Committees (44th Parliament, 1st Session)

APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX 2
APPENDIX 3
APPENDIX 4
APPENDIX 5
APPENDIX 6

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND COUNTRY GROUPINGS

ABAC	APEC Business Advisory Council
APEC	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (21 members include Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Peru, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Thailand ,the United States, and Vietnam)
ARF	ASEAN Regional Forum
ASEAN	Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam)
Asia Pacific	Includes: the countries of East Asia, Oceania, Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Chile
Asian tigers	East Asian economies experiencing high rates of economic growth over an extended period of time
BIS	Bank for International Settlements
CDIA	Canadian Direct Investment Abroad
CIDA	Canadian International Development Agency
CSCAP	Committee on Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific
CTPL	Centre for Trade Policy and Law
DFAIT	Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade


East Asia	Includes: Japan, China, the newly-industrialized economies (NIEs) (Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore), the other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) and the other developing economies in the region (Cambodia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, and Burma)
EDC	Export Development Corporation
EU	European Union
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
FDIC	Foreign Direct Investment in Canada
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
G-7	Includes the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, and Canada
IBDP	International Business Development Program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
IIF	Institute of International Finance
IIP	Immigrant Investor Program
ILO	International Labour Organization
IMF	International Monetary Fund
KNU	Karen National Union (Myanmar)
MAPA	Manila Action Plan for APEC
NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement
NGOs	Non-governmental organizations
NIEs	Newly-industrialized economies (Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan)
NPA	New People’s Army (Philippines)
NTBs	Non-tariff barriers
OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Oceania	Australia, New Zealand, Cocos Islands, Nuaru, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tokelau, Niue, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Pitcairn Island, Tonga, Western Samoa, Wallis Futuna Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Guam, American Samoa, and United States Outlying Islands
OSFI	Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Pacific Rim	Includes East Asia and Oceania
PDK	Party of Democratic Kampuchea – Khmer Rouge
PECC	Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
PIDS	Philippine Institute for Development Studies
PRC	People’s Republic of China
SEAFILD	Southeast Asia Fund for Institutional and Legal Development
SIPRI	Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
SMEs	Small and medium-sized enterprises
SOEs	State-owned enterprises
TC	Trade Commissioners
UN	United Nations
UNDP	United Nations Development Program
WTO	World Trade Organization

APPENDIX 2

BASLE CORE PRINCIPLES FOR EFFECTIVE BANKING SUPERVISION

Preconditions for Effective Banking Supervision

An effective system of banking supervision will have clear responsibilities and objectives for each agency involved in the supervision of banking organisations. Each such agency should possess operational independence and adequate resources. A suitable legal framework for banking supervision is also necessary, including provisions relating to authorisation of banking organisations and their ongoing supervision; powers to address compliance with laws as well as safety and soundness concerns; and legal protection for supervisors. Arrangements for sharing information between supervisors and protecting the confidentiality of such information should be in place.

Licensing and Structure

The permissible activities of institutions that are licensed and subject to supervision as banks must be clearly defined, and the use of the word "bank" in names should be controlled as far as possible.
The licensing authority must have the right to set criteria and reject applications for establishments that do not meet the standards set. The licensing process, at a minimum, should consist of an assessment of the banking organisation's ownership structure, directors and senior management, its operating plan and internal controls, and its projected financial condition, including its capital base; where the proposed owner or parent organisation is a foreign bank, the prior consent of its home country supervisor should be obtained.
Banking supervisors must have the authority to review and reject any proposals to transfer significant ownership or controlling interests in existing banks to other parties.
Banking supervisors must have the authority to establish criteria for reviewing major acquisitions or investments by a bank and ensuring that corporate affiliations or structures do not expose the bank to undue risks or hinder effective supervision.

