| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE |
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
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 legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to rule 104(2), that the expenses incurred by the committee during the Third Session of the Fortieth Parliament are as follows:
With respect to its special study on the application of the Official Languages Act:
|
Transportation and Communications: |
$41,560 |
|
| Professional and Other Services: | 713 | |
| All Other Expenditures: | 28,905 | |
| Witness expenses | 2,976 | |
| TOTAL | $74,154 |
In addition to the expenses for its special study as set out above, the committee also incurred general postal charges in the amount of $12.
During this session, the committee considered one order of reference, held 34 meetings and heard more than 59 hours of testimony from 114 witnesses. In total, the committee produced 4 reports. In addition to hearings in Ottawa, the committee conducted fact-finding work and held public hearings in Quebec in the cities of Quebec City, Sherbrooke and Montreal.
Respectfully submitted,
MARIA
CHAPUT
Chair
