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

Issue No. 12 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 3, 2016

OTTAWA, Thursday, November 3, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:32 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, Cools, Cordy, Downe, Eaton, Housakos, Marshall, Ngo and Poirier (10).

In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn and Pascal Tremblay, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on 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:

Ross Hornby, Vice-President, Government Affairs and Policy, GE Canada;

Dan Breznitz, Munk Chair of Innovation Studies and Co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto (by video conference).

Export Development Canada:

Todd Evans, Principal Economist.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Evans made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Hornby made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Breznitz made a statement and answered questions.

At 12:05 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile

Clerk of the Committee