Report of the committee
Thursday, April 11, 2019
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its
THIRTY-NINTH REPORT
Your committee, which is authorized by the Rules of the Senate to consider financial and administrative matters, respectfully requests that the following funds be released for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.
Transport and Communications
(Legislation: Bill C-48)
| Activity 1: Alberta and Saskatchewan | $ | 153,750 |
| Total | $ | 153,750 |
(including funds for public hearings and a fact-finding mission for 12 senators and 3 senators’ staff to travel)
A copy of the committee’s detailed budget application is appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
SABI MARWAH
Chair
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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
LEGISLATION
APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2020
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, December 11, 2018:
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Jaffer, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cordy, for the second reading of Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia’s north coast.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
Bellemare, Bernard, Black (Ontario), Boehm, Bovey, Boyer, Brazeau, Busson, Campbell, Christmas, Cordy, Cormier, Coyle, Dalphond, Dasko, Dawson, Deacon (Nova Scotia), Deacon (Ontario), Dean, Downe, Dupuis, Dyck, Forest, Forest-Niesing, Francis, Gagné, Galvez, Gold, Greene, Griffin, Harder, Hartling, Joyal, Klyne, LaBoucane-Benson, Lankin, Lovelace Nicholas, Marwah, Massicotte, McCallum, McPhedran, Mégie, Mercer, Mitchell, Miville-Dechêne, Moncion, Munson, Omidvar, Pate, Petitclerc, Ravalia, Saint-Germain, Simons, Sinclair, Verner, Wallin, Wetston, Woo—58
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NAYS
The Honourable Senators
Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Batters, Beyak, Boisvenu, Carignan, Dagenais, Doyle, Eaton, Frum, Housakos, MacDonald, Maltais, Manning, Marshall, Martin, McInnis, McIntyre, Mockler, Neufeld, Ngo, Oh, Plett, Poirier, Pratte, Richards, Seidman, Smith, Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tkachuk, Wells—32
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
Patterson, White—2
Accordingly, Bill C-48 was read a second time.
The Honourable Senator Mercer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Richard Denis
Clerk of the Senate
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Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, February 28, 2019:
The Honourable Senator Plett moved, for the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Manning:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications have the power to travel within Canada, for the purpose of its examination and consideration of Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia’s north coast.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Richard Denis
Clerk of the Senate
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SUMMARY OF BUDGET
| Activity 1: Alberta and Saskatchewan | $ | 153,750 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 153,750 | ||
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | Président du Comité sénatorial permanent des transports et des communications DAVID TKACHUK Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications | |
| 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 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
LEGISLATION
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2020
| ACTIVITY 1: Alberta and Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Public Hearings and Fact-Finding Mission | ||||||
| 25 participants: 12 senators, 13 staff | ||||||
| (1 Clerk, 1 Administrative Assistant, 1 Logistics Officer, 2 Analysts, 1 Communications Officer, | ||||||
| 1 Stenographer, 3 Interpreters, 3 senators’ staff) | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 1. | Reporting/transcribing (0403) | 9,900 | ||||
| (3 days, $3,300/day) | ||||||
| 2. | Transcript editing services (0143) | 2,400 | ||||
| Sub-total | $12,300 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | ||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air | 70,250 | ||||
| 12 senators x $4,500 (0224) | ||||||
| 13 staff x $1,250 (0227) | ||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation | 18,750 | ||||
| 12 senators, $250/night, 3 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 13 staff, $250/night, 3 nights (0226) | ||||||
| 3. | Per diem | 10,900 | ||||
| 12 senators, $109/day, 4 days (0221) | ||||||
| 13 staff, $109/day, 4 days (0225) | ||||||
| 4. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 6,000 | ||||
| 5. | Taxis | 5,000 | ||||
| 12 senators x $200 (0223) | ||||||
| 13 staff x $200 (0232) | ||||||
| 6. | Charter bus (0228) | 6,000 | ||||
| (3 days, $2,000/day) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $116,900 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 500 | ||||
| PRINTING | ||||||
| 2. | Printing (0321) | 50 | ||||
| RENTALS | ||||||
| 3. | Rental office space (meeting rooms) (0540) | 6,000 | ||||
| (3 days, $2,000/day) | ||||||
| 4. | Rental - interpretation equipment (0504) | 18,000 | ||||
| (3 days, $6,000/day) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $24,550 | |||||
| Total of Activity 1 | $153,750 | |||||
| Grand Total | $ 153,750 | |||||
The Senate Administration has reviewed this budget application.
| Date | Blair Armitage, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate | |
| Date | Nathalie Charpentier, Comptroller, Finance and Procurement Directorate |