THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Thursday, March 3, 2022
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[English]

Pursuant to the order of reference of the Senate of November 25, 2021, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day in room B30, Senate of Canada Building, and with videoconference, at 11:30 a.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Peter M. Boehm, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Coyle, Harder, P.C., Kutcher, MacDonald, Oh and Ravalia (7).

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Boniface, Gerba, Greene, Richards and Woo (5).

Other senators present by videoconference: The Honourable Senator Dalphond (1).

Participating in the meeting: Sara Gajic, Legislative Clerk and Maritza Jean-Pierre, Administrative Assistant, Committees Directorate; Brian Hermon and Nadia Faucher, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022, the committee began its study on foreign relations and international trade generally. (Topic: Situation in Ukraine)

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

Global Affairs Canada:

Sandra McCardell, Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe, Arctic, Middle East and Maghreb;

Julie Sunday, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Consular, Security and Emergency Management;

Alison Grant, Acting Director General, International Security Policy Bureau.

As individuals:

Roman Waschuk, former Canadian ambassador to Ukraine;

Maria Popova, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University;

Dominique Arel, Professor and holder of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa.

Sandra McCardell made a statement and, together with Alison Grant, answered questions.

Roman Waschuk, Maria Popova and Dominique Arel each made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:28 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay

Clerk of the Committee