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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE THURSDAY, November 15, 2007

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

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 First Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament are as follows: 

1.     With respect to its examination of legislation: 

Professional and other services

$1,410

Transportation and Communications

0

Other expenditures

0

Witness expenses

1,728

TOTAL

$3,138

 

2.     With respect to its special study on the involvement of Aboriginal communities and businesses in economic development (authorized by the Senate on November 4, 2004):  

Professional and other services

$25,308

Transportation and Communications

85,582

Other Expenditures

1,722

Witness Expenses

4,664

TOTAL

$117,276

 

3.     With respect to its special study on specific claims (authorized by the Senate on May 20, 2006):  

 

Professional and other services

$1,755

Transportation and Communications

0

Other Expenditures

0

Witness Expenses

12,789

TOTAL

$14,544

 

4.     With respect to its special study on safe drinking water for First Nations communities (authorized by the Senate on March 29, 2007):   

Professional and other services

$578

Transportation and Communications

0

Other Expenditures

0

Witness Expenses

4,381

TOTAL

$4,959

The Committee received eight orders of reference from the Senate during the session in question. Four bills were referred to the Committee (C-34, C-292, S-6 and S-216). It held 35 meetings during this period, receiving evidence from 119 witnesses and submitted 9 reports to the Senate dealing with its work.

Respectfully submitted.

Gerry St. Germain, P.C
Chair


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