Journals of the Senate
50 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2001, Canada
Journals of the Senate
1st Session, 37th Parliament
Issue 44 - Appendix "A"
Thursday, June 7, 2001
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Daniel Hays, Speaker
THURSDAY, June 7, 2001
The Standing Senate Committee on Defence and Security has the honour to present its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on May 31, 2001, to conduct an introductory survey of the major security and defence issues facing Canada with a view to preparing a detailed work plan for future comprehensive studies, 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 within and outside Canada for the purpose of such study.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,
COLIN KENNY
Chair
APPENDIX (A) TO THE REPORT
STANDING SENATE COMMITEE ON DEFENCE AND SECURITY
SPECIAL STUDY
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2002
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, May 31, 2001:
The Honourable Senator Kenny moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Defence and Security be authorized to conduct an introductory survey of the major security and defence issues facing Canada with a view to preparing a detailed work plan for future comprehensive studies;
That the Committee report to the Senate no later than February 28, 2002, and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize the findings of the Committee until March 31, 2002; and
That the Committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit any report with the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
| Professional and Other Services | $ 80,500 |
| Transportation and Communications | $ 278,700 |
| All Other Expenditures | $ 5,000 |
| TOTAL | $ 364,200 |
The foregoing budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Defence and Security on May 28, 2001.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is being considered.
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Chairman, Standing Senate Committee on Defence and Security
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Chairman, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and
Administration
EXPLANATION OF COST ELEMENTS
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||
| 1. Consultant on military matters (0401) | ||
| 10 months @ $2,400 | $ 24,000 | |
| Consultant on policing and prisons (0401) | ||
| 10 months @ $2,400 | $ 24,000 | |
| Consultant on intelligence matters (0401) | ||
| 10 months @ $1,200 | $ 12,000 | |
| Communications consultant (0401) | ||
| 6 days @ $500 | $ 3,000 | |
| 2. Working meals (0415) | $ 9,500 | |
| 20 meals @ $300 7 meals @$500 |
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| 3. Hospitality (0410) | $ 2,000 | |
| 4. Conference registration (0406) | $ 6,000 | |
| see attached list; 8 conferences, 5 in Canada, 2 in US and
1 in Europe; 3 Senators at each conference 8 @ $250 (average) x 3 |
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| TOTAL | $ 80,500 | $ 80,500 |
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNCIATIONS
1. Eastern Trip
Halifax (Maritimes Forces Atlantic; 12 Wing Shearwater (helicopters);
RCMP Division H ; Nova Institution for Women (penitentiary))
Charlottetown (Headquarters of Veterans Affairs Canada; RCMP Division L)
Fredericton (CFB Gagetown; RCMP Division J)
5 days - 9 Senators, 1 clerk, 1 researcher, 3 consultants, 1 interpreter = 15 persons
| Air Transportation | $ 32,700 |
| Ottawa - Halifax - Charlottetown - Fredericton - Ottawa Business class $2,222 x 9 = $19,998 Economy class $2,104 x 6 = $12,624 |
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| Ground Transportation | $ 4,600 |
| taxis to and from airports: 4 x 2 x $25 x 15 = $3,000 bus rental in Halifax and Fredericton: 2 days @ $800 |
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| Hotel Accommodation | $ 11,700 |
| 4 nights @ $195 x 15 | |
| Per Diems | $ 4,500 |
| 5 days @ $60 x 15 | |
| Miscellaneous | $ 1,500 |
| Total | $ 55,000 |
Vancouver (airport international arrivals; RCMP Divisions E and M;
Matsqui Institution (medium security)
Victoria (Maritime Forces Pacific; CFB Esquimalt;)
Edmonton (CFB Edmonton; Land Force Western Area Headquarters;
RCMP Division K; Edmonton Correctional Institute (maximum security)
Winnipeg ( One Canadian Air Division; RCMP Division D;
Stony Mountain Institution (medium security)
5 days - 9 Senators, 1 clerk, 1 researcher, 3 consultants, 1 interpreter = 15 persons
| Air Transportation | $ 70,400 |
| Ottawa - Vancouver - Victoria - Edmonton - Winnipeg -
Ottawa Business class $4,926 x 9 = $44,334 Economy class $4,343 x 6 = $26,058 |
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| Ground Transportation | $ 4,450 |
| taxis to and from airports: 5 x 2 x $25 x 15 = $3,750 bus rental in Victoria: 1 day @ $800 |
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| Hotel Accommodation | $ 14,650 |
| 5 nights @ $195 x 15 | |
| Per diems | $ 4,500 |
| 5 days @ $60 x 15 | |
| Miscellaneous | $ 1,500 |
| Total | $ 95,500 |
Bagotville (3 Wing Bagotville (Eastern CF-18 Fighter base)
Quebec City (CFB Val Cartier; Headquarters Naval Reserve;
Leclerc Institution (medium security);
Montee Saint-Francois Institution (minimum security)
2 days - 9 Senators, 1 clerk, 1 researcher, 3 consultants, 2 interpreters = 16 persons
| Air Transportation | $ 20,300 |
| Ottawa - Bagotville - Quebec City - Ottawa Economy class $1,268 x 16 = $20,288 |
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| Ground Transportation | $ 3,200 |
| taxis to and from airports: 3 x 2 x $25 x 16 = $2,400 bus rental in Quebec City: 1 day @ $800 |
