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

Issue No. 62 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 1, 2019

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 1, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:15 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, Boehm, Bovey, Cordy, Coyle, Dawson, Dean, Greene, Housakos, Massicotte, Ngo and Saint-Germain (12).

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

In attendance: Billy Joe Siekierski and Allison Goody, 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.)

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, April 4, 2019, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-85, An Act to amend the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 61.)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Jim Carr, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Trade Diversification.

WITNESSES:

Global Affairs Canada:

John Hannaford, Deputy Minister, International Trade;

Kendal Hembroff, Director General, Trade Policy and Negotiations.

The chair made a statement.

Minister Carr made a statement and, together with Mr. Hannaford and Ms. Hembroff, answered questions.

At 5:23 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile
Clerk of the Committee