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

Issue No. 1 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of February 4, 2016

OTTAWA, Thursday, February 4, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:36 a.m. in Room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Beyak, Cordy, Dawson, Downe, Housakos, Johnson, Ngo, Oh, Rivard and Smith (Cobourg), P.C. (12).

In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn and Pascal Tremblay, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, 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 resumed its examination of foreign relations and international trade generally. (Topic: Argentina: Political, Economic and International Prospects.)

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Pablo Heidrich, Adjunct Research Professor, Carleton University;

Susan Kaufman Purcell, Former Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
(by video conference).

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Pablo Heidrich and Ms. Susan Kaufman Purcell made statements and answered questions.

At 12:07 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Danielle Labonté

Clerk of the Committee