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

Issue No. 19 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 2, 2017

OTTAWA, Thursday, March 2, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met in camera this day at 10:33 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, Bovey, Cordy, Dawson, Downe, Gold, Housakos, Marshall, Ngo, Oh, Saint-Germain and Woo (13).

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

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

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on 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.)

The chair made a statement.

It was agreed that senators' staff be permitted to remain in the room during the meeting.

After debate, the Honourable Senator Ngo moved:

That the draft report be adopted; and that the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be empowered to approve the final version of the report, taking into consideration this meeting's discussion, including the executive summary and recommendations, with any necessary editorial, grammatical and translation changes required; and that the steering committee be empowered to make decision on behalf of the committee to publicize the report with the support of the Senate Communications Directorate, including determining the appropriate timing for tabling the report and tabling the report.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

At 11:31 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile

Clerk of the Committee