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

Issue 25 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 23, 2015

OTTAWA, Thursday, April 23, 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, Dawson, Demers, Eaton, Fortin-Duplessis, Johnson, Oh, Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), and Verner, P.C. (10).

In attendance: Blair Armitage, Principal Clerk; James Lee and Pascal Tremblay, 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 complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 10.)

WITNESSES:

GNR Technologies Inc.:

Alain Masson, President.

Arc'teryx Equipment Inc.:

Lance Richardson, Vice President, Operations (by video conference).

DPME International:

Yanick Godbout, Administator, CIQuébec and Director/Export Trade Commissioner.

The chair made a statement.

Messrs. Masson and Richardson each made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:22 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:29 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Godbout made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:58 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mark Palmer

Clerk of the Committee