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

Issue No. 57 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 20, 2019

OTTAWA, Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:16 p.m., in room C128, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Boehm, Bovey, Cordy, Coyle, Dawson, Dean, Greene, Housakos, Massicotte, Ngo and Saint-Germain (12).

In attendance: Pascal Tremblay, Billy Joe Siekierski and Allison Goody, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Stav Nitka, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

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:

Office of the Auditor General of Canada:

Jerome Berthelette, Assistant Auditor General;

Carol McCalla, Principal.

Global Affairs Canada:

Heather Jeffrey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Consular, Security and Emergency Management;

Dan Danagher, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Platform.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Berthelette made a statement and, together with Ms. McCalla, answered questions.

At 5:17 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:20 p.m., the committee resumed.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Jeffrey made a statement and, together with Mr. Danagher, answered questions.

At 6:09 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile
Clerk of the Committee