Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs
Issue 33 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 14, 1999
(45)
[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs met in camera at 3:20 p.m., this day, in Room 160-S, Centre Block, the Chairman, the Honourable John B. Stewart, presiding.
Members of the committee presents: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Bolduc, Carney, P.C., Corbin, Grafstein, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Robertson, Stewart, Stollery and Whelan, P.C. (11).
Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Kenny, Kinsella, Meighen, Prud'homme, P.C. and Roche (5).
In attendance: Peter Berg, David Goetz, Wolfgang Koerner and Jack Stilborn from the Library of Parliament.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
WITNESS:
From Carleton University:
Professor David Long, School of International Affairs.
Pursuant of the Order of Reference adopted the by the Senate on Tuesday March 23, 1999, the committee proceeded to examine and report upon the ramifications to Canada:
1. of the changed mandate of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Canada's role in NATO since the demise of the Warsaw Pact, the end of the Cold War and the recent addition to membership in NATO of Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic; and
2. of peacekeeping, with particular reference to Canada's ability to participate in it under the auspices of any international body of which Canada is a member.
At 4:15 p.m., the committee sits in public.
Professor Lang made a statement and answered questions.
At 5:20 p.m., the committee continue in camera.
It was agreed, -- That the two questions proposed by the Honourable Senator Carney be added to the list presented by the chairman and that the chairman be authorized to submit this list, confidentially or not, to whoever he feels should have them in order to facilitate the work of the committee.
It was agreed, -- That the draft budget in the total amount of $184,460 be adopted and that money for a fact-finding mission to Washington and New York be added to it.
It was agreed, -- To leave the decision of televising the proceeding of the committee to the steering committee.
At 5:30 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Line Gravel
Clerk of the Committee