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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce

Issue 5 - Seventh Report of the Committee

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 Thursday, June 22, 2006

The Standing Senate Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce has the honour to present its

SEVENTH REPORT

Your Committee which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, to examine and report on issues dealing with interprovincial barriers to trade, respectfully requests for the purpose of this study that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary.

Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, 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,

JERAHMIEL S. GRAFSTEIN

Chair

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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
BANKING, TRADE AND COMMERCE

SPECIAL STUDY ON INTERPROVINCIAL BARRIERS
TO TRADE

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2007

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, May 2, 2006

The Honourable Senator Grafstein moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce be authorized to examine and report on issues dealing with interprovincial barriers to trade, in particular:

the interprovincial trade barriers that exist;

the extent to which interprovincial trade barriers are limiting the growth and profitability of the affected sectors as well as the ability of businesses in affected provinces, jointly and with relevant U.S. states, to form the economic regions that will enhance prosperity; and

measures that could be taken by the federal and provincials governments to facilitate the elimination of such interprovincial trade barriers in order to enhance trade and develop a national economy; and

That the Committee submit its final report no later than October 31, 2006

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate

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SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

Professional and Other Services	$ 7,500
Transportation and Communications	0
All Other Expenditures	1,500
TOTAL	$ 9,000

The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce on Wednesday, May 31, 2006.

The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.

Date		The Honourable Jerry Grafstein
		Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

Date		The Honourable George J. Furey
		Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration

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