Order, please. I have the honour to inform the House that a communication has been received as follows:
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
October 31, 2012
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bills listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 31st day of October, 2012, at 6:01 p.m.
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Wallace
Secretary to the Governor General and Herald Chancellor
The schedule indicates that the bills assented to were:
Bill S-206, An Act respecting World Autism Awareness Day--Chapter 21, 2012; and
Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act--Chapter 22, 2012.