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

Issue 26 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 6, 2015

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 6, 2015
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:15 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, Beyak, Cordy, Dawson, Demers, Downe, MacDonald, Oh and Rivard (10).

In attendance: Blair Armitage, Principal 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 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:

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada:

Dennis Horak, Director, Middle East Relations;

Yannick Lamonde, Deputy Director, Southern and Eastern Africa Relations Division.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Horak made a statement and, together with Mr. Lamonde, answered questions.

At 5:16 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mark Palmer

Clerk of the Committee