Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs

Issue 3 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Thursday, October 14, 1999:

The Honourable Senator Stewart moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Adams:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs be authorized to examine and report on the consequences for Canada of the emerging European Monetary Union and on other related trade and investment matters;

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished by the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs during the First Session of the Thirty Sixth Parliament be referred to the Committee;

That the Committee submit its final report no later than December 15, 1999 and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize the findings of the Committee contained in the final report until December 24, 1999; and

That the Committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit its report with the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting; and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate