AEFA - Standing Committee

Foreign Affairs and International Trade

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35-2 35th Parliament, 2nd Session (February 27, 1996 - April 27, 1997)
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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs

Issue 2 - Report of the Committee

WEDNESDAY, May 8, 1996

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has the honour to present its

FIRST REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports pursuant to Rule 104, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the First Session of the Thirty-fifth Parliament are as follows:

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

Committee Travel..................................................................$990.00
Registration Fees...................................................................$200.00
Contract Consulting............................................................$8,000.00
Hospitality.............................................................................$549.90
Miscellaneous.....................................................................$2,663.55

Total.................................................................................$12,403.50

The following expenses, incurred by the Committee, were charged to the budget of the Committees and Private Legislation Directorate:

Witnesses' expenses..............................................................$620.07

2. With respect to its special studies (a) on Free Trade in the Americas; and (b) on relations between Canada and the European Union.

The Committee did not incur expenses in these matters, except those incurred for witnesses' expenses charged to the budget of the Committees and Private Legislation Directorate:

Witnesses' expenses.........................................................$14,519.55

Your Committee heard from 100 witnesses and held 45 meetings during which it reviewed four (4) Bills (C-4, C-57, C-47, and C-87). It completed a study on free trade in the Americas. The Report was tabled in the Senate in July 1995. It then undertook a study on relations between Canada and the European Union, which Order of Reference was renewed in the present Session. In all, your Committee issued eight reports in relation to its work.

Respectfully submitted,

JOHN B. STEWART

Chairman