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

Issue 9 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, December 12, 2006:

The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, for the second reading of Bill C-24, An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and a charge on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States, to authorize certain payments, to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and to amend other Acts as a consequence.

After debate,

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

The bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance.

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

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Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Wednesday, December 13, 2006:

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Comeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin:

That Bill C-24, An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and a charge on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States, to authorize certain payments, to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and to amend other Acts as a consequence, which was referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, be withdrawn from the said Committee and referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade; and

That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade have the power to sit today, Wednesday, December 13, 2006, even though the Senate may then be sitting and that rule 95(4) be suspended in relation thereto.

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

 

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate