Chair of the Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators, presented the following report:

Thursday, April 11, 2024

The Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT

Your committee, which is responsible on its own initiative for all matters relating to the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, pursuant to rule 12-7(3) of the Rules of the Senate, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, and requests, for the purpose of such study, that it be empowered:

(a)to travel outside Canada; and

(b)to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary.

Pursuant to Chapter 3:05, section 1(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,

JUDITH G. SEIDMAN

Chair

(For text of budget, see today’s Journals of the Senate, Appendix A, p. 2586.)