Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Issue No. 21 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 6, 2017
OTTAWA, Thursday, April 6, 2017
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:31 a.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the deputy chair, the Honourable Percy E. Downe, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bovey, Cools, Cordy, Downe, Eaton, Gold, Housakos, Marwah, Ngo, Oh, Saint-Germain and Woo (12).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Pratte (1).
In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn and Pascal Tremblay, 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 Tuesday, March 7, 2017, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No 20.)
WITNESSES:
Port of Sydney Development Corporation:
Marlene Usher, Chief Executive Officer;
David C. Dingwall, Legal Counsel, The Darius Group Inc.
Canadian Shipowners Association:
Kirk Jones, Acting President;
Serge Le Guellec, Member;
Daniel Hohnstein, Lawyer, Tereposky & DeRose LLP.
Nunavut/Nunavik Eastern Arctic Shipping Inc.:
Frank Schiller, Advisor.
Shipping Federation of Canada:
Michael Broad, President;
Karen Kancens, Director, Policy and Trade Affairs.
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters:
Mathew Wilson, Senior Vice President.
Canadian Horticultural Council:
Rebecca Lee, Executive Director;
Ken Forth, Chair, Trade and Marketing Committee.
The deputy chair made a statement.
Mr. Broad made a statement.
Mr. Jones made a statement.
Ms. Usher made a statement.
Mr. Schiller made a statement and, together with Mr. Broad, Mr. Jones, Ms. Usher, Ms. Kancens, Mr. Le Guellec, Mr. Hohnstein and Mr. Dingwall, answered questions.
At 11:31 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:34 a.m., the committee resumed.
The deputy chair made a statement.
Mr. Wilson made a statement.
Ms. Lee made a statement.
Mr. Forth made a statement and, together with Ms. Lee and Mr. Wilson, answered questions.
At 12:27 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the deputy chair.
ATTEST:
Marie-Eve Belzile
Clerk of the Committee