Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 2 - Second Report of the Committee

Thursday, December 5, 2002

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, October 30, 2002, to examine and report on issues facing the intercity busing industry, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical, and other personnel as may be necessary for the purpose of its 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,

JOAN FRASER

Chair

Appendix (A)

STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
STUDY OF ISSUES FACING THE INTERCITY BUSING INDUSTRY

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st 2003

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Wednesday, October 30, 2002:

The Honourable Senator Fraser moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lapointe:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications be authorized to examine and report on issues facing the intercity busing industry;

That the Committee submit its final report no later than Friday, December 20, 2002; and

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished during the First Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament be referred to the Committee.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on __________________.

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

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Date                             Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

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

PAST BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURES
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
- FOR INFORMATION ONLY -

STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS

PROFESSIONAL AND SPECIAL SERVICES

TOTAL                                                                                                                                         $ 13,000

The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.

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Heather Lank, Principal Clerk of Committees                                        Date

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Richard Ranger, Director of Finance                                                     Date

APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

Thursday, December 5, 2002

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 for the purpose of its Special Study of Issues Facing the Intercity Busing Industry, as authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, October 30, 2002. The approved budget is as follows:

Respectfully submitted,

LISE BACON

Chair