The Deputy Speaker on Message From The Senate

In the House of Commons on November 27th, 1997. See this statement in context.

Message From The SenateGovernment Orders

November 27th, 1997 / 4:05 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker

I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill: Bill C-22, an act to implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.

A message was delivered by the Usher of the Black Rod as follows:

Mr. Speaker, it is the desire of the Honourable Deputy to His Excellency the Governor General that this Honourable House attend him immediately in the Senate Chamber.

Accordingly the Speaker with the House went up to the Senate chamber.

And being returned:

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