Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee
Thursday, April 27, 2006
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-eight Parliament are as follows:
1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
Professional and other services $ 4,515.23 Transportation and Communications $ 0.00 All other expenditures $ 11,200.00 Witness expenses $ 6,876.38 TOTAL $ 22,591.61
2. With respect to its special study on the present state of the domestic and international financial system authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, October 20, 2004:
Professional and other services $ 545.91 Transportation and Communications $ 888.96 All other expenditures $ 0.00 Witness expenses $ 1,505.86 TOTAL $ 2,940.73
3. With respect to its special study on consumer issues arising in the financial services sector authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 and Thursday, June 16, 2005:
Professional and other services $ 33,383.20 Transportation and Communications $ 0.00 All other expenditures $ 0.00 Witness expenses $ 3,201.06 TOTAL $ 36,584.26
4. With respect to its special study on issues dealing with charitable giving in Canada authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 18, 2004 and Tuesday, March 22, 2005:
Professional and other services $ 8,144.50 Transportation and Communications $ 0.00 All other expenditures $ 0.00 Witness expenses $ 3,446.13 TOTAL $ 11,590.63
5. With respect to its special study on issues dealing with productivity and competitiveness authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, November 23, 2004:
Professional and other services $ 5,835.20 Transportation and Communications $ 0.00 All other expenditures $ 0.00 Witness expenses $ 3,524.68 TOTAL $ 9,359.88
6. With respect to its special study on issues dealing with the demographic change that will occur in Canada within the next two decades authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 and Thursday, June 16, 2005:
Professional and other services $ 939.50 Transportation and Communications $ 0.00 All other expenditures $ 0.00 Witness expenses $ 4,092.98 TOTAL $ 5,032.48
During the session, your Committee held 47 meetings (87.3 hours), heard 189 witnesses and submitted 18 reports in relation to its work. Your Committee examined 7 bills (S-17, S-19, C-5, C-29, S-25, C-55 and C-259) and received a total of 15 orders of reference.
JERAHMIEL S. GRAFSTEIN
Chair