Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 1 - First Report of the Committee

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications 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	$ 0
Witness Expenses	0
SUBTOTAL	$ 0

2014-2015

General Expenses	$ 0
Witness Expenses	3,301
SUBTOTAL	$ 3,301

2015-2016

General Expenses	$ 0
Witness Expenses	1,469
SUBTOTAL	$ 1,469
TOTAL	$ 4,770

2. With respect to its examination and consideration of the challenges faced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in relation to the changing environment of broadcasting and communications:

2013-2014

General Expenses	$ 0
Winnipeg, Edmonton and Yellowknife	31,455
Witness Expenses	1,924
SUBTOTAL	$ 33,379

2014-2015

General Expenses	$ 0
Halifax and Quebec City	35,666
Toronto	21,744
Montreal	16,006
London, UK	55,256
Winnipeg, Edmonton and Yellowknife (2013-2014)
	1,398
Witness Expenses	9,175
SUBTOTAL	$ 139,245

2015-2016

General Expenses	$ 0
Witness Expenses	0
SUBTOTAL	$ 0
TOTAL	$ 172,624

During the session, your committee held 66 meetings (94 hours and 33 minutes), heard 199 witnesses and submitted 14 reports in relation to its work. Your committee examined 4 bills (S-4, C-3, C-52, C-627) and received a total of 9 orders of reference.

Respectfully submitted,

DENNIS DAWSON

Chair