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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, December 10, 1996

Issue No. 18

Seventh 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

Fourth and last meeting on: Bill C-61, An Act to implement the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement

INCLUDING: THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Fifth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (94K)

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WITNESSES:

On relations between Canada and Asia Pacific

From the Canadian Chamber of Commerce:

Mr. Tim Reid, President; and

Mr. David Hecnar, Senior Policy Analyst.

On Bill C-61

From the Department of Justice:

Ms. Ellen Stensholt, Senior General Counsel.

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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, P.C., Doody, *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Grafstein, *Lynch-Staunton (or Berntson), Ottenheimer, Stollery, Whelan, P.C.

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in Membership of the Committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the Committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Bacon was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Anderson. (December 10, 1996)

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