Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Issue 14 - Orders of Reference
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Wednesday, 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.
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
Extract from the fifth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade:
The Committee concluded that the long term implications of agreements like the softwood lumber agreement, while both positive in some respects and problematic in others, justify further detailed study of bilateral and multilateral trade relations.
While keeping up with the evolution of the softwood lumber file, your Committee suggests that it undertake further study on Canada's international business policy, in view of the increased importance of global trade for the Canadian economy.
To this end, your Committee recommends that, notwithstanding the Order of the Senate adopted on Thursday, September 28, 2006, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade be empowered to extend the date of presenting its final report from November 30, 2006, to December 31, 2007.
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, December 14, 2006:
Consideration of the fifth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada-United States agreement on softwood lumber), tabled in the Senate on November 29, 2006.
The Honourable Senator Segal moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Keon, that the report be adopted.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate