Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the
Environment and Natural Resources
Issue 1 - Report of the Committee
TUESDAY, March 26, 1996
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources 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 $ 41,388.68
Registration fees 15,022.34
Contract consulting 52,164.00
Hospitality 1,242.80
Miscellaneous 1,209.00
Total $ 111,026.82
2. With respect to its study on National Protected Areas:
Committee travel $ 56,819.30
Contract consulting 58,167.50
Hospitality 952.80
Miscellaneous 83.50
Total $ 116,023.10
The following expenses, incurred by the Committee, were charged to the budget of the Committees and Private Legislation Directorate:
Witnesses' expenses $ 4,995.41
Your Committee heard from 186 witnesses and held 32 meetings during which it reviewed ten Bills (S-7, C-6, C-13, C-23, C-24, C-25, C-48, C-56, C-71, C-83); updated its study on the Synfuels Project; monitor all matters related to the implementation and application of the Act to establish a Federal Environment Assessment Process; completed a study on the AWOS system in tabling a report entitled "Pull up! Pull up!"; and undertook a major study of the policy options available to the Government to complete the network of pristine areas that represent Canada's natural regions and of the creation of a National Protected Areas Strategy and made recommendations thereon.
Your Committee travelled on a fact-finding mission to Washington, D.C., March 6 to 9, 1995 and, on its National Protected Areas mandate, travelled to Prairies sites, October 16 to 20, 1994; to British Columbia sites, March 20 to 24, 1995; and to Nova Scotia sites, May 8 to 11, 1995. The Committee sent delegations of members to fourteen major conferences.
In all, your Committee issued twenty reports in relation to its work.
Respectfully submitted,
RONALD D. GHITTER,
Chairman