Prudential Regulations and Requirements

Banking supervisors must set prudent and appropriate minimum capital adequacy requirements for all banks. Such requirements should reflect the risks that the banks undertake, and must define the components of capital, bearing in mind their ability to absorb losses. At least for internationally active banks, these requirements must not be less than those established in the Basle Capital Accord and its amendments.
An essential part of any supervisory system is the evaluation of a bank's policies, practices and procedures related to the granting of loans and making of investments and the ongoing management of the loan and investment portfolios.
Banking supervisors must be satisfied that banks establish and adhere to adequate policies, practices and procedures for evaluating the quality of assets and the adequacy of loan loss provisions and loan loss reserves.
Banking supervisors must be satisfied that banks have management information systems that enable management to identify concentrations within the portfolio and supervisors must set prudential limits to restrict bank exposures to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers.
In order to prevent abuses arising from connected lending, banking supervisors must have in place requirements that banks lend to related companies and individuals on an arm's-length basis, that such extensions of credit are effectively monitored, and that other appropriate steps are taken to control or mitigate the risks.
Banking supervisors must be satisfied that banks have adequate policies and procedures for identifying, monitoring and controlling country risk and transfer risk in their international lending and investment activities, and for maintaining appropriate reserves against such risks.
Banking supervisors must be satisfied that banks have in place systems that accurately measure, monitor and adequately control market risks; supervisors should have powers to impose specific limits and/or a specific capital charge on market risk exposures, if warranted.
Banking supervisors must be satisfied that banks have in place a comprehensive risk management process (including appropriate board and senior management oversight) to identify, measure, monitor and control all other material risks and, where appropriate, to hold capital against these risks.
Banking supervisors must determine that banks have in place internal controls that are adequate for the nature and scale of their business. These should include clear arrangements for delegating authority and responsibility; separation of the functions that involve committing the bank, paying away its funds, and accounting for its assets and liabilities; reconciliation of these processes; safeguarding its assets; and appropriate independent internal or external audit and compliance functions to test adherence to these controls as well as applicable laws and regulations.
Banking supervisors must determine that banks have adequate policies, practices and procedures in place, including strict "know-your-customer" rules, that promote high ethical and professional standards in the financial sector and prevent the bank being used, intentionally or unintentionally, by criminal elements.

Methods of Ongoing Banking Supervision

An effective banking supervisory system should consist of some form of both on-site and off-site supervision.
Banking supervisors must have regular contact with bank management and thorough understanding of the institution's operations.
Banking supervisors must have a means of collecting, reviewing and analysing prudential reports and statistical returns from banks on a solo and consolidated basis.
Banking supervisors must have a means of independent validation of supervisory information either through on-site examinations or use of external auditors.
An essential element of banking supervision is the ability of the supervisors to supervise the banking group on a consolidated basis.

Information Requirements

Banking supervisors must be satisfied that each bank maintains adequate records drawn up in accordance with consistent accounting policies and practices that enable the supervisor to obtain a true and fair view of the financial condition of the bank and the profitability of its business, and that the bank publishes on a regular basis financial statements that fairly reflect its condition.

Formal Powers of Supervisors

Banking supervisors must have at their disposal adequate supervisory measures to bring about timely corrective action when banks fail to meet prudential requirements (such as minimum capital adequacy ratios), when there are regulatory violations, or where depositors are threatened in any other way. In extreme circumstances, this should include the ability to revoke the banking licence or recommend its revocation.

Cross-border Banking

Banking supervisors must practise global consolidated supervision over their internationally-active banking organisations, adequately monitoring and applying appropriate prudential norms to all aspects of the business conducted by these banking organisations worldwide, primarily at their foreign branches, joint ventures and subsidiaries.
A key component of consolidated supervision is establishing contact and information exchange with the various other supervisors involved, primarily host country supervisory authorities.
Banking supervisors must require the local operations of foreign banks to be conducted to the same high standards as are required of domestic institutions and must have powers to share information needed by the home country supervisors of those banks for the purpose of carrying out consolidated supervision.

Source: Bank for International Settlements, Press Release 97-0922: www.bis.org/press/p970922.htm.

