Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce

Issue No. 17 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, of Thursday, February 16, 2017:

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Patterson:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce be authorized to study and report on current and emerging issues regarding:

(a) the regulation of the banking sector in the United States, including in the context of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act);

(b) monetary policy in the United States, including expected increases in the target range for the federal funds rate;

(c) bilateral economic relations between Canada and the United States that affect each country's commerce;

(d) the manner in which changes in these economic relations and regulatory measures, and monetary policy in the United States might affect Canada's economy and financial sector; and

That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2017, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

After debate,

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

Charles Robert

Clerk of the Senate