Order, please. I have the honour to inform the House that a communication has been received as follows:
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
April 22, 2009
Mr. Speaker,
I have the honour to inform you that the Honourable Thomas Cromwell, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy of the Governor General, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bill listed in the schedule to this letter on the 22nd day of April, 2009, at 4:55 p.m.
Yours sincerely,
Dorothy Grandmaitre
for Sheila-Marie Cook
The schedule indicates that royal assent was given to Bill C-17, An Act to recognize Beechwood Cemetery as the national cemetery of Canada.