Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and
Communications
Issue 1 -- Report of the Committee
April 23, 1996
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications 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 of the Rules, 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:
Hospitality........................................................... $1,308.71
Miscellaneous......................................................... $83.65
Total ..................................................................$1,392.36
2. With respect to its examination of the report of the National Transportation Act Review Commission, entitled Competition in Transportation, Policy and Legislation in Review:
Hospitality............................................................. $260.40
Miscellaneous....................................................... $313.90
Total.................................................................... $574.30
3. With respect to its special study on Canada's International competitive position in telecommunications:
Committee travel.............................................. $38,395.70
Contract consulting............................................. $4,500.00
Hospitality.......................................................... $1,086.90
Miscellaneous....................................................... $968.56
Total............................................................... $44,951.16
An additional expenditure related to the work of your Committee, but paid from the budget of the Committees and Private Legislation Directorate, was incurred for witness expenses. This amount totalled $1,888.23.
During the session your Committee held 43 meetings, considered eight Orders of Reference and submitted 11 reports in relation to its work.
Your Committee examined three bills:
Bill C-38, An Act to provide for the security of marine transportation;
Bill C-81, An Act to amend An Act respecting the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company;
Bill C-89, CN Commercialization Act.
Your Committee also reviewed the Government's proposed Orders to the CRTC with respect to Direct-to-Home Satellite Distribution Undertakings in accordance with section 8(2) of the Broadcasting Act and carried out a special study on the Mandate and Funding of Radio Canada International.
Respectfully submitted,
Lise Bacon
Chair