Report of the committee
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages 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 | 3,730 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 3,730 | |
| 2015-2016 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | |
| Witness Expenses | 2,897 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 2,897 | |
| TOTAL | $ | 6,627 | |
2. With respect to its special study on CBC/Radio-Canada’s obligations under the Official Languages Act and some aspects of the Broadcasting Act authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013:
| 2013-2014 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 5,070 | |
| Witness Expenses | 0 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 5,070 | |
| 2014-2015 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | |
| Witness Expenses | 736 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 736 | |
| 2015-2016 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | |
| Witness Expenses | 0 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 0 | |
| TOTAL | $ | 5,806 | |
3. With respect to its special study on the impacts of recent changes to the immigration system on official language minority communities authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013:
| 2013-2014 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | |
| Witness Expenses | 1,534 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 1,534 | |
| 2014-2015 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | |
| Witness Expenses | 15,694 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 15,694 | |
| 2015-2016 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | |
| Witness Expenses | 872 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 872 | |
| TOTAL | $ | 18,100 | |
4. With respect to its special study on best practices for language policies and second-language learning in a context of linguistic duality or plurality authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013:
| 2013-2014 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | |
| Witness Expenses | 0 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 0 | |
| 2014-2015 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | |
| Witness Expenses | 6,377 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 6,377 | |
| 2015-2016 | |||
| General Expenses | $ | 464 | |
| Witness Expenses | 858 | ||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 1,322 | |
| TOTAL | $ | 7,699 | |
In addition to the expenses for its studies as set out above, your committee also incurred general postal charges of $8.
During the session, your committee held 41 meetings (72.1 hours), heard 135 witnesses and submitted 6 reports in relation to its work. Your committee examined 1 bill (S-205) and received a total of 7 orders of reference.
Respectfully submitted,
CLAUDETTE TARDIF
Chair