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

Issue No. 5 -  Minutes of Proceedings - April 21, 2016

OTTAWA, Thursday, April 21, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:35 a.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Beyak, Cordy, Dawson, Oh, Poirier, Rivard, Smith (Cobourg), P.C. and Unger (10).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Pratte (1).

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, January 27, 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:

Barry Sookman, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault (by video conference);

Robert Wolfe, Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, and Research Fellow, Institute for Research on Public Policy.

The chair made an opening statement.

Mr. Sookman made an opening statement and answered questions.

At 11:12 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:18 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Mr. Wolfe made an opening statement and answered questions.

At 11:40 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Danielle Labonté

Clerk of the Committee