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

Issue 20 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 3, 2014

OTTAWA, Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:17 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Dawson, Demers, Downe, Eaton, Fortin-Duplessis, Johnson, Oh, Smith (Cobourg), P.C., and Verner, P.C. (11).

In attendance: Mark Palmer, Acting Procedural Clerk; James Lee, Analyst, 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. (For the complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 15.)

WITNESSES:

Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure (Ontario):

Chantal Ramsay, Counsellor (Commercial — Ontario) and Ontario Government Representative in Mexico (by video conference).

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada:

François Rivest, Minister Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada in Mexico (by video conference).

The chair made an opening statement.

Ms. Ramsay and Mr. Rivest each made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:12 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Adam Thompson

Clerk of the Committee