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

Issue No. 66 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 6, 2019

OTTAWA, Thursday, June 6, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:34 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, Boehm, Bovey, Cordy, Coyle, Dean, Greene, Massicotte, Ngo and Saint-Germain (11).

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

In attendance: Billy Joe Siekierski and Allison Goody, 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:

Central Tibetan Administration:

Lobsang Sangay, President.

Amnesty International Canada:

Alex Neve, Secretary General.

Global Affairs Canada:

Shawn Steil, Executive Director, Greater China Policy and Coordination.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Sangay made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:16 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:21 a.m., the committee resumed.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Neve made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:49 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:50 a.m., the committee resumed.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Steil made a statement and answered questions.

At 12:14 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile
Clerk of the Committee