Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs

Issue 8 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Thursday, October 3, 1996:

With leave of the Senate,

The Honourable Senator Stewart moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore,

THAT the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs be authorised to examine and report on the growing importance of the Asia Pacific region for Canada, with emphasis on the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference to be held in Vancouver in the fall of 1997, Canada's year of Asia Pacific;

THAT the Committee submit its final report no later that July 31, 1997.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate