Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee

Tuesday, April 25 2006

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages has the honour to table its

FIRST REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorised 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-eighth Parliament are as follow:

1. With respect to its examination of legislation:

Professional and other services	$ 476.18
Transportation and Communications	$ 0.00
Other expenditures	$ 0.00
Witness expenses	$ 0.00
TOTAL	$ 476.18

2. With respect to its examination of the annual report of the Commissioner of Official Languages:

Professional and other services	$ 772.50
Transportation and Communications	$ 0.00
Other expenditures	$ 0.00
Witness expenses	$ 0.00
TOTAL	$ 772.50

3. With respect to its special study on the operation of the Official Languages Act:

Professional and other services	$ 5,581.91
Transportation and Communications	$ 32,396.96
Other expenditures	$ 0.00
Witness expenses	$ 9,190.73
TOTAL	$ 47,169.60

During the session in question, the Committee received 4 orders of reference, held 18 meetings, and received evidence from 66 witnesses. The Committee examined one Bill (S-3) and traveled on a fact-finding mission to Nova Scotia. In total, the Committee produced 6 reports.

Respectfully submitted.

MARIA CHAPUT

Chair