Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs
Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee
Tuesday, November 5, 2002
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs 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:
With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
|
Professional Services |
$0.00 |
|
Transportation and communication |
$81.00 |
|
All Other Expenditures |
$0.00 |
|
Witness Expenses |
$6,378.50 |
|
Total |
$6,459.50 |
With respect to its special study on such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations:
|
Professional Services |
$693.00 |
|
Transportation and communication |
$9,557.00 |
|
All Other Expenditures |
$0.00 |
|
Witness Expenses |
$0.00 |
|
Total |
$10,250.00 |
With respect to its special study on emerging political, social, economic and security developments in Russia and Ukraine and Canada's policy and interests in the region:
|
Professional Services |
$18,781.00 |
|
Transportation and Communication |
$18,226.00 |
|
All Other Expenditures |
$10,757.00 |
|
Witness Expenses |
$24,427.00 |
|
Total |
$72,191.00 |
With respect to its special study on the consequences for Canada of the evolving European Union and on other related political, economic and security matters:
|
Professional Services |
$0.00 |
|
Transportation and Communication |
$0.00 |
|
All Other Expenditures |
$0.00 |
|
Witness Expenses |
$772.50 |
|
Total |
$772.50 |
During the session under consideration, your committee heard from seventy-one (71) witnesses, held forty-one (41) meetings and considered seven (7) Orders of Reference.
Your committee examined four (4) bills including: Bill C-6, An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act; Bill C-32, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica; Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act; and Bill C-50, An Act to amend certain Acts as a result of the accession of the People's Republic of China to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.
Your committee travelled on a fact-finding visit to Washington from May 14 to 16, 2001.
In all, your committee issued sixteen (16) reports in relation to its work.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER A. STOLLERY
Chair