Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Issue 1 - First and Second Reports of the Committee
Thursday, October 24, 2002
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 First Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament are as follows:
1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
| Professional and other services | $ 18,582 |
| Transportation and Communications | $ 1,611 |
| All other expenditures | $ 8,400 |
| Witness expenses | $ 11,637 |
| Total | $ 40,230 |
2. With respect to its special study on the financial system in Canada authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, March 20, 2001 and Wednesday, March 6, 2002:
| Professional and other services | $ 41,266 |
| Transportation and Communication | $ 385 |
| All other expenditures | $ 2,700 |
| Witness expenses | $ 0 |
| Total | $ 44,351 |
Your committee examined 14 bills (C-8, C-13, C-22, C-23, C-26, C-31, C-41, C-47, S-11, S-16, S-17, S-30, S-31 and S-40).
Within the framework of its examination of the present state of Canada's financial system, one study dealt with ``Our Shared Border: Facilitating the Movement of Goods and People in a Security Environment'' and the other with ``An Environment for Prosperity: Facilitating the Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in Canada.''
During the session, your committee held 56 meetings (90.2 hours), heard 242 witnesses and submitted 19 reports in relation to its work.
Respectfully submitted,
Thursday, October 24, 2002
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Your committee, to which was referred Bill S-2, An Act to implement an agreement, conventions and protocols concluded between Canada and Kuwait, Mongolia, the United Arab Emirates, Moldova, Norway, Belgium and Italy for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion and to amend the enacted text of three tax treaties, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, October 23, 2002, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment.
Respectfully submitted,
E. LEO KOLBER
Chairman