Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Issue No. 23
Sixth and seventh meetings:
Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures
WITNESSES
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
The Council of Canadians:
Sujata Dey, Trade campaigner.
National Union of Public and General Employees:
Larry Brown, President.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, Researcher, Trade and Investment Research Project.
Trade Justice Network:
Archana Rampure.
Retail Council of Canada:
David Wilkes, Senior Vice President, Grocery Division and Government Relations.
Fraser River Pile and Dredge:
Sarah Clark, Chief Operating Officer.
Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale:
Ronald Cameron, Coordinator;
Jessica Olivier-Nault, Researcher.
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada:
Mark Schaan, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Strategic Policy Sector.
Denis Martel, Director, Patent Policy Directorate.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada:
David Manicom, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy;
Lisa Bokwa, Director, Visa Policy, Admissibility Branch.
Global Affairs Canada:
Caroline Charette, Director, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Secretariat.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce:
Adriana Vega, Director, International Policy.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair
The Honourable Percy E. Downe, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Ataullahjan, Bovey, Cools, Cordy, Dawson, Eaton, Gold, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Housakos, Marwah, Ngo, Oh, Saint-Germain, *Smith (or Martin), Woo
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Manning (April 13, 2017).