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

Issue No. 59 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 20, 2019

OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:20 p.m., in room C128, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Bovey, Coyle, Dawson, Dean, Housakos, Massicotte, Ngo, Saint-Germain and Sinclair (10).

In attendance: Billy Joe Siekierski and Allison Goody, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Stav Nitka, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, January27, 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.)

WITNESS:

Global Affairs Canada:

Alison LeClaire, Senior Arctic Official and Director General, Arctic, Eurasian & European Affairs.

The chair made a statement.

Ms.LeClaire made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:54 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile
Clerk of the Committee