REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE |
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 |
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
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 study on Canada’s international obligations in regards to the rights and freedoms of children:
|
Transportation & Communications |
$79,414.00 |
|
Professional and Other Services |
34,418.00 |
|
All other expenditures |
2,698.00 |
|
Witness Expenses |
7,651.00 |
|
Total |
$124,181.00 |
2. With respect to its study to invite the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs concerning the recommendations contained in the Committee’s report entitled A Hard Bed to lie in: Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve:
|
Professional and Other Services |
$308.00 |
|
Witness Expenses |
3,484.00 |
|
Total |
$3,792.00 |
3. With respect to its study to monitor issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada’s international and national human rights obligations:
|
Transportation & Communications |
$71,586.00 |
|
Professional and Other Services |
1,418.00 |
|
Witness Expenses |
2,890.00 |
|
Total |
$75,894.00 |
4. With respect to its study to examine cases of alleged discrimination in the hiring and promotion practices of the Federal Public Service and to study the extent to which targets to achieve employment equity for minority groups are being met:
|
Professional and Other Services |
$239.00 |
|
Total |
$239.00 |
5. With respect to its studies of legislation:
|
Professional and Other Services |
$1,467.00 |
|
Witness Expenses |
1,709.00 |
|
Total |
$3,176.00 |
During the session under consideration, your Committee considered five orders of reference, held 36 meetings, and received evidence from 148 witnesses over some 71.4 hours. Your Committee submitted nineteen reports relating to its work.
Respectfully submitted,
Raynell Andreychuk
Chair