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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996

Chairman: The Honourable JOHN B. STEWART

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Tuesday, November 26, 1996

Issue No. 13

Fifth Meeting on: The study on the growing importance of the Asia-Pacific region for Canada, with emphasis on the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference to be held in Vancouver in the fall of 1997, Canada's Year of Asia Pacific

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (64K)

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WITNESSES:

From the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development:

Mrs. Maureen O'Neil, President.

From the North-South Institute:

Mrs. Heather Gibb, Senior Researcher.

From the Canadian Council for International Cooperation:

Mrs. Betty Plewes, President and CEO.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable John B. Stewart, Chairman

The Honourable Pat Carney, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Bacon, Bolduc, Corbin, De Bané, Doody, *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Gauthier, Grafstein, *Lynch-Staunton (or Berntson), Ottenheimer, Stollery

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

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