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

Issue 28 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 11, 2015

OTTAWA, Thursday, June 11, 2015
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met in camera this day at 10:46 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, Downe, Doyle, Eaton, Fortin-Duplessis, MacDonald, Neufeld and Smith, P.C. (Cobourg) (11).

In attendance: James Lee and Pascal Tremblay, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Karen Schwinghamer, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013, the committee continued its study on 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.)

It was agreed that senators' staff be allowed to stay in the room.

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft report.

It was agreed that the draft report be adopted and that the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be empowered to approve the final version of the report and with any necessary editorial, grammatical and translation changes required.

It was agreed that the chair be authorized to table the report in the Senate at the earliest opportunity.

At 11:02 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mark Palmer

Clerk of the Committee