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

Issue No. 55 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 28, 2018

OTTAWA, Wednesday, November 28, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:17 p.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, Boehm, Bovey, Coyle, Dean, Greene, MacDonald, Massicotte, Ngo and Saint-Germain (11).

In attendance: Pascal Tremblay and Constance Naud-Arcand, 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, October 31, 2018, the committee continued its consideration on Bill C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code (amendments permitting the accession to the Arms Trade Treaty and other amendments). (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 54.)

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Michael Byers, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia (by video conference);

James Fergusson, Deputy Director, Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Department of Political Studies, University of Manitoba;

Kevin Wolf, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (by video conference).

Canadian Shooting Sports Association:

Steve Torino, President;

Tony Bernardo, Executive Director.

Global Legal Services, P.C.:

Gary Stanley, President.

Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries:

Christyn Cianfarani, President and CEO.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Byers, Mr. Fergusson and Mr. Wolf made statements and answered questions.

At 5:18 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:23 p.m., the committee resumed.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Torino, Mr. Bernardo, Mr. Stanley and Ms. Cianfarani made statements and answered questions.

At 6:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile
Clerk of the Committee