Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and
International Trade
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable CONSIGLIO DI NINO
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 (in camera)
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Issue No. 9
Eighth meeting on:
The 2008 Legislative Review of Export Development Canada
Fifth meeting on:
The rise of China, India and Russia in the global economy and the implications for Canadian policy
INCLUDING:
THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special Study Budget 2009-10 — Study on the rise of China, India and Russia)
THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special Study Budget 2009-10 — Foreign Affairs and International Trade in general)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Blair Coomber, Director General, Bilateral Relations and Technical Trade Policy Directorate.
Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA):
Darcy Davis, President;
Jim Everson, Director and Vice President Public Affairs, Canola Council of Canada.
Canadian Federation of Agriculture:
Ron Bonnett, First Vice-President;
Robert Godfrey, Director of Trade Policy and International Relations.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Consiglio Di Nino, Chair
The Honourable Peter A. Stollery, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Corbin, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dawson, Downe, Fortin-Duplessis, Grafstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Segal, Wallin
*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 Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (May 26, 2009).
The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Zimmer (May 14, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Mahovlich replaced the Honourable Senator Massicotte (May 13, 2009).
The Honourable Massicotte replaced the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (May 12, 2009).
The Honourable Zimmer replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (May 11, 2009).
The Honourable De Bané, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Zimmer (May 7, 2009).