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| Hotel Accommodation | $ 3,150 |
| 1 night @ $195 x 16 | |
| Per diems | $ 1,950 |
| 2 days @ $60 x 16 | |
| Miscellaneous | $ 900 |
| Total | $ 29,500 |
Kingston (Canadian Land Force Command, Staff College, 1 Wing Kingston
(helicopters);
Kingston Penitentiary (maximum security),
Collins Bay (medium security),
Joyceville (medium security)
9 Senators, 1 clerk, 1 researcher, 3 consultants, 1 interpreter
| Ground Transportation | $ 800 |
| bus rental one day @ $800 | |
| Per diems | |
| 1 day $60 x 15 | $ 900 |
| Miscellaneous | $ 500 |
| Total | $ 2,200 |
Toronto (CFB Borden; airport international arrivals;
Keele Community Correctional Centre;)
2 days - 9 Senators, 1 clerk, 1 researcher, 1 interpreter, 3 consultants
| Air Transportation | $ 12,900 |
| Ottawa - Toronto - Ottawa Business class $910 x 9 = $8,190 Economy class $782 x 6 = $4,692 |
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| Ground Transportation | $ 2,300 |
| taxis to and from airports: 2 x 2 x $25 x 15 = $1,500 bus rental: one day @ $800 |
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| Hotel Accommodation | $ 2,950 |
| 1 night @ $195 x 15 | |
| Per Diems | $ 1,800 |
| 2 days @ $60 x 15 | |
| Miscellaneous | $ 550 |
| Total | $ 20,500 |
in US - Washington; and in Europe - Brussels
3 Senators - 3 days - two nights
| Air Transportation | $ 54,750 | |
| Ottawa - Vancouver - Ottawa Business class $4,048 x 3 = $12,144 Ottawa - Calgary - Ottawa Business class $3,430 x 3 = $10,290 Ottawa - Toronto - Ottawa Business class $910 x 3 = $2,730 Ottawa - Quebec City - Ottawa Economy class $804 x 3 = $2,412 Ottawa - Halifax-Ottawa Business class $1,643 x 3 = $4,929 Ottawa - Washington - Ottawa Economy class $2,053 x 3 = $6,159 Ottawa - Brussels - Ottawa Business class $5,353 x 3 = $16,059 |
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| Ground Transportation | $ 2,400 | |
| 2 x 2 x $25 x 3 x 8 | ||
| Hotel Accommodation | $ 11,850 | |
| Canada - 2 nights @ $195 x 3 x 5 US - 2 nights @ $325 x 3 x 2 Europe - 2 nights @ $350 x 3 |
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| Per Diems | $ 4,900 | |
| 3 days @ $60 x 3 x 5 3 days @ $75 x 3 x 2 3 days @ $100 x 3 |
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| Miscellaneous | $ 1,100 | |
| Total | $ 75,000 | |
| Distribution of press releases (0225) | $ 1,000 | |
| TOTAL | $ 278,700 |
| Rental of meeting rooms (0500) | $ 2,000 | |
| Purchase of stationery, books and periodicals (0702) | $ 1,000 | |
| Miscellaneous (0799) | $ 2,000 | |
| Total | $ 5,000 | $ 5,000 |
| GRAND TOTAL | $ 364,200 |
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Heather Lank, Principal Clerk of Committees and Private Legislation
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Richard Ranger, Director of Finance
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Conferences and Meetings
CanadaCalgary, University of Calgary, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies
- Reserves and their role in civil society (2002)
Kingston, Queen's University
- Lessons learned from Bosnia (2002)
Toronto, York University, York Centre for International and Security Studies, annual conference (January-February 2002)
Toronto, University of Toronto, Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies
- Spring seminar on Canadian defence and security policy
- Autumn seminar on Canadian Strategic Forecast
Vancouver, University of British Columbia, Institute of International Relations,
- Annual conference on international security (2001 conference was on
European security and Transatlanticism in the
21st century: The role of Canada - May 2001)
Halifax, Dalhousie University, Regional Maritime Security Conference, (July 6-8, 2001)
Montreal, Université du Québec à Montréal, Centre d'études des
politiques étrangères et de sécurité, Annual Colloquium
(April 2002)
United States
Washington, D.C. National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic Studies, Symposium (September 20-21, 2001) and Joint Operational Symposium (November 7-8, 2001)
Washington, D.C. The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis,
- Defending the Northeast, the Nation, and America's Allies from Ballistic Attack (June 28-29, 2001)
Washington, D.C. The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis and Tuffs University
- Fletcher Conference 2001 - the emerging global security landscape and the spectrum of early twenty-first century threats (November 14-15, 2001)
Europe
United Kingdom, Wilton Park Conferences on Defence, Security and Arms Control, 2001 Conferences:
- International Cooperation to Prevent Chemical or Biological Terrorism
- EU Common Security and Defence Policy: From Aspiration to Action
- Control regimes for chemical and biological materials: towards a safer and more prosperous world
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Meeting the Challenges
Belgium Brussels NATO headquarters
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
THURSDAY, June 7, 2001
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Defence and Security for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 for the purpose of its Special Study to conduct an introductory survey of the major security and defence issues facing Canada with a view to preparing a detailed work plan for future comprehensive studies, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, May 31, 2001. The approved budget is as follows:
| Professional and Other Services | $ 80,500 |
| Transport and Communications | 20,000 |
| Miscellaneous | 0 |
| TOTAL | $ 100,500 |
RICHARD KROFT
Chair