| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE |
Thursday,
February 12, 2004 |
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce
has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the
Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of
such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to
Rule 104 of the rules, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the
Second Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament are as follows:
1.
With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
| Professional and other services | $ 32,261 |
| Transportation and Communications | $ 40 |
| All other expenditures | $ 65 |
| Witness expenses | $ 10,719 |
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| TOTAL | $43,085 |
2.
With respect to its special study on the
financial system in Canada authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, October 23,
2002:
| Professional and other services | $ 65,158 |
| Transportation and Communications | $ 51,919 |
| All other expenditures | $ 8,100 |
| Witness expenses | $ 5,727 |
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| TOTAL | $ 130,904 |
3.
With respect to its special study on
bankruptcy authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, October 29, 2002:
| Professional and other services | $ 48,377 |
| Transportation and Communications | $ 140 |
| All other expenditures | $ 0 |
| Witness expenses | $ 3,376 |
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| TOTAL | $ 51,893 |
4.
With respect to its special study on bank
mergers authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, November 6, 2002:
| Professional and other services | $ 2,228 |
| Transportation and Communications | $ 0 |
| All other expenditures | $ 57 |
| Witness expenses | $ 0 |
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| TOTAL | $ 2,285 |
Your Committee examined 5 bills (C-3, C-48,
C-249, S-2 and S-21).
During
the session, your Committee held 51 meetings (110 hours), heard 193 witnesses
and submitted 16 reports in relation to its work.
Respectfully
submitted,
RICHARD H. KROFT
Chair