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

Issue No. 7 -  Minutes of Proceedings - May 11, 2016

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 11, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:26 p.m., in room 160- S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Cordy, Downe, Johnson, Ngo, Oh, Poirier and Rivard (9).

In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn and Pascal Tremblay, analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: 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.) (Topic: Recent developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Luis Florido, President, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Assembly of Venezuela;

Williams Dávila, Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Assembly of Venezuela;

Luis Emilio Rondón Hernández, Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Assembly of Venezuela;

Freddy Guevara, President, Standing Committee on Oversight of Government Operations and Public Accounts, National Assembly of Venezuela.

Global Affairs Canada:

André Frenette, Director General, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau;

Sylvia Cesaratto, Director, South America;

Sean Sunderland, Deputy Director, South America.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Florido made a statement and, together with Mr. Dávila, Mr. Rondon Hernández and Mr. Guevara, answered questions.

At 5:30 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:38 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Frenette made a statement and, together with Ms. Cesaratto and Mr. Sunderland, answered questions.

At 6:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Danielle Labonté

Clerk of the Committee