Past Session:

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

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Chair: The Honourable A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK

Thursday, September 27, 2012 (in camera)
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Issue No. 14

First meeting on:

Examination of such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally

First and second meetings on:

Bill S-10, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions

APPEARING

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs

WITNESSES

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Alan H. Kessel, Legal Adviser;

John Eric MacBride, Senior Defence Advisor.

Department of Justice Canada:

Christopher Ram, Legal Counsel.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

National Defence:

Martin Green, Director General Policy Planning;

Major-General Jonathan Vance, Director of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff;

Colonel P.K. Gleeson, Deputy Judge Advocate General/Operations (DJAG/OPS), Office of the Judge Advocate General;

Lieutenant Colonel Chris Penny, Directorate of International and Operational Law, Office of the Judge Advocate General.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair

The Honourable Percy E. Downe, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Cowan (or Tardif), De Bané, P.C., Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Frum, Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Mahovlich, Nolin, Robichaud, P.C., Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), Wallin

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Wallin replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (October 4, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (October 3, 2012).

The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Dallaire (October 3, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (October 3, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Wallin replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (October 1, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (September 28, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Hubley replaced the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (September 28, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (September 27, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (September 24, 2012).

Foreign Affairs and International Trade