Order, please. I have the honour to inform the House that a communication has been received as follows:
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
April 22, 2004
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bills listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 22nd day of April, 2004, at 9:52 a.m.
Yours sincerely,
Barbara Uteck
Secretary to the Governor General
The schedule indicates the that royal assent was given to Bill C-8, an act to establish the Library and Archives of Canada, to amend the Copyright Act and to amend certain acts in consequence; and Bill C-14, an act to amend the Criminal Code and other acts.