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

Issue No. 27 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 8, 2017

OTTAWA, Thursday, June 8, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 10:32 a.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Bovey, Cordy, Dawson, Downe, Eaton, Gold, Housakos, Marwah, Ngo, Oh, Saint-Germain and Woo (14).

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 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:

Global Affairs Canada:

Sylvia Cesaratto, Director, South America;

Andrew Shore, Director, Hemispheric Relations Directorate;

Sean Sunderland, Deputy Director, South America Relations.

The chair made a statement.

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

At 11:35 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile

Clerk of the Committee