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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee

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Thursday, November 15, 2007

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples 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-ninth Parliament are as follows:

With respect to its examination of legislation:

Professional and other services	$ 1,410
Transportation and Communications	0
Other expenditures	0
Witness expenses	1,728
Total	$ 3,138

With respect to its special study on the involvement of Aboriginal communities and businesses in economic development (authorized by the Senate on November 4, 2004):

Professional and other services	$ 25,308
Transportation and Communications	85,582
Other Expenditures	1,722
Witness Expenses	4,664
Total	$ 117,276

With respect to its special study on specific claims (authorized by the Senate on May 20, 2006):

Professional and other services	$ 1,755
Transportation and Communications	0
Other Expenditures	0
Witness Expenses	12,789
Total	$ 14,544

With respect to its special study on safe drinking water for First Nations communities (authorized by the Senate on March 29, 2007):

Professional and other services	$ 578
Transportation and Communications	0
Other Expenditures	0
Witness Expenses	4,381
Total	$ 4,959

The Committee received eight orders of reference from the Senate during the session in question. Four bills were referred to the Committee (C-34, C-292, S-6 and S-216). It held 35 meetings during this period, receiving evidence from 119 witnesses and submitted 9 reports to the Senate dealing with its work.

Respectfully submitted.

GERRY ST. GERMAIN

Chair

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