Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
Issue 5 - Third Report of the Committee
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the honour to present its
THIRD REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, to examine the issues related to the development and marketing of value-added agricultural, agri-food and forest products, on the domestic and international markets, respectfully requests for the purpose of this study that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary.
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,
JOYCE FAIRBAIRN
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Special study on value-added products
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
MARCH 31, 2005
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, October 19, 2004:
The Honourable Senator Fairbairn moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Callbeck:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry be authorized to examine issues related to the development and domestic and international marketing of value-added agricultural, agri-food and forest products;
That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject during the Second and Third Sessions of the Thirty-seventh Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the Committee submit its final report no later than December 23, 2005, and that the Committee retain until January 31, 2006 all powers necessary to publicized its findings.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
| Professional and Other Services | $ 8,400 |
| Transportation and Communications | 1,000 |
| All Other Expenditures | 1,300 |
| TOTAL | $ 10,700 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on November 18, 2004.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | Joyce Fairbairn, Senator |
| Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry |
| Date | George Furey |
| Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration |
STANDING COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Special study on value-added products
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2005
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES
| Meals (0415) 6 Working lunches / dinners @ $400.00 |
$ 2,400 | ||
| Communications (0435) | 6,000 | ||
| Sub-Total | $ 8,400 |
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
| Telecommunications (0223) | $ 300 | ||
| Postage, courier services (0261) | 700 | ||
| Sub-Total | $ 1,000 |
ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES
| Purchase of stationery, books and Periodicals (0702) | $ 300 | ||
| Miscellaneous contingencies (0799) | 1,000 | ||
| Sub-Total | $ 1,300 | ||
| TOTAL | $ 10,700 |
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
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 for the purpose of its special study on value-added products, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, October 19, 2004. The said budget is as follows: