Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee

Thursday, October 7, 2004

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance 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 the estimates and legislation referred to it, reports pursuant to rule 104 of the Rules of the Senate, that the expenses incurred by the committee during the Third Session of the Thirty-Seventh Parliament are as follows:

With respect to its consideration of estimates and legislation:

Your Committee held 15 meetings, during which it heard 42 witnesses and presented 9 reports during the session. It reviewed the Main Estimates for 2003-04 and began examination of the Main Estimates for 2004-05. The committee examined three bills: Bill C-212, Bill C-18 and Bill C-27.

Respectfully submitted,

DONALD H. OLIVER

Chair