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

Issue No. 30 - Minutes of Proceedings - September 28, 2017

OTTAWA, Thursday, September 28, 2017
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[English]

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 A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Bovey, Cools, Cordy, Downe, Eaton, Gold, Housakos, Marwah, Oh and Woo (12).

In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn and Chantal Beaubien, 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 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: Update on the 2017 German federal election results)

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Daniel Stockemer, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa;

Achim Hurrelmann, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Stockemer made a statement.

Mr. Hurrelmann made a statement and, together with Mr. Stockemer, answered questions.

At 11:36 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile

Clerk of the Committee