Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs
Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999
Chairman: The Honourable PETER A. STOLLERY
Wednesday, December 8, 1999
Issue No. 6
Second meeting concerning: Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station and to make related amendments to other Acts.
First and only meeting concerning: Bill S-3, An Act to implement an agreement, conventions and protocols between Canada and Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Algeria, Bulgaria, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Japan and Luxembourg for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
INCLUDING: THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, THE REVISED FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE and THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Fifth, Revised Fifth and Sixth Reports
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (92K)
WITNESSES:
From Department of Justice:
Mr. Yvan Roy, Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;
Mr. J. Richard Ouellet, Legal Counsel.
From Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade:
Mrs. Adèle Dion, Director, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality;
Mrs. Ann Collins, Director, Eastern Europe Division.
From Department of Finance:
Mr. Brian Ernewein, Director, Tax legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch;
Mr. David Sénécal, Acting Chief, Tax Treaties, Tax Legislation division, Tax Policy Branch.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Peter A. Stollery, Chairman
The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chairman
and
The Honourable Senators:
Atkins, Bolduc,
*Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Carney, P.C., Christensen, Corbin, Di Nino, Grafstein,
*Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Perry, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), 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 Robichaud substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Furey (December 8, 1999).
The name of the Honourable Senator Christensen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finnerty (December 8, 1999).