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

Issue No. 8 -  Minutes of Proceedings - May 19, 2016

OTTAWA, Thursday, May 19, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:30 a.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Dawson, Downe, Housakos, Johnson, Marshall, Martin, Ngo, Oh and Rivard (10).

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

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: Bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements: Prospects for Canada)

WITNESSES:

Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters:

Joy Nott, President.

Business Council of Canada:

Brian Kingston, Vice President, Fiscal and International Issues.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:

Stuart Trew, Senior Editor, The Monitor.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Nott, Mr. Kingston and Mr. Trew each made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:47 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Danielle Labonté

Clerk of the Committee