Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and
International Trade
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable CONSIGLIO DI NINO
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Issue No. 3
Third and Fourth meetings on:
The 2008 Legislative Review of Export Development Canada
First meeting on:
The rise of China, India and Russia in the global economy and the implications for Canadian policy
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 10, 2009 (115K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 11, 2009 (96K)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Stockwell Day, P.C., M.P.,
Minister of International Trade
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:
Louis Lévesque, Deputy Minister of International Trade;
Robert Clark, Director General, Economic Analysis Bureau.
Export Development Canada:
Eric Siegel, President and Chief Executive Officer;
Benoit Daignault, Senior Vice-President, Business Development.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Euler Hermes Canada:
Paul Flanagan, Chief Executive Officer.
Forest Products Association of Canada:
Avrim Lazar, President and CEO;
Marta Morgan, Vice-President of Trade and Competitiveness.
Canadian Bankers Association:
Terry Campbelll, Vice-President, Policy;
John Lancaster, Director, Financial Institutions and Trade.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Consiglio DiNino, Chair
The Honourable Peter A. Stollery, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Corbin, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dawson, DeBané, P.C., Downe, Fortin-Duplessis, Grafstein, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Segal, Wallin
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Mahovlich replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (March12, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Peterson, replaced the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (March11, 2009).