THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

ORDER OF REFERENCE

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, October 26, 2023:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Boehm, seconded by the Honourable Senator Arnot:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade be authorized to examine and report on Canada’s interests and engagement in Africa, and other related matters;

That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2024;

That the committee have permission, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate; and

That the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

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

Gérald Lafrenière

Interim Clerk of the Senate

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, October 22, 2024:

The Honourable Senator Boehm moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kutcher:

That, notwithstanding the order of the Senate adopted on Thursday, October 26, 2023, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in relation to its study on Canada’s interests and engagement in Africa, and other related matters be extended from December 31, 2024, to March 31, 2025.

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

Shaila Anwar

Clerk of the Senate