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

Issue 15 - Minutes of Proceedings - October 17, 2012

OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:16 p.m., in room 160- S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Dallaire, Downe, Fortin-Duplessis, Hubley, Johnson, Lang, Nolin, Robichaud, P.C., Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), Stratton and Wallace (12).

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

In attendance: Adam Thompson, Committee Clerk; Natalie Mychajlyszyn, Brian Hermon and Erin Shaw, 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 Friday, June 22, 2012, the committee continued its examination of Bill S-10, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions. (For the complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 14.)

WITNESSES:

Centre for International Stabilization and Recovery:

Ken Rutherford, Director (by videoconference).

As an individual:

Air Commodore (Ret'd) Dr. William H. Boothby, Associate Fellow, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (by videoconference).

Human Rights Watch:

Stephen Goose, Director, Arms Division (by videoconference);

Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher, Arms Division, and Senior Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic.

The chair made an opening statement.

Air Commodore (Ret'd) Dr. Boothby and Mr. Rutherford each made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:21 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:27 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Goose and Ms. Docherty each made a statement and together answered questions.

At 6:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Danielle Labonté

Acting Clerk of the Committee