REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
Thursday, June 11, 2015
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights has the honour to present its
TWELFTH REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, February 27, 2014, to examine and report on international mechanisms toward improving cooperation in the settlement of cross-border family disputes, including Canada's actions to encourage universal adherence to and compliance with the Hague Abductions Convention, and to strengthen cooperation with non-Hague State Parties with the purpose of upholding children's best interests, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, and requests, for the purpose of such 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,
MOBINA S.B. JAFFER
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN RIGHTS
STUDY THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS TOWARD IMPROVING COOPERATION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF CROSS-BORDER FAMILY DISPUTES, INCLUDING CANADA’S ACTIONS TO ENCOURAGE UNIVERSAL ADHERENCE TO AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE ABDUCTIONS CONVENTION, AND TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION WITH NON-HAGUE STATE PARTIES WITH THE PURPOSE OF UPHOLDING CHILDREN’S BEST INTERESTS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2016
Extract of the Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, March 31, 2015:
The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson:
That, notwithstanding the order of the Senate adopted on Thursday, February 27, 2014, and Thursday, December 11, 2014, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights in relation to its examination of international mechanisms toward improving cooperation in the settlement of cross-border family disputes, including Canada's actions to encourage universal adherence to and compliance with the Hague Abductions Convention, and to strengthen cooperation with non-Hague State Parties with the purpose of upholding children's best interests be extended from March 31, 2015, to February 29, 2016.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Charles Robert
Clerk of the Senate
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
THURSDAY, June 11, 2015
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, for the purpose of its special study on the Hague Abductions Convention, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, February 27, 2014. The said budget is as follows:
Human Rights
(The Hague Abductions Convention)
General Expenses $1,000
Total $1,000
Respectfully submitted,
LEO HOUSAKOS
Chair