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