APPENDIX 3

BORDER/TERRITORIAL DISPUTES IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION

Country	Country and Dispute
Cambodia	Vietnam – Territorial dispute
	Vietnam – Maritime boundary dispute
	Thailand – Border dispute

China	India - Border dispute
	Russia – Border dispute

	Tajikistan – Border dispute
	North Korea - Border undefined
	Spratly Islands - Territorial dispute
	Vietnam - Maritime boundary (Gulf of Tonkin)
	Paracel Islands - Territorial dispute
	Japan - Territorial dispute (Senkaku - Diaoyu Islands)

Indonesia	Malaysia - Territorial dispute (Islands of Sipadan, Sebatik and Litigan)

Japan	Russia - Territorial dispute (Kurile Islands, called the Northern Territories by Japan)
	South Korea -Territorial dispute (Liancourt rocks - Takeshima or Tak-do)
	China - Territorial dispute (Island of Senkaku/Diaoyu Tai)

North Korea	China - Border undefined

South Korea	Japan - Territorial dispute (Liancourt rocks - Takeshima or Tak-do)

Laos	Thailand - Border dispute

Malaysia	Spratly Islands - Territorial dispute
	Philippines - Territorial dispute (claim the state of Sabah)

	Brunei - Territorial dispute (may want to purchase the Malaysian salient that divides Brunei into two parts)

	Singapore - Territorial dispute (Island of Pulau Batu Putih, or pedra Branca)
	Indonesia - Territorial dispute (Islands of Sipadan, Sebatik and Ligitan)

Myanmar	Thailand - Border dispute

Philippines	Spratly Islands - Territorial dispute
	Malaysia - Territorial dispute (state of Sabah)

Taiwan	Spratly Islands - Territorial dispute
	Paracel Islands - Territorial dispute
	Japan - Territorial dispute (Island of Senkaku/Diaoyu Tai)

Thailand	Laos - Boundary dispute
	Vietnam - Maritime boundary dispute
	Cambodia - Border dispute
	Myanmar - Border dispute

Vietnam	Cambodia - Territorial dispute
	Cambodia - Maritime boundary
	Spratly Islands – Territorial dispute
	Thailand - Maritime boundary
	Paracel Islands - Territorial dispute

APPENDIX 4

INTERNAL CONFLICTS IN ASIA PACIFIC

Country	Conflict
Indonesia	Govt of Indonesia vs. Fretilin (Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor)
	Irian Jaya (Organisasi Papua Merdeka resistance)
	Sumatra (Aceh independence movement)
	Sabah

Myanmar	Govt of Myanmar vs. KNU (Karen National Union) Govt of Myanmar vs. Mong Tai Army

Philippines	Government of Philippines vs. NPA (New People’s Army)

Cambodia	Government of Cambodia vs. PDK (Party of Democratic Kampuchea - Khmer Rouge)

Lao PDR	Resistance forces

Papua New Guinea	Bougainville secessionist movement

Philippines	Muslim rebels – Mindanao independence

Thailand	Resistance forces

APPENDIX 5

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION⁽¹⁴⁵⁾

Country	List of Human Rights Violations
Brunei	Human Rights broadly circumscribed
	In practice citizens do not have the right to change their government
	Constitutional provisions not withstanding; no freedom of speech, press, assembly and association.
	Discrimination against women
	Restriction of religious freedom

Cambodia	Human Rights Situation has deteriorated since July 1997 coup
	Extrajudicial killings
	Security forces tortured, beat and killed detainees
	Arbitrary arrests, prolonged detention, and infringement on citizen’s privacy rights are serious problems
	Judiciary remains weak, subject to influence by the executive
	Citizens living in areas controlled by the Khmer Rouge are denied virtually all political rights.
	Trafficking in women and girls

China	Constitutional Human Rights Provisions often ignored
	Torture, mistreatment of prisoners, forced confessions, arbitrary and lengthy incommunicado detention.
	Harsh prison conditions
	Tight restrictions on freedom of speech, press, assembly, association and workers rights.
	Discrimination against women, minorities, disabled
	Prostitution, trafficking in women and children
	Extensive religious repression
	Thousands of political prisoners


Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)	Authorities generally respect Human Rights although occasional problems exist
	Police abuse of detainees
	Physical abuse of military inductees (appears to be declining)
	Prison overcrowding
	Political and personal pressure on the judiciary
	Some restrictions on freedom of assembly and association
	Discrimination and violence against women
	Child prostitution and abuse
	Restrictions on workers’ freedom of association and ability to strike

