Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

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 matters as were referred to it, tables, pursuant to rule 12-26(2), the following report on expenses incurred for that purpose during the First Session of the Forty-first Parliament:

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

2011-2012
General Expenses	$ 0
Witness expenses	35,552
SUBTOTAL	$ 35,552
2012-2013
General Expenses	$ 0
Witness expenses	16,041
SUBTOTAL	$ 16,041
TOTAL	$ 51,594

2. With respect to its special study on Research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector authorized by the Senate on Thursday, June 16, 2011:

2011-2012
General Expenses	$ 0
Activity 1: Eastern Canada	0
Activity 1: Ontario	0
Activity 2: Americas	46,049
*Activity 1: New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island	0
*Activity 2: Quebec	6,074
Witness expenses	23,095
SUBTOTAL	$ 75,218

*Supplementary Budget

2012-2013
General Expenses	$ 0
Activity 1: Eastern Canada	29,832
Activity 2: Western Canada	42,728
*Activity 1: St. John's Newfoundland & Labrador	22,153
Witness expenses	32,384
SUBTOTAL	$ 127,097

*Supplementary Budget

2013-2014
General Expenses	$ 0
Activity 1 of 2012-2013, Eastern Canada (unused airfare credit)	434
Activity 2 of 2012-2013, St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador (unused airfare credit)	4,225
Activity 1: British Columbia	26,685
Activity 2: Ontario	0
Witness expenses	11,190
SUBTOTAL	$ 42,534
TOTAL	$ 244,849

During the session, your committee held 74 meetings (132 hours, 39 minutes), heard 259 witnesses and submitted 11 reports in relation to its work. Your Committee examined 2 bills (S-11 and C-18) and received a total of 7 orders of reference.

Respectfully submitted,

PERCY MOCKLER

Chair