REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
The Standing SenateCommittee on Agriculture and Forestry 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 matters as were referred to it, tables, pursuant to rule 12-26(2), the following report on expenses incurred for that purpose during the First Session of the Forty-first Parliament:
1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation :
2011-2012
General Expenses $ 0
Witness expenses 35,552
SUBTOTAL 35,552
2012-2013
General Expenses $ 0
Witness expenses 16,041
SUBTOTAL 16,041
TOTAL $ 51,5942. With respect to its special study on Research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector authorized by the Senate on Thursday, June 16, 2011:
2011-2012
General Expenses $ 0
Activity 1: Eastern Canada 0
Activity 1: Ontario 0
Activity 2: Americas 46,049
*Activity 1: New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island 0
*Activity 2: Quebec 6,074
Witness expenses 23,095
SUBTOTAL $ 75,218
*Supplementary Budget
2012-2013
General Expenses $ 0
Activity 1: Eastern Canada 29,832
Activity 2: Western Canada 42,728
*Activity 1: St. John’s
Newfoundland & Labrador 22,153
Witness expenses 32,384
SUBTOTAL $ 127,097
*Supplementary Budget
2013-2014
General Expenses $ 0
Activity 1 of 2012-2013,
Eastern Canada (unused
airfare credit) 434
Activity 2 of 2012-2013,
St. John’s Newfoundland
and Labrador (unused
airfare credit) 4,225
Activity 1: British Columbia 26,685
Activity 2: Ontario 0
Witness expenses 11,190
SUBTOTAL 42,534
TOTAL $ 244,849During the session, your committee held 74 meetings (132 hours, 39 minutes), heard 259 witnesses and submitted 11 reports in relation to its work. Your Committee examined 2 bills (S-11 and C-18) and received a total of 7 orders of reference .
Respectfully submitted,
PERCY MOCKLER
Chair