Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry 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 (2), that the expenses of your committee during the Second Session of the Fortieth Parliament were as follows:

1. With respect to its special study on the current state and future of Canada's forestry:

Transportation & Communications	$ 37,944
Professional and Other Services	5,547
All other expenditures	—
Witness Expenses	35,526
TOTAL	$ 79,017

In addition to the expenses for its special study as set out above, your committee also incurred general postal charges in the amount of $950.

During the session under consideration, your committee considered two orders of reference, including one bill, held 32 meetings and heard more than 50 hours of testimony from 74 witnesses. In total, your committee produced 8 reports.

Respectfully submitted,

PERCY MOCKLER

Chair