Report of the committee
Thursday, September 29, 2016
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to table its
SEVENTH REPORT
On Thursday, March 27, 2014, through the adoption of a report of the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets, your committee agreed to table in the Senate the post-activity expenditure reports of Senate committees in order to increase the public’s understanding of committee budgets and actual expenditures.
This responds to an increased demand for transparency regarding Senate expenses.
Therefore, in accordance with the decision of Thursday, March 27, 2014, your committee now tables the following committee post-activity expenditure reports for 2014-2015 (2nd Session, 41st Parliament), which are appended to this report:
Aboriginal Peoples (First Nations infrastructure on reserves)
Activity 1: Vancouver Island and British Columbia’s Interior (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 144,470 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 57,385 | |
| Surplus | $ | 87,085 |
Activity 2: Ontario – Northwest (including Thunder Bay), northeast, centre and south (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 149,190 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 82,161 | |
| Surplus | $ | 67,029 |
Activity 3: Maniwaki (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 4,790 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 1,017 | |
| Surplus | $ | 3,773 |
Activity 4: Nova Scotia (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 60,610 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 24,757 | |
| Surplus | $ | 35,853 |
Agriculture and Forestry (Bee health)
Activity 1: Washington, D.C. (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 55,140 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 21,609 | |
| Surplus | $ | 33,531 |
Activity 2: Morrisburg, ON (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 4,110 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 1,312 | |
| Surplus | $ | 2,798 |
Banking, Trade and Commerce (Digital Currency)
Activity 1: New York, NY (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 78,834 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 35,393 | |
| Surplus | $ | 43,441 |
Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (Northern territories energy)
Activity 1: Iqalui, Kimmirut, Rankin Inlet, Yellowknife, Diavik, What Ti, Whitehorse (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 243,660 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 129,814 | |
| Surplus | $ | 113,846 |
Fisheries and Oceans (Aquaculture)
Activity 1: Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia (Fact-finding mission and public hearings)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 159,044 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 66,975 | |
| Surplus | $ | 92,069 |
Activity 2: Norway and Scotland (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 162,488 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 77,060 | |
| Surplus | $ | 85,428 |
Activity 3: New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Quebec (Fact-finding mission and public hearings)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 104,601 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 57,631 | |
| Surplus | $ | 46,970 |
Activity 4: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 90,325 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 31,254 | |
| Surplus | $ | 59,071 |
Activity 5: Seafood Expo North America, Boston, Massachusetts (Conference)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 8,055 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 6,147 | |
| Surplus | $ | 1,908 |
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Asia-Pacific Region)
Activity 1: Vancouver, Indonesia and Singapore (Fact-finding mission and public hearings)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 297,566 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 112,238 | |
| Surplus | $ | 185,328 |
National Security and Defence (Canada Border Services Agency)
Activity 1: Ottawa (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 3,510 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 330 | |
| Surplus | $ | 3,180 |
National Security and Defence (Security threats)
Activity 1: Toronto (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 24,380 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 11,833 | |
| Surplus | $ | 12,547 |
Transport and Communications (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Activity 1: Halifax, Quebec, Sherbrooke (Fact-finding mission and public hearings)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 159,905 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 35,666 | |
| Surplus | $ | 124,239 |
Activity 2: Toronto (Public hearings)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 53,173 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 21,730 | |
| Surplus | $ | 31,443 |
Activity 3: Montreal (Public hearings)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 49,733 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 16,006 | |
| Surplus | $ | 33,727 |
Activity 4: London, UK (Fact-finding mission)
| Budget amount approved | $ | 89,100 | |
| Actual expenditures | $ | 55,256 | |
| Surplus | $ | 33,844 |
Respectfully submitted,
LEO HOUSAKOS
Chair