Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006

Chair: The Honourable HUGH SEGAL

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 (in camera)
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 (in camera)

Issue No. 9

First (final) meeting on:

Bill C-24, An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and a charge on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States, to authorize certain payments, to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and to amend other Acts as a consequence

Thirteenth and fourteenth meetings on:

Special study on Africa

INCLUDING:
THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-24)

APPEARING:

The Honourable David Emerson, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Trade

Helena Guergis, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Andrea Lyon, Chief Trade Negotiator (North America);

Stephen de Boer, Director, Softwood Lumber;

Carl Hartill, Deputy Director, Softwood Lumber;

John Clifford, Counsel, Trade Law Bureau;

Michael Solursh, Counsel, Trade Law Bureau.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Hugh Segal, Chair

The Honourable Peter A. Stollery, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Corbin, Dawson, DeBané, P.C., DiNino, Downe, Eyton, *Hays (or Fraser), *LeBreton, P.C.(or Comeau), Mahovlich, Mitchell, Smith, P.C.

*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 Mitchell is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Merchant (December13, 2006).