8 staff x $3,170 (0227) | ||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation | 42,120 | ||||
| 10 senators, $260/night, 9 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 8 staff, $260/night, 9 nights (0226) | ||||||
| 3. | Per diem (Yukon and Alaska) | 4,680 | ||||
| 10 senators, $130/day, 2 days (0221) | ||||||
| 8 staff, $130/day, 2 days (0225) | ||||||
| 4. | Per diem (N.W.T.) | 10,080 | ||||
| 10 senators, $140/day, 4 days (0221) | ||||||
| 8 staff, $140/day, 4 days (0225) | ||||||
| 5. | Per diem (Nunavut) | 9,720 | ||||
| 10 senators, $180/day, 3 days (0221) | ||||||
| 8 staff, $180/day, 3 days (0225) | ||||||
| 6. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 9,300 | ||||
| 7. | Taxis | 3,150 | ||||
| 10 senators x $175 (0223) | ||||||
| 8 staff x $175 (0232) | ||||||
| 8. | Charter bus (0228) | 12,240 | ||||
| (8 days, $1,530/day) | ||||||
| 9. | Charter flight (0233) (Sole Source) | 150,000 | ||||
| Sub-total | $343,850 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 12,000 | ||||
| (Mandatory COVID tests) | ||||||
| RENTALS | ||||||
| 2. | Rental office space (meeting rooms) (0540) | 8,000 | ||||
| (8 days, $1,000/day) | ||||||
| 3. | Rental - interpretation equipment (0504) | 8,500 | ||||
| Sub-total | $28,500 | |||||
| Total of Activity 1 | $381,350 | |||||
| ACTIVITY 2: UNITED STATES (COLORADO SPRINGS) | ||||||
| FACT-FINDING | ||||||
| 18 participants: 12 senators, 6 staff | ||||||
| (1 clerk, 1 legislative clerk, 2 analysts, 2 interpreters) | ||||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | ||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air | 27,360 | ||||
| 12 senators x $1,520 (0224) | ||||||
| 6 staff x $1,520 (0227) | ||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation | 9,360 | ||||
| 12 senators, $260/night, 2 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 6 staff, $260/night, 2 nights (0226) | ||||||
| 3. | Per diem | 6,255 | ||||
| 12 senators, $116/day, 3 days (0221) | ||||||
| 6 staff, $116/day, 3 days (0225) | ||||||
| 4. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 2,500 | ||||
| 5. | Taxis | 1,800 | ||||
| 12 senators x $100 (0223) | ||||||
| 6 staff x $100 (0232) | ||||||
| 6. | Charter bus (0228) | 4,000 | ||||
| (1 day, $4,000/day) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $51,275 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 5,400 | ||||
| (Mandatory COVID tests) | ||||||
| RENTALS | ||||||
| 2. | Rental - interpretation equipment (0504) | 3,300 | ||||
| (3 days, $1,100/day) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $8,700 | |||||
| Total of Activity 2 | $59,975 | |||||
| Grand Total | $441,325 | |||||
The Senate Administration has reviewed this budget application.
| Date | Shaila Anwar, Clerk Assistant, Committees Directorate | |
| Date | Nathalie Charpentier, Comptroller, Finance and Procurement Directorate |
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, June 9, 2022
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence for the proposed expenditures of the said committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, for the purpose of its special sutdy on issues relating to security and defence in the Arctic, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022. The approved budget is as follows:
| Activity 1: Northern Canada | $ | 381,350 | ||
| Activity 2: United States (Colorado Springs) | $ | 59,975 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 441,325 | ||
(includes funds for fact-finding missions, as well as approval for sole source for charter flight; includes funds for 10 and 12 senators to travel)
The budgets approved by the Senate for each travel activity are the maximum amount that can be spent for that activity;
Budgets normally include funds for the full membership of the committee to travel;
In general, a reduced delegation actually travels and efforts are made to find additional savings;
Therefore, actual expenditures are expected to be considerably below the approved budget, and they will be reported to the Senate;
Any funds remaining at the conclusion of a travel activity will be clawed-back and can be made available for allocation to committees for other activities.
Respectfully submitted,
SABI MARWAH
Chair