Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights
Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee
Tuesday April 25, 2006
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights 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-eighth Parliament are as follows:
1. With respect to its study on Canada's international obligations in regards to the rights and freedoms of children:
Transportation & Communications $ 207,828.57 Professional and Other Services $ 67,543.64 All Other expenditures $ 3,839.15 Witness expenses $ 10,965.05 Total $ 290,176.41
2. With respect to its study to invite the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs concerning the recommendations contained in the Committee's report entitled A Hard Bed lit lie in: Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve:
Total $ 0
3. With respect to its study to monitor issues relating to human and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations:
Transportation & Communications $ 49.96 Professional and Other Services $ 14,242.32 Total $ 14,292.28
4. With respect to its study to invite from time to time the President of Treasury Board, the President of the Public Service Commission for the purpose of examining cases of alleged discrimination in the hiring and promotion practices of the Federal Public Service:
Professional and Other Services $ 68.75 Total $ 68.75
During the session under consideration, your Committee considered four orders of reference, held 30 meetings, and received evidence from 135 witnesses over some 57 hours. Your Committee submitted nineteen reports relating to its work.
Respectfully submitted,
A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK
Chair