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

Issue No. 64 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 16, 2019

OTTAWA, Thursday, May 16, 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, Bovey, Busson, Coyle, Dawson, Dean, Greene, Massicotte, Ngo and Saint-Germain (10).

In attendance: Pascal Tremblay, Billy Joe Siekierski and Marion Ménard, 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.)

WITNESS:

Global Affairs Canada:

Alison LeClaire, Senior Arctic Official and Director General, Arctic, Eurasian and European Affairs.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. LeClaire made a statement and answered questions.

At 11 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:02 a.m., the committee, pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), resumed in camera to consider a draft report.

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.)

The chair made a statement.

It was agreed:

That senators' staff be permitted to remain in the room during the in camera meeting; and

That the committee allow the transcription of the in camera portion of today's meeting, that one copy be kept with the clerk of the committee for consultation by committee members present or by the committee analysts, and that the transcripts be destroyed by the clerk when authorized to do so by the Subcommitee on Agenda and Procedure, but no later than at the end of this parliamentary session.

After debate, it was agreed:

That the draft report be adopted;

That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be empowered to approve the final version of the report, taking into consideration this meeting's discussions, including the executive summary and recommendations, with any necessary editorial, grammatical and translation changes required;

That the steering committee be empowered to make decisions on behalf of the committee to publicize the report with the support of the Senate Communications Directorate, including determining the appropriate timing for tabling the report.

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

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile
Clerk of the Committee