Indonesia	Continues to commit serious Human Rights abuses
	Citizens denied the ability to change government democratically
	Extrajudicial killings, disappearances, torture and mistreatment of detainees.
	Arbitrary arrest and detention
	Harsh prison conditions
	Judiciary is pervaded by corruption, subordinate to the executive branch
	Violations of citizens’ right to privacy
	Limited freedom of speech, press restricted
	Serious limits on freedom of assembly and association
	Government provides religious freedom for five religions, others are subject to restrictions
	Restriction of movement
	Discrimination against women, disabled, ethnic minorities
	Violence against women is endemic
	Child labour often under difficult conditions
	Reports of violations in East Timor and Irian Jaya

Japan	Just and efficient legal system generally assures observance of constitutionally provided Human Rights
	Some reports of police physically and psychologically abusing prisoners and detainees
	The Burakumin (group historically treated as outcasts) the Ainu (Japan’s indigenous people), women and alien residents experience varying degrees of societal discrimination, some of it severe.

North Korea	Continued denial of human rights to the citizens of North Korea
	Cannot peacefully change their government
	Arbitrary arrest, detention and exile
	Torture and other cruel punishments
	Denial of public trial
	Continued reports of extrajudicial killings and disappearances

South Korea	Government generally respects Human Rights
	Use/threatened use of the National Security Law infringes on citizen’s civil rights including the right to free expression
	Some reports of physical abuse of detainees
	Women face legal and societal discrimination
	Violence against women is a serious problem
	Ethnic minorities face legal and society discrimination
	Labour statutes remain below international standards
	Some political prisoners remain in prison despite the fact that charges were fabricated and prisoners tortured to force a confession.

Lao PDR	Trend away from harsh conditions but serious problems remain
	Judiciary is subject to executive influence
	Citizens do not have the right to change their government
	Restrictions on freedom of speech, assembly and to some extent religion
	Prison conditions are harsh
	Societal discrimination against women and minorities
	No right to privacy and no free press
	Trafficking in women and children (on the increase)

Malaysia	Government generally respects Human Rights
	Arrest and detention of citizens without trial
	Government sometimes limits judicial independence, freedom of assembly, association, speech and press
	Restrictions on movement
	Violence against women and children
	Religious worship subject to some restrictions
	Harassment of people who criticise the judiciary

Myanmar	Severe repression of Human Rights
	Citizens subject to arbitrary, sometimes brutal dictates of military
	No right to change their government
	Soldiers commit extrajudicial killings and rape
	Disappearances
	Detainees beaten and abused
	Harsh prison conditions

	Many hundreds of political prisoners (including 31 parliamentarians elected in 1990)
	Judiciary subject to executive influence
	Government infringes on citizen’s right to privacy
	Restriction of religious freedoms
	Discrimination against women and ethnic minorities
	Violence against women, trafficking in women and girls, widespread adult and child prostitution.
	Restriction on workers rights, unions are banned and there exists forced labour for public works

Papua New Guinea	Poor Human Rights Record
	Killings and kidnappings by both sides of the nine year secessionist insurgency on Bougainville
	Extrajudicial killings, disappearances, abuse of prisoners and detainees
	Harsh enforcement measures against civilians
	Poor prison conditions
	Lengthy pre-trial detentions
	Infringement on citizens’ privacy rights and limited freedom of assembly
	Extensive discrimination and violence against women
	Discrimination against the disabled
	Violence between tribes remains serious

Philippines	Government generally respects Human Rights - some serious problems exist however.
	DFAIT considers their human rights record to have improved
	Extrajudicial killings, disappearances, torture and other physical abuse by both security forces as well as Communist and Muslim insurgent groups.
	Arbitrary arrest and detention
	Harsh prison conditions, in some cases life threatening
	Police are the leading abusers of Human Rights
	Judiciary inefficient and corrupt
	Abuses committed by the police include coerced protection, kidnapping gangs and drug syndicates
	Violence against women and the abuse of children
	Discrimination against indigenous people and Muslims
	Persistent child labour problem

