THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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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 Peter M. Boehm, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Deacon (Ontario), Gerba, Hartling, Lankin, P.C., MacAdam, MacDonald, Patterson (Ontario) and Ravalia (9).

Participating in the meeting: Nadia Faucher, Analyst, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022, the committee continued its study on foreign relations and international trade generally. (Topic: Women, Peace and Security)

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Bénédicte Santoire, Doctoral Student, Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa;

Stéfanie von Hlatky, Full Professor and Canada Research Chair on Gender, Security and the Armed Forces, Queen's University;

Yolande Bouka, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, Queen's University;

Marie-Joëlle Zahar, Professor and Director of the Research Network on Peace Operations, University of Montreal (by videoconference).

Bénédicte Santoire and Stéfanie von Hlatky each made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:15 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:18 p.m., the committee resumed.

Yolande Bouka and Marie-Joëlle Zahar each made a statement and answered questions.

At 6:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Sébastien Payet

Acting Clerk of the Committee