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

Issue No. 48 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 14, 2018

OTTAWA, Thursday, June 14, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met 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, Bovey, Cools, Cordy, Dawson, Greene, Housakos, Massicotte, Ngo and Oh (10).

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

In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn, Nadia Faucher and Marion Ménard, 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 Thursday, October 26, 2017, the committee continued its study on the impact and utilization of Canadian culture and arts in Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy, and other related matters. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 34.)

WITNESSES:

Orchestre Métropolitain:

Jean R. Dupré, President and CEO.

Embassy of France to Canada:

Brigitte Proucelle, Cultural and Scientific Counsellor.

Emily Carr University of Art and Design:

Ron Burnett, President and Vice-Chancellor (by video conference).

Coup de cœur francophone:

Alain Chartrand, General Manager and Artistic Director.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Burnett, Mr. Dupré and Ms. Proucelle made statements and answered questions.

At 11:38 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:42 a.m., the committee resumed.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Chartrand made a statement and answered questions.

At 12:13 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Ève Belzile
Clerk of the Committee