Proceedings of the Subcommittee on
Canada's Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

Issue 1 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Minutes of Proceeding of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance meeting of March 24, 1999:

The committee considered its Subcommittee on Canada's Emergency and Disaster Preparedness.

After debate,

Senator Cools moved, -- That, in obedience to the examination of the Main Estimates 1999-2000, a subcommittee called the National Finance Subcommittee on Canada's Emergency and Disaster Preparedness shall be constituted, and be authorized to study and examine disaster and emergency readiness and preparedness in Canada and matters related to National Defence expenditures, as set out in the Main Estimates 1999-2000.

That the subcommittee consist of five members, three of whom shall constitute a quorum.

That the initial membership of the Subcommittee on Canada's emergency and disaster preparedness be as follows: the Honourable Senators Stratton, Fraser, Bolduc, Cook and Ferretti Barth.

That the Deputy Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be a member ex officio of the subcommittee;

That the subcommittee be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary for the purpose of its examination of emergency preparedness in Canada;

That the subcommittee reports to the Senate National Finance Committee on or before December 31, 1999;

That the subcommittee be authorized to send for persons, papers and records, whenever required, and to print from day to day such papers and evidence as may be ordered;

That the subcommittee have power to authorize television and radio broadcasting, as it deems appropriate, of any or all of its proceedings;

That the subcommittee be empowered to adjourn from place to place within Canada.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

ATTEST:

Denis Robert

Clerk of the Committee