Singapore	Government generally respects Human Rights
	Government intimidation of the opposition
	Ruling party uses judicial system for political purposes
	Government has wide power to detain people arbitrarily, restrict travel, freedom of speech, and the right to associate freely
	Intimidation of journalists into practising self-censorship
	Some legal discrimination against women
	Religious freedom generally accepted, however Jehovah’s Witnesses were banned in 1972 and the Unification Church in 1982

Thailand	While government generally respects Human Rights, some significant problems exist
	DFAIT considers their human rights record to have improved
	Police killed many criminal suspects while trying to apprehend them
	Police occasionally beat suspects
	Tacit endorsement of excessive violence in treatment of narcotics trafficking suspects
	Routine demands for bribes undermine the law
	Prolonged detention of aliens
	Legal and social discrimination against women
	Violence against women and children, prostitution
	Illegal and forced child labour
	Societal discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities
	Restriction of movement of tribal people

Vietnam	Human Rights record continues to be poor
	Repression of basic political and some religious freedoms
	Citizens denied the right to change their government
	Security officials often beat detainees
	Prison conditions remain harsh
	Arbitrary arrest and detainment of citizens
	Deny right to fair and expeditious trials
	Large number of political prisoners
	Significant restriction of privacy rights
	Prohibit political and labour organisations
	Significant restriction on freedom of religion
	Social discrimination and violence against women, serious problem
	Trafficking in women and children for prostitution
	Discrimination against ethnic minorities
	Child labour problems

APPENDIX 6

WITNESSES

NAME OF ORGANIZATION AND/OR WITNESS	ISSUE NUMBER	DATE OF APPEARANCE

ALLIANCE OF MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS OF CANADA
John Burke, Western Star Trucks Inc.	20	February 6, 1997
Sandy Ferguson, Vice-President, Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters of Canada, British Columbia Division	20	February 6, 1997
Barry Grace, Trade Consultant	22	February 18, 1997
Bruce Heister, Executive Vice-President, Asia Pacific Region, Alcan Aluminium Limited	22	February 18, 1997
James D. Moore, Vice-President, Policy Division, Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters of Canada	22 12	February 18, 1997 March 25, 1998
Clem Pelletier, President, Rescan Environmental Services Ltd.	20	February 6, 1997
Kevin White, Director of Sales, Western Star Trucks Inc.	20	February 6, 1997
Dan Wong, Manager, Corporate Relations, Dairy World Foods	20	February 6, 1997
Brian Young, Vice-President, International Division, UMA Group Ltd.; Chairman of Export Committee of Consulting Engineers of British Columbia	20	February 6, 1997
Tony Yuen, Senior Vice-President, Northern Telecom Limited	22	February 18, 1997

ASIA-PACIFIC ASSOCIATES
Karen Minden, Principal	14	April 22, 1998

ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA
William Saywell, President and Chief Executive Officer	10	October 30, 1996
	19	February 5, 1997
ASIA-PACIFIC MANAGEMENT COOPERATIVE PROGRAM, CAPILANO COLLEGE
Robert Bagshaw, Professor; Manager, Business Relations	21	February 7, 1997
Scott MacLeod, Program Manager	21	February 7, 1997

BANK OF CANADA
James Powell, Deputy Chief, International Department	8	February 18, 1998

BANK OF MONTREAL
Tim O’Neill, Executive Vice-President and Chief Economist	10	March 11, 1998

BING THOM ARCHITECTS INC.
Bing Thom, Principal	19	February 5, 1997

BLEWETT DODDl ARCHITECTURE
Peter Blewett, Partner	19	February 5, 1997

CANADA CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL
The Honourable Jack Austin, Senator, President	21	February 7, 1997

CANADA-JAPAN FORUM 2000
Tamako Yagai Copithorne, Member	19	February 5, 1997

CANADA-JAPAN TRADE COUNCIL
Klaus Pringsheim, President	10	October 30, 1996
Martin Thornell, Vice-President	10	October 30, 1996

CANADA-PACIFIC RUSSIA TRADE CENTRE
Ian Ogilvie, President	19	February 5, 1997

CANADIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
David Hecnar, Senior Policy Analyst	18 12	December 10, 1996 March 25, 1998
Robert Keyes, Senior Vice-President, International	12	March 25, 1998
Tim Reid, President	18	December 10, 1996

CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Betty Plewes, President and CEO	13	November 26, 1996

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Joshua Mendelsohn, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist	10	March 11, 1998

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Mario Renaud, Director General, Strategic Planning and Policy Division, Asia Branch	13	April 21, 1998

CANADIAN SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL
Graham Allen, Manager, Marine Transportation	14	November 27, 1996

Malcolm S. Hackett, CSC Chairman and Director, Distribution and Inventory Management	14	November 27, 1996
Marc J. Leblanc, Manager, Logistics and Customer Service	14	November 27, 1996
Walter Mueller, CSC Secretary	14	November 27, 1996

CENTRE FOR ASIA PACIFIC INITIATIVES
Ralph W. Huenemann, Professor; Director, University of Victoria	21	February 7, 1997

CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND SECURITY STUDIES
David Dewitt, Director, York University	17	May 6, 1998

CENTRE FOR TRADE POLICY AND LAW, CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Wenguo Cai, Research Associate and Project Manager	12	November 6, 1996
Michael Hart, Professor	2	October 29, 1997

CIBC WOOD GUNDY
Subodh Kumar, Managing Director, Securities	3	November 5, 1997

CITY OF VANCOUVER
Sam Kuzmick, Director of Operations Support, Corporate Services Group	21	February 7, 1997
Philip Owen, Mayor	21	February 7, 1997
Norman C. Stark, Chairman, Greater Vancouver Gateway Council; President and CEO, Vancouver Port Corporation; Member, Vancouver Economic Development Commission	21	February 7, 1997
Bob Thompson, Vice-Chair, Vancouver Economic Development Commission; Principal, MTR Consultants Ltd.	21	February 7, 1997

CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA
Charles A. Barrett, Vice-President, Business Research	14	November 27, 1996

CONFERENCE OF OCEAN CARRIERS
Brenda Johnston, Manager, Canada Westbound Rate Agreement, Vice-President	28	April 8, 1997
Henry M. Munz, Regional Sales Manager Eastern Canada, "K" Line Canada Ltd.	28	April 8, 1997
Barry Olsen, President of Maersk Canada Inc.	28	April 8, 1997
Albert Pierce, Managing Director, Canada Westbound Rate Agreement	28	April 8, 1997
Klaus Schenede, General Manager, Export Pricing Pacific/Atlantic, "K" Line America Inc.	28	April 8, 1997

DAVID LAM CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION, SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Jan Walls, Director	20	February 6, 1997

FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF AUSTRALIA, DEPARTMENT OF
Alexander Downer, Minister of Foreign Affairs	6	December 3, 1997
Bill Tweddell, Executive Assistant to the Minister	6	December 3, 1997

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, DEPARTMENT OF
John Bell, Ambassador for Canada’s Year of Asia Pacific	8	October 2, 1996
John M. Curtis, Senior Policy Advisor, Trade and Economic Policy Branch	2	October 29, 1997
William A. Dymond, Chief Negotiator for the Multilateral Agreement on Investment	5	November 27, 1997
Len Edwards, Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade and Economic Policy	25	March 18, 1997
Roger Ferland, Director General, North Asia and Pacific	8	October 2, 1996
Laurette Gauthier Glasgow, Director, International Economic Relations Division	3	November 5, 1997
Ingrid Hall, Director General , South Asia and Southeast Asia Bureau, Asia, Pacific and Africa.	3 13	November 5, 1997 April 21, 1998
	8	October 2, 1996
Blair Hankey, Senior Associate Counsel, Trade Law	5	November 27, 1997
Margaret Huber, Director General, North Asia and Pacific Bureau	11 13 14	March 18, 1998 April 21, 1998 April 24, 1998
John Klassen, Director General, APEC Bureau	7 25	December 10, 1997 March 18, 1997
Peter Sutherland, Director General, Trade Commissioner Service, Planning and Policy	12	March 25, 1998

FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF
Bruce Rayfuse, Acting Director, International Finance and Economic Analysis Division	3	Novembre 5, 1997
Appearing as Senior Chief	8	February 18, 1998

HIGH COMMISSION OF AUSTRALIA IN CANADA
Greg Wood, High Commissioner	6	December 3, 1997

