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

Issue 7 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, February 7, 2012:

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Neufeld:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade be authorized to study and report on the establishment of a ``Charter of the Commonwealth'' as agreed to by the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Perth, Australia, in October 2011 and its implications for Canada; and

That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than April 13, 2012 and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until April 30, 2012.

After debate,

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

Gary W. O'Brien

Clerk of the Senate