Order, please. I have the honour to inform the House that a communication has been received which is as follows:
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
February 7, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bill listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 7th day of February, 2008, at 4:41 p.m.
Yours sincerely,
Sheila-Marie Cook
The Secretary to the Governor General and Herald Chancellor
The schedule indicates the bill assented to was Bill C-41, An Act respecting payments to a trust established to provide provinces and territories with funding for community development--Chapter 1.