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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 120
Monday, April 26, 1999
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 9:00 a.m. this day, in the Saturna Island Room of the Hotel Vancouver,Vancouver, British Columbia , the Acting Chair, Sarmite Bulte, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Colleen Beaumier, Benoît Sauvageau, Bob Speller, Darrel Stinson.
Acting Member present: Werner Schmidt for Bob Mills.
Associate Member present: Sarmite Bulte.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Gerald Schmitz, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Government of British Columbia: Joan Smallwood, Chair, Special Committee on the MAI and MLA for Surrey-Whalley; Scott Sinclair, Consultant. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada: Dr. William Saywell, President; Yuen Pau Woo, Director of Research and Analysis. From the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Marc Lee, Research Economist. From the Centre for Trade Policy and Law of Carleton University: Michael Hart, Senior Associate. As Individual: Dr. Douglas Seeley, Systems Specialist in supply chains for commodity Export, Director Inter-Dynamics P/L. From the Canadian Auto Workers Union: Jef Keighley, National Representative. From the Confederation of Canadian Unions - BC Council: Duncan McLean, Vice-President, Independent Canadian Transit Union; Gary Worth, President of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada. As Individual: Herb Barbolet, Executive Director, Farm Folk/City Folk Society; Soonoo Engineer, President of WCRP, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; Dorothy Goresky & Noël Armstrong, Spokespersons, Unitarian Church of Vancouver; Murray Dobbin, Council of Canadian Member; Hugh Dempster; Lydia Sