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

Issue 22 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 19, 2015

OTTAWA, Thursday, February 19, 2015
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:30 a.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, Cordy, Dawson, Demers, Eaton, Fortin-Duplessis, Johnson, Oh, Smith (Cobourg), P.C. and Verner, P.C. (11).

In attendance: Mark Palmer, Acting Procedural Clerk; Pascal Tremblay 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 Thursday, November 21, 2013, the committee continued its study to examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally. (For the complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 10.)

WITNESSES:

As an individual:

Lorna Wright, Executive Director, Centre for Global Enterprise, Schulich School of Business, York University;

Laura Dawson, President, Dawson Strategic.

Solar Global Solutions:

Chuck Cartmill, CEO, Founder and Majority Shareholder of LED Roadway Lighting Ltd, C-Therm Technologies Ltd and EEDTech Ltd (by video conference).

Lynch Fluid Controls Inc.:

Ernie Lynch, President.

Alpha Technologies Ltd.:

John Kalbfleisch, Chief Operating Officer (by video conference).

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Wright, Ms. Dawson and Mr. Cartmill each made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:35 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:38 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Lynch and Mr. Cartmill each made a statement and answered questions.

At 12:25 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Adam Thompson

Clerk of the Committee