Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue No. 2 - First Report of the Committee

Thursday, February 18, 2016

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 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 Second Session of the Forty-first Parliament:

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

2013-2014

General Expenses	$      925
Brockville	715
Witness Expenses	8,825
SUBTOTAL	$ 10,465

2014-2015

General Expenses	$   1,314
Witness Expenses	81,782
SUBTOTAL	$ 83,096

2015-2016

General Expenses	$            0
Witness Expenses	25,577
SUBTOTAL	$   25,577
TOTAL	$ 119,138

In addition to the expenses for its studies as set out above, your committee also incurred general postal charges of $ 6.

During the session, your committee held 84 meetings (157.3 hours), heard 428 witnesses and submitted 32 reports in relation to its work. Your Committee examined 32 bills (S-2, S-201, S-203, S-206, S-214, S-215, S-221, C-2, C-10, C-12, C-13, C-14, C-23, C-26, C-32, C-35, C-36, C-37, C-42, C-47, C-217, C-279, C-290, C-350, C-377, C-394, C-444, C-452, C-479, C-483, C-489 and C-525) and received a total of 38 orders of reference.

Respectfully submitted,

BOB RUNCIMAN

Chair