Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee

Thursday, February 22, 2001

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance 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 estimates and such legislation as was referred to it, reports pursuant to Rule 104 of the Rules of the Senate, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament are as follows:

With respect to its consideration of estimates and legislation:

Your Committee held 19 meetings, during which it heard 66 witnesses. It reviewed two sets of Main Estimates (1999-00 and 2000-2001), two sets of Supplementary Estimates: Supplementary Estimates (A), 1999-2000, and Supplementary Estimates (B), 1999-2000. The Committee examined three Bills C-10 -- An Act to amend the Municipal Grants Act, C-32 -- An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 28, 2000, S-13 -- the Public Service Whistleblowing Act. The Committee concluded its study of Canada's Emergency and Disaster Preparedness and presented a final report. The Committee presented nine reports during the session.

Respectfully submitted,

LOWELL MURRAY

Chairman