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

Issue No. 63 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 9, 2019

OTTAWA, Thursday, May 9, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:32 a.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, Ataullahjan, Bovey, Cordy, Coyle, Dawson, Dean, Greene, Massicotte and Saint-Germain (10).

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

In attendance: Pascal Tremblay and Billy Joe Siekierski, 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:

As individuals:

Frank Sysyn, Toronto Office Director, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta (by video conference).

Marta Dyczok, Associate Professor, Political Science and History, The University of Western Ontario.

Sergiy Kudelia, Associate Professor, Political Science, Baylor University (by video conference).

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Kudelia, Mr. Sysyn and Ms. Dyczok made statements and answered questions.

At 12:06 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile

Clerk of the Committee