Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs

Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999

Chairman: The Honourable JOHN B. STEWART
Wednesday, November 17, 1999

Chairman: The Honourable PETER A. STOLLERY
Wednesday, November 24, 1999
Tuesday, November 30, 1999

Issue No. 4

Third, fourth and fifth meetings concerning: The ramifications to Canada of the changed mandate of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Canada's role 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 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

APPEARING:

The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, P.C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade;

The Honourable Arthur C. Eggleton, P.C., M.P., Minister of National Defence

WITNESSES:

From the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade:

Paul Heinbecker, Assistant Deputy Minister (Portfolio: Global and Security Policy).

Patricia Fortier, Director, Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division.

From the Department of National Defence:

Vice-Admiral Gary L. Garnett, Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

Lieutenant-General Ray Henault, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff.

Colonel W. Semianiw, Director Peacekeeping Policy.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable John B. Stewart, Chairman (17-11-99)

The Honourable Peter A. Stollery, Chairman (24/30-11-99)

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Atkins, Bolduc, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Carney, P.C., Corbin, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Finnerty, Grafstein, Kenny, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Perry, Taylor

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Taylor substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stewart (November 23, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Finnerty substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Lewis (November 30, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kenny substituted for that of the Honourable Senator De Bané (November 30, 1999).