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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

TUESDAY, April 30, 2002

The Standing Senate Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce

has the honour to present its

FIFTEENTH REPORT

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Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, March 20th, 2001, to examine and report upon the present state of the domestic and international financial system, now, respectfully requests approval of funds for 2002-2003.

Pursuant to section 2:07 of the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operation of Senate Committees, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that Committee are appended to this report.


Respectfully submitted,

Leo Kolber
Chair

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APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

Thursday, April 25, 2002

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 for the purpose of its Special Study on the present state of the domestic and International financial system, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, March 20, 2001.  The approved budget is as follows: