Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Issue No. 32 - Minutes of Proceedings - October 19, 2017
OTTAWA, Thursday, October 19, 2017
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:30 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, Gold, Housakos, Marwah, Neufeld, Ngo, Oh and Woo (11).
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.)
WITNESSES:
Global Affairs Canada:
Hon. Stéphane Dion, P.C., Canadian Ambassador to Germany and Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe (by video conference);
Gary Pringle, Deputy Director, European Union Relations.
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Dion made a statement and answered questions.
At 11:29 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Marie-Eve Belzile
Clerk of the Committee