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

Issue No. 7 -  Minutes of Proceedings - May 12, 2016

OTTAWA, Thursday, May 12, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:30 a.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Cordy, Dawson, Downe, Johnson, Ngo, Oh, Poirier and Rivard (10).

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 Tuesday, March 22, 2016, the committee continued its study on recent political and economic developments in Argentina in the context of their potential impact on regional and global dynamics, including on Canadian policy and interests, and other related matters. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 3.)

WITNESSES:

Argentine-Canadian Chamber of Commerce:

Miguel Morley, President (General Manager, Agrium South Core) (by video conference);

Marcos Sabelli, Member (Director, YPF and Vice President, Profértil) (by video conference);

Alfredo Vitaller, Member (President, DEPROMINSA — NGEx Resources) (by video conference);

Marcelo Elizondo, Member (Founder and Director General, DNI) (by video conference).

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Morley, Mr. Sabelli, Mr. Vitaller and Mr. Elizondo each made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:25 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:30 a.m., the committee resumed.

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.)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Development and La Francophonie.

WITNESSES:

Global Affairs Canada:

Vincent Rigby, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy;

Arun Thangaraj, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Planning, Finance and Information Technology.

The minister made a statement and, together with Mr. Rigby and Mr. Thangaraj, answered questions.

At 12:30 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Danielle Labonté

Clerk of the Committee