Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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-ninth Parliament are as follows:
1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
Professional and other services $ 3,305 Transportation and Communications $ — All other expenditures $ 11,600 Witness expenses $ 2,778 TOTAL $ 17,683
2. With respect to its special study on the present state of the domestic and international financial system authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, May 2, 2006:
Professional and other services $ 15,054 Transportation and Communications $ 49,396 All other expenditures $ 352 Witness expenses $ 3,783 TOTAL $ 68,585
3. With respect to its special study on consumer issues arising in the financial services sector authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, May 2, 2006:
Professional and other services $ 561 Transportation and Communications $ — All other expenditures $ — Witness expenses $ — TOTAL $ 561
4. 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, May 2, 2006:
Professional and other services $ 2,196 Transportation and Communications $ — All other expenditures $ — Witness expenses $ — TOTAL $ 2,196
5. With respect to its special study on issues dealing with interprovincial barriers to trade authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, May 2, 2006:
Professional and other services $ 1,022 Transportation and Communications $ — All other expenditures $ — Witness expenses $ 2,737 TOTAL $ 3,759
6. With respect to its special study on a review of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, May 16, 2006:
Professional and other services $ 5,784 Transportation and Communications $ — All other expenditures $ — Witness expenses $ — TOTAL $ 5,784
During the session, your Committee held 49 meetings (88.8 hours), heard 199 witnesses and submitted 20 reports in relation to its work. Your Committee examined 7 bills (C-25, C-26, C-36, C-37, C-40, C-47 and S-5) and received a total of 12 orders of reference.
Respectfully submitted,
W. DAVID ANGUS
Chair