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

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Issue No. 18

First and second meetings on:

Bill C-24, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Panama, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Panama and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Panama

APPEARING

The Honourable Ed Fast, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway

WITNESSES

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Cameron MacKay, Director General, Asia-Pacific Trade Policy Bureau.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Pierre Bouchard, Director, Bilateral and Regional Labour Affairs.

Environment Canada:

Mollie Johnson, Director General, Americas.

Department of Finance Canada:

Alain Castonguay, Senior Chief, Tax Treaties.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Canadian Council for the Americas:

Michael Harvey, President.

Canada Pork International:

Martin Charron, Vice President, Market Access and Trade Development.

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., Demers, Finley, Fortin-Duplessis, Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Mahovlich, Robichaud, P.C., Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), Wallace, 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 Demers replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (November 29, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Johnson (November 28, 2012).

Foreign Affairs and International Trade