Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Issue 7 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, June 28, 2006:

The question was then put on the motion, as amended, of the Honourable Senator Ringuette, seconded by the Honourable Senator Milne:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs study and report on the Canada-United States agreement on softwood lumber;

That the Committee analyse, among other things, the impact of Canada's resource management on sovereignty, the impact on the interpretation of NAFTA chapters 11 and 19, and provisions contained in the agreement with regard to financial support for the industry and its workers; and

That the committee submit its final report no later than October 2, 2006.

The motion, as amended, was adopted.

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Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, September 28, 2006:

The Honourable Senator Segal moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cools:

That, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, which was authorized to study and report on the Canada-United States agreement on softwood lumber, be empowered to extend the date of presenting its final report from October 2, 2006 to November 30, 2006.

After debate,

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate