Journals of the Senate
56 Elizabeth II, A.D. 2007, Canada
Journals of the Senate
(Unrevised)
1st Session, 39th Parliament
Issue 93- Appendix "B"
Thursday, May 3, 2007
1:30 p.m.
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
Thursday, May 3, 2007
The Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament has the honour to present its
FIFTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on October 19, 2006, to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of the use of Aboriginal languages in the Senate Chamber, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 and that it be empowered to travel and adjourn from place to place within Canada, for the purpose of such study.
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,
WILBERT JOSEPH KEON
Chair
STANDING COMMITTEE ON
RULES, PROCEDURES AND THE
RIGHTS OF PARLIAMENT
FACT-FINDING VISIT TO NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND NUNAVUT REGARDING THE USE OF ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, October 19, 2006:
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Corbin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bryden:
That the Senate should recognize the inalienable right of the first inhabitants of the land now know as Canada to use their ancestral language to communicate for any purpose; and
That, to facilitate the expression of this right, the Senate should immediately take the necessary administrative and technical measures so that senators wishing to use their ancestral language in this House may do so.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Corbin:That the question be referred to the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and Rights of Parliament.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
| Professional and Other Services | 0 |
| Transportation and Communications | $ 109,351 |
| All Other Expenditures | 0 |
| TOTAL | $ 109,351 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament on March 27, 2007.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | Consiglio Di Nino | |
| Chair, Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament |
| Date | George J. Furey | |
| Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration |
STANDING COMMITTEE ON
RULES, PROCEDURES AND THE RIGHTS OF PARLIAMENT
FACT-FINDING VISIT TO NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND NUNAVUT
REGARDING THE USE OF
ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
| Airfare 19 x $ 4,300 |
$ 81,700 |
||
| Ground transportation | 600 | ||
| Per diem 19 x 3 days @ $ 99.55 (NWT) |
5,675 |
||
| 19 x 2 days @ $ 116.20 (Nunavut) | 4,416 | ||
| Hotel accommodations 19 x 2 nights @ $ 160 (NWT) |
6,080 |
||
| 19 x 2 nights @ $ 260 (Nunavut) | 9,880 | ||
| Incidentals | 1,000 | ||
| TOTAL | $ 109,351 |
The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.
| Heather Lank, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate | Date |
| Hélène Lavoie, Director of Finance | Date |
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, May 3, 2007
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 for the purpose of its special study on aboriginal languages, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, October 19, 2006. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and Other Services $ 0 Transportation and Communications 109,351 All Other Expenditures 0 Total $ 109,351
(includes funds for a fact-finding trip to Yellowknife, Iqaluit and Ottawa)
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE J. FUREY
Chair