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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee

Thursday, February 12, 2009

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has the honour to table its

FIRST REPORT

Your committee, which was authorised 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(2), that the expenses incurred by your committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament are as follows:

1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:

Professional and Other Services    $ 757
Transport and Communications    —
Other Expenditures    —
Witness Expenses    7,014
TOTAL    $ 7,771

2. With respect to its special study on the federal government's new Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy:

Professional and Other Services    $ 723
Transport and Communications    —
Other Expenditures    —
Witness Expenses    —
TOTAL    $ 723

3. With respect to its special study on the state of early learning and child care in Canada:

Professional and Other Services    $ 25,556
Transport and Communications    —
Other Expenditures    —
Witness Expenses    1,751
TOTAL    $ 27,307

4. With respect to a special study by the Subcommittee on Cities on current social issues pertaining to Canada's largest cities:

Professional and Other Services    $ 23,669
Transport and Communications    73,169
Other Expenditures    2,359
Witness Expenses    47,417
TOTAL    $ 146,614

5. With respect to a special study by the Subcommittee on Population Health on the social determinants of health:

Professional and Other Services    $ 63,372
Transport and Communications    127,369
Other Expenditures    4,039
Witness Expenses    35,580
TOTAL    $ 230,360

In addition to the expenses for the examination of legislation and for the special studies as set out above, your committee also incurred general postal charges in the amount of $1,739.

Your committee received 10 orders of reference (including 5 bills), held 18 meetings, heard more than 30 hours of testimony from 56 witnesses and submitted 17 reports in relation to its work.

Your committee created a Subcommittee on Cities to examine and report on current social issues pertaining to Canada's largest cities. The subcommittee held 18 meetings and heard more than 36 hours of testimony from 85 witnesses.

Your committee created a Subcommittee on Population Health to examine and report on the impact of the multiple factors and conditions that contribute to the health of Canada's population. The subcommittee held 26 meetings and heard more than 39 hours of testimony from 87 witnesses.

Respectfully submitted,

ART EGGLETON

Chair