36 The Act is amended by adding the following after the heading of Part 2:
Marginal note:Definition of quarter
71.01 In sections 71.02 to 71.14, quarter means a three-month period that begins on the first day of January, April, July or October.
Marginal note:Travel expenses
71.02 Within 90 days after the end of the quarter in which any travel expenses incurred by a Senator are reimbursed, the Speaker of the Senate shall cause to be published on the Senate’s website the following information:
(a) the Senator’s name;
(b) the purpose of the travel;
(c) the dates of the travel;
(d) the places visited;
(e) the total cost for each of the following classes of expenses, including the costs for any other person such as a spouse or dependant who participated in the travel:
(f) the total amount of the travel expenses.
Marginal note:Hospitality expenses
71.03 Within 90 days after the end of the quarter in which any expenses incurred by a Senator for a hospitality activity are reimbursed, the Speaker of the Senate shall cause to be published on the Senate’s website the following information:
(a) the Senator’s name;
(b) the purpose of the hospitality activity;
(c) the date of the hospitality activity;
(d) the municipality in which the hospitality activity took place;
(e) the name of any commercial establishment or vendor involved in the hospitality activity;
(f) the number of persons who attended the hospitality activity; and
(g) the total amount of the expenses for the hospitality activity.
Marginal note:Contracts
71.04 (1) Within 90 days after the end of the quarter in which a contract is entered into by a Senator with respect to Senate business, including a contract for professional, technical or administrative services or expertise, the Speaker of the Senate shall cause to be published on the Senate’s website the following information:
Marginal note:Increase or decrease in value of contract
(2) Within 90 days after the end of the quarter in which a contract referred to in subsection (1) is amended so that its value is increased or decreased, the Speaker of the Senate shall cause to be published on the Senate’s website the value of the contract as amended.
Marginal note:Travel expenses
71.05 Within 90 days after the end of the quarter in which any travel expenses incurred by a member of the House of Commons are reimbursed, the Speaker of the House of Commons shall cause to be published on the House of Commons’ website the following information:
(a) the member’s name;
(b) the purpose of the travel;
(c) the dates of the travel;
(d) the places visited;
(e) the total cost for each of the following classes of expenses, including the costs for any other person such as a spouse or dependant who participated in the travel:
(f) the total amount for all travel expenses.
Marginal note:Hospitality expenses
71.06 Within 90 days after the end of the quarter in which any expenses incurred by a member of the House of Commons for a hospitality activity are reimbursed, the Speaker of the House of Commons shall cause to be published on the House of Commons’ website the following information:
(a) the member’s name;
(b) the purpose of the hospitality activity;
(c) the date of the hospitality activity;
(d) the municipality in which the hospitality activity took place;
(e) the name of any commercial establishment or vendor involved in the hospitality activity;
(f) the number of persons who attended the hospitality activity; and
(g) the total amount of the expenses for the hospitality activity.
Marginal note:Contracts
71.07 (1) Within 90 days after the end of the quarter in which a contract is entered into by a member of the House of Commons with respect to House of Commons business, including a contract for professional, technical or administrative services or expertise, the Speaker of the House of Commons shall cause to be published on the House of Commons’ website the following information:
Marginal note:Increase or decrease in value of contract
(2) Within 90 days after the end of the quarter in which a contract referred to in subsection (1) is amended so that its value is increased or decreased, the Speaker of the House of Commons shall cause to be published on the House of Commons’ website the value of the contract as amended.
Marginal note:Definition of head of a parliamentary entity
71.08 In sections 71.09 to 71.11, head of a parliamentary entity means
(a) in respect of any administrative unit of the Senate — including a business sector, an operational division or a directorate — the person or committee that the Senate, by its rules or orders, designates;
(b) in respect of the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, the Speaker of the Senate;
(c) in respect of any administrative unit of the House of Commons, the Speaker of the House of Commons;
(d) in respect of the office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, the Speaker of the House of Commons;
(e) in respect of the Library of Parliament, the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons, jointly; and
(f) in respect of the Parliamentary Protective Service, the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons, jointly.
Marginal note:Travel expenses
71.09 Within 60 days after the end of the quarter in which any travel expenses incurred by an employee of a parliamentary entity are reimbursed, the head of the parliamentary entity shall cause to be published on the entity’s website the following information:
(a) the employee’s name;
(b) the purpose of the travel;
(c) the dates of the travel;
(d) the places visited;
(e) the total cost for each of the following classes of expenses, including the costs for any other person such as a spouse or dependant who participated in the travel:
(f) the total amount of the travel expenses.
Marginal note:Hospitality expenses
71.1 Within 60 days after the end of the quarter in which any expenses incurred by an employee of a parliamentary entity for a hospitality activity are reimbursed, the head of the parliamentary entity shall cause to be published on the entity’s website the following information:
(a) the employee’s name;
(b) the purpose of the hospitality activity;
(c) the date of the hospitality activity;
(d) the municipality in which the hospitality activity took place;
(e) the name of any commercial establishment or vendor involved in the hospitality activity;
(f) the number of persons who attended the hospitality activity; and
(g) the total amount of the expenses for the hospitality activity.
Marginal note:Contracts over $10,000
71.11 (1) Within 60 days after the end of the quarter in which a contract that is in relation to the activities of a parliamentary entity and that has a value of more than $10,000 is entered into, the head of the parliamentary entity shall cause to be published on the entity’s website the following information:
Marginal note:Contracts of $10,000 or less
(2) Within 60 days after the end of the quarter in which a contract — that has been entered into in relation to the activities of a parliamentary entity and that has a value of $10,000 or less — is amended so that its value exceeds $10,000, the head of the parliamentary entity shall cause to be published on the entity’s website the information referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) with respect to the contract as amended.
Marginal note:Increase or decrease in value of contract
(3) Within 60 days after the end of the quarter in which a contract referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is amended so that its value is increased or decreased, the head of the parliamentary entity shall cause to be published on the entity’s website the value of the contract as amended.
Marginal note:Parliamentary privilege
71.12 Sections 71.02 to 71.11 do not apply to any of the information or any part of the information referred to in those sections if the Speaker of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Commons, as applicable, determines that the publication may constitute a breach of parliamentary privilege.
Marginal note:Security of persons, infrastructure and goods
71.13 The Speaker of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Commons or the person or committee designated for the purposes of paragraph 71.08(a), as applicable, is not required to cause to be published any of the information or any part of the information referred to in any of sections 71.09 to 71.11 if the Speaker of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Commons, as applicable, determines, after receiving the advice of the Parliamentary Protective Service or any administrative unit of the Senate or of the House of Commons, that the publication could compromise the security of persons, infrastructure or goods in the parliamentary precinct, as defined in section 79.51 of the Parliament of Canada Act.
Marginal note:Final decision
71.14 A determination by the Speaker of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Commons or a delegate of either Speaker that a publication may constitute a breach of parliamentary privilege or could compromise the security of persons, infrastructure or goods is final for the purposes of this Part, subject to the rules and orders of both Houses of Parliament.