Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08
Chair: The Honourable CONSIGLIO DI NINO
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Issue No. 4
Sixth meeting on:
Foreign relations generally
First (final) meeting on:
Bill C-9, An Act to Implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)
INCLUDING:
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-9)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Third Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 13, 2008 (77K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 27, 2008 (31K)
APPEARING
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The Honourable Helena Guergis, M.P., Secretary of State, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
WITNESSES
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:
Stewart Beck, Assistant Deputy Minister, Investment, Innovation and Sectors;
Robert Ready, Director, Investment Trade Policy Division;
Robert Clark, Director General, Economic Policy Analysis and Consultations;
Richard Bale, Director, North Asia Commercial Relations;
Audri Mukhopadhyay, Director, South Asia Commercial Relations.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:
Alan H. Kessel, Legal Adviser;
Ray Boomgaardt, Special Counsel, Trade Law Bureau;
Éric Leroux, Deputy Director and Senior Counsel, Trade Law Bureau.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Consiglio Di Nino, Chair
The Honourable Peter A. Stollery, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Corbin, Dawson, De Bané, P.C., Downe, Grafstein, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Nolin, Rivest, Smith, P.C.
*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 Trenholme Counsell is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Smith, P.C., (February 26, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Smith, P.C., is substituted for that of the Honourable Trenholme Counsell (February 28, 2008).