HUMAN RIGHTS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTRE
Errol P. Mendes, Director, University of Ottawa	13	April 21, 1998

INSTITUTE OF ASIAN RESEARCH
Paul Lin, Honorary Professor, University of British Columbia	21	February 7, 1997
Terry McGee, Professor; Director, University of British Columbia	20	February 6, 1997

INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Catherine Mann, Senior Fellow	15	April 29, 1998

INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Shannon Selin, Research Associate, University of British Columbia	17	May 6, 1998

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
Mrs. Maureen O’Neil, Interim President	13	November 26, 1996

JOINT CENTRE FOR ASIA PACIFIC STUDIES
Amitav Acharya, Professor, York University	29	April 9, 1997
Paul Evans, Professor; Director, York University	23	March 5, 1997
Bernard Frolic, Professor, York University	24	March 11, 1997
MACDONALD - DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES LTD.
John MacDonald, Chairman of the Board	20	February 6, 1997

MARSH & MCLENNAN LIMITED
Yozo Yamagata, Member, Canadian Advisory Board	19	February 5, 1997

MICROTRAIN INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL LINKS NETWORK
Diane Girard, President	12	March 25, 1998

MITSUBISHI CANADA LIMITED
Arthur Hara, Chairman	19	February 5, 1997

M.K. WONG & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Dan Gaw	19	February 5, 1997

NATIONAL DEFENCE, DEPARTMENT OF
James A Boutilier, Special Advisor (Policy), Maritime Forces, Pacific Headquarters	17	May 6, 1998
Colonel John B. Roeterink, Director, Asia-Pacific Policy National Defence headquarters	17	May 6, 1998

NORTH-SOUTH INSTITUTE
Mrs. Heather Gibb, Senior Researcher	13	November 26, 1996

NOVA CORPORATION
Gerry Finn, Vice-President, Government Relations (NOVA Corporation)	20	February 6, 1997
Rick Milner, Vice-President, Operations (NOVA Gas International Ltd.)	20	February 6, 1997
Dave Sanson, Vice-President, Public Affairs (NOVA Chemicals Ltd.)	20	February 6, 1997

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
John Thompson, Deputy Superintendent, Policy	8	February 18, 1998

ROYAL BANK
John McCallum, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist	10	March 11, 1998

SIMONS CONSULTING GROUP
Phil Crawford, CEO	20	February 6, 1997

STOTHERT GROUP INC.
Winston D. Stothert, Chairman	20	February 6, 1997

TELEGLOBE INC.
Meriel Bradford, Vice-President, Government and External Relations	12	March 25, 1998

VANCOUVER BOARD OF TRADE
John Hansen, Chief Economist	21	February 7, 1997
Darcy Rezac, Managing Director	21	February 7, 1997

VANCOUVER STOCK EXCHANGE
Mike Johnson, President and CEO	19	February 5, 1997
AS INDIVIDUALS
Paul Bowles, Professor, Economics, University of Northern British Columbia	14	April 22, 1998
Patrick Brown, Journalist, CBC/ Radio-Canada	21	February 7, 1997
Michael W. Donnelly, Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto	11	March 18, 1998
Earl Drake, Adjunct Professor (former Ambassador to China and Indonesia), Simon Fraser University	13	April 21, 1998
Ted English, Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University	9	October 23, 1996
Peggy Falkenheim Meyer, Associate Professor and Graduate Chair, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University	21	February 7, 1997
Michael Goldberg, Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, University of British Columbia	19	February 5, 1997
The Honourable Michael F. Harcourt, Sustainable Development Research Institute, University of British Columbia	19	February 5, 1997
Brian Job, Professor; Director, Institute of International Relations, University of British Columbia	20	February 6, 1997
Ozay Mehmet, Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University	9	October 23, 1996
Pitman Potter, Professor; Director of Asian Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia	21	February 7, 1997
Douglas A. Ross, Professor, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University	20	February 6, 1997
Martin Rudner, Professor, Norman paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University	2	October 29, 1997
Robert Solomon, Guest Scholar, Brookings Institution	15	April 29, 1998
Terry Ursacki, Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Calgary	11	March 18, 1998