Proceedings of the Standing Committee on
Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Minutes of Proceedings - April 11, 2019

OTTAWA, Thursday, April 11, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration met this day at 8:30 a.m., in room C128, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Sabi Marwah, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Batters, Dean, Forest, Forest-Niesing, Frum, Marshall, Marwah, Moncion, Munson, Plett, Seidman, Tannas, Verner, P.C. and Wetston (14).

Also in attendance: Pascale Legault, Chief Corporate Services Officer and Clerk of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration; Richard Denis, Interim Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments and Chief Legislative Services Officer; senior Senate officials and other support staff.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to rule 12-7(1) of the Rules of the Senate, the committee continued its consideration of financial and administrative matters concerning the Senate's internal administration.

CIBA/2019-04-11/568(P)|211| — Adoption of minutes of proceedings

The committee considered the minutes of proceedings of Thursday, April 4, 2019, public portion.

The Honourable Senator Plett moved:

That the minutes of proceedings of Thursday, April 4, 2019 be adopted.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

CIBA/2019-04-11/569(P)|295| — Report from the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets

The Chair of the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets the Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., presented the twenty- fifth report of the subcommittee as follows:

Thursday, April 11, 2019

The Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its

TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT

Your subcommittee recommends the release of the following amounts for fiscal year 2019-20:

Transport and Communications (legislation)

Activity 1: Alberta and Saskatchewan	$ 153,750
Total	$ 153,750

(including funds for public hearings for 12 senators and 3 senators' staff to travel)

The total funds available for all of 2019-2020 will be $2.382 million, less $500,000 for witness expenses, leaving $1.882 million for release for individual committee budgets. To date, $628,732 has already been recommended for release to fund 3 travel activities. Today's recommended release brings us to a total of $782,428 for 4 travel activities, leaving $1,099,572 million for the remainder of the fiscal year.

As in past years, the subcommittee notes that typically, committees' actual expenditures are closer to 40% of their total budget request.

Respectfully submitted,

JOSÉE VERNER, P.C.

Chair

The Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., made a statement and answered questions.

The Honourable Senator Verner, P.C., moved:

That the report be adopted.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

At 8:43 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 8:44 a.m., the committee resumed in camera, pursuant to rule 12-16(1).

At 10:05 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Pascale Legault

Chief Corporate Services Officer and Clerk of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Gérald Lafrenière

Recording Secretary