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

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07

Chair: The Honourable CONSIGLIO DI NINO

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Issue No. 18

Third and fourth meetings on:

Bill C-293, An Act Respecting the Provision of Official Development Assistance abroad

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 12, 2007 (104K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 13, 2007 (103K)

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WITNESSES:

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Canadian International Development Agency :

Stephen Wallace, Vice President, Afghanistan Task Force;

Christiane Verdon, Senior General Council, Legal Services Division.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada :

John Sloan, Director General, Economic Policy Bureau;

Alain Tellier, Deputy Director, Criminal, Security and Privileges and Immunities Law Section.

Finance Canada :

Graham Flack, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade and Finance.

Canadian Council on Africa (CCAfrica) :

Lucien Bradet, President and CEO.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

(British) Department of International Development :

Mark Lowcock, Director General, Policy and International Division (by video conference).

As individuals :

Robert Fowler, Retired Senior Official.

George Ayittey, Professor, Economics, American University (by video conference).

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Consiglio Di Nino, Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Corbin, Dallaire, Dawson, De Bané, P.C., Downe, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Merchant, Segal, 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 Dallaire is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stollery (June 12, 2007).

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