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

Issue No. 2 -  Minutes of Proceedings - February 24, 2016

OTTAWA, Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:20 p.m., in room 160- S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Cordy, Dawson, Downe, Housakos, Johnson, Lang, Ngo, Poirier and Rivard (11).

In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn 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 Wednesday, January27, 2016, the committee continued its study on foreign relations and international trade generally. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No.1.) (Topic: Bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements: Prospects for Canada)

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Debra P. Steger, Full Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section, University of Ottawa;

John Weekes, Senior Business Advisor, International Trade, Bennett Jones Ottawa;

John Curtis, Senior Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, and Executive Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary.

The chair made an opening statement.

Ms. Steger, Mr. Weekes and Mr. Curtis made opening statements and answered questions.

At 6:05p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Danielle Labonté

Clerk of the Committee