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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs

Issue 42 - Minutes of Proceedings

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OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 9, 1999
(63)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs met at 3:39 p.m. this day, in Room 160-S, Centre Block, the Chair, the Honourable John B. Stewart, presiding.

Members of the committee presents: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Bolduc, Corbin, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Forrestall, Grafstein, Lynch-Staunton, Robertson, Stewart, Stollery and Whelan, P.C. (12).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Prud'homme, P.C. and Roche (2).

In attendance: Peter Berg, Wolfgang Koerner, David S. Goetz and Jack Stilborn from the Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

WITNESS:

As an individual:

Dr. Gwynne Dyer.

The committee, resumed consideration of its order of reference pertaining to its examination of the ramifications to Canada:

1. of the changed mandate of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Canada's role in NATO since the demis 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. the 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. (See committee proceedings of April 14, 1999, issue No. 33. )

Dr. Dyer made a statement and answered questions.

At 6:46 p.m., the committee suspended sitting.

At 6:55 p.m., the committee reconvened in camera to consider future business.

At 6:25 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Line Gravel

Clerk of the Committee

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