Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Issue 1 - First Report
Thursday, November 15, 2007
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade 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, 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 | $ 1,078.65 |
| Transports and Communications | — |
| All Other Expenditures | — |
| Witness Expenditures | 6,685.44 |
| Total | $ 7,764.09 |
2. With respect to its special study on issues relating to foreign relations in general:
| Professional and Other Services | $ 541.48 |
| Transportation and Communications | 35,525.69 |
| All Other Expenditures | 28.20 |
| Witness Expenditures | —. |
| Total | $ 36,095.37 |
3. With respect to its special study on Africa:
| Professiona and Other Services | $ 7,451.77 |
| Transportation and Communications | 179,929.61 |
| All Other Expenditures | 2,260.25 |
| Witness Expenditures | 629.18 |
| Total | $ 190,270.81 |
4. With respect to its special study on the Lebanon Evacuation:
| Professional and Other Services | $ 1,622.20 |
| Transportation and Communications | — |
| All Other Expenditures | — |
| Witness Expenditures | —. |
| Total | $ 1,622.20 |
5. With respect to its special study on Softwood Lumber:
| Professional and Other Services | $ 1,201.70 |
| Transportation and Communications | — |
| All Other Expenditures | — |
| Witness Expenditures | 3,157.60 |
| Total | $ 4,359.30 |
6. With respect to its special study on Democratisation:
| Professional and Other Services | $ — |
| Transportation and Communications | — |
| All Other Expenditures | — |
| Witness Expenditures | —. |
| Total | $ — |
During the session under consideration, your committee considered ten (10) orders of reference, held forty-two (42) meetings, heard from ninety-seven (97) witnesses and submitted fourteen (14) reports in relation to its work.
Your committee examined three (3) bills and reported thereon without amendment. Your committee also began the examination of another bill.
Your committee travelled on a fact-finding visit to Africa and Europe from October 4 to 19, 2006.
Respectfully submitted,
CONSIGLIO DI NINO
Chair