Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Issue 15 - Minutes of Proceedings - September 25, 2014
OTTAWA, Thursday, September 25, 2014
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:32 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Dawson, Demers, Downe, Fortin-Duplessis, Greene, Housakos, Oh, Robichaud, P.C., Tannas and Verner, P.C. (11).
In attendance: Mark Palmer, Acting Procedural Clerk; Natalie Mychajlyszyn and James Lee, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, the committee continued its study to examine the potential for increased Canada-United States-Mexico trade and investment, including in growth areas in key resource, manufacturing and service sectors; the federal actions needed to realize any identified opportunities in these key sectors; and opportunities for deepening cooperation at the trilateral level.
WITNESSES:
Canadian Council of Chief Executives:
Eric Miller, Vice President, Policy, Innovation and Competitiveness.
As an individual:
Christopher Sands, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute.
Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute:
Colin Robertson, Vice President, and Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary.
Canada West Foundation:
Carlo Dade, Director, Centre for Trade and Investment Policy (by video conference).
The chair made an opening statement.
Messrs. Miller and Sands each made a statement and answered questions.
At 11:33 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:39 a.m., the committee resumed.
Messrs. Robertson and Dade each made a statement and answered questions.
At 12:22 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee