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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chairman: The Honourable PETER A. STOLLERY

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Tuesday, November 20, 2001

Issue No. 17

First and only meeting concerning: Bill C-32, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica

INCLUDING: THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (52K)

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APPEARING:

Mr. Patrick O'Brien, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade

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WITNESS:

From the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade:

Ms Heather Grant, Deputy Chief Negotiator, Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Negotiations.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Peter A. Stollery, Chairman

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Austin, P.C., Bolduc, Carney, P.C., *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Corbin, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Grafstein, Graham, P.C., Losier-Cool, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Setlakwe, Stratton.

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

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

The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (November 20, 2001).

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