Report of the committee
Monday, February 8, 2021
The Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, December 3, 2020, to consider and report on issues relating to the nomination of its external members to the Senate, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 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.
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,
DAVID M. WELLS
Chair
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT
Consider and report on issues relating to the nomination of its external members to the Senate
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2021
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, December 3, 2020:
That, until its external members have been approved by the Senate, and notwithstanding rules 12-6(2) and 12-13(4):
1.the quorum of the committee continue to be the three senators who are members of the committee; and
2.the committee be authorized to meet only to consider issues relating to the nomination of its external members to the Senate, including recommendations on remuneration and permissible expenses, provided, for greater certainty, that the requirement that the report nominating the external members be approved by all three senators who are members of the committee, remains in effect.
3.The committee will undertake its work immediately so that it may report back to the Senate with a recommendation for the appointment of the two external members.
Richard Denis
Clerk of the Senate
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SUMMARY OF BUDGET
| General Expenses | $ | 125,000 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 125,000 | ||
The above budget was approved by the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | Président du Comité permanent de l’audit et de la surveillance DAVID M. WELLS Chair, Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight | |
| 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 COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT
Consider and report on issues relating to the nomination of its external members to the Senate
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2021
| GENERAL EXPENSES | |||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | |||||
| 1. | Consulting services (0431) | 100,000 | |||
| Sub-total | $100,000 | ||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | |||||
| OTHER | |||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous expenses (0798) | 25,000 | |||
| Sub-total | $25,000 | ||||
| Total | $125,000 | ||||
The Senate Administration has reviewed this budget application.
| Date | Blair Armitage, Clerk Assistant, Committees Directorate | |
| Date | Nathalie Charpentier, Comptroller, Finance and Procurement Directorate |
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight for the proposed expenditures of the said committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, for the purpose of its special study on the nomination of its external members to the Senate, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, December 3, 2020. The approved budget is as follows:
| General Expenses | $ | 125,000 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 125,000 | ||
Respectfully submitted,
SABI MARWAH
Chair