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47 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1998, Canada

Journals of the Senate


Issue 40 - Appendix

Wednesday, February 18, 1998
1:30 p.m.

The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker


WEDNESDAY, February 18, 1998

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal peoples has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday December 9, 1997 to examine and report on the recommendations of the Royal Commission Report on Aboriginal Peoples respecting Aboriginal governance, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary and to adjourn from place to place inside and outside of Canada, for the purpose of its examination.

Pursuant to Section 2:07 of the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operation of Senate Committees, 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,

Charlie Watt

Chair


STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
ABORIGINAL PEOPLES
SPECIAL STUDY

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1998

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday December 9, 1997:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples be authorized to examine and report upon the recommendations of the Royal Commission Report on Aboriginal Peoples (Sessional paper 2/35-508.)respecting Aboriginal governance and, in particular, seek the comments of Aboriginal peoples and of other interested parties on :

1. the new structural relationships required between Aboriginal peoples and the federal, provincial and municipal levels of government and between the various Aboriginal communities themselves;

2. the mechanisms of implementing such new structural relationships and;

3. the models of Aboriginal self-government required to respond to the needs of Aboriginal peoples and to complement these new structural relationships; and

That the Committee present its report no later than November 30, 1999.

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

Paul C.Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate


SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES $ 25,700.00

OTHER EXPENDITURES

$ 1,500.00

TOTAL

$ 27,200.00

The above budget was approved by the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on the ____________________________________.

The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.

__________________     _______________________________________________________________

Date                                 Senator Charlie Watt, Chairman, Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

__________________     _______________________________________________________________

Date                                Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration.


STANDING COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES
EXPLANATION OF COST ELEMENTS

PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES

1. Professional Services 1997/1998

a) Co-ordinator of special study (0401)
Aboriginal specialist
($350 X 20 days)

$ 7,000.00

b) Aboriginal advisors (0401)
3 advisors: Indian, Inuit and Métis
($300.00/day x 3 x 20 days)

18,000.00

2. Registration Fees

conference on Aboriginal issues (0406)
($350.00/delegate x 2 participants)

700.00

Sub-total

$ 25,700.00

ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES

Miscellaneous (0799)

$ 1,500.00

Sub-total

$ 1,500.00

GRAND TOTAL

$ 27,200.00

The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.

__________________________________________________________ _______________
Gary O'Brien                                                                                                 Date
Director of Committees and Private Legislation

__________________________________________________________ _______________
Siroun Aghajanian, Director of Finance                                                          Date


APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

TUESDAY, February 17, 1998

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined and approved the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1998 for the purpose of its Special Study on the recommendations of the Royal Commission Report on Aboriginal Peoples respecting Aboriginal governance as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday December 9, 1997. The said budget is as follows:

Professional and Other Services   

 $ 25,700

All Other Expenditures   

 1,500

TOTAL   

 $ 27,200

Respectfully submitted,

WILLIAM ROMPKEY

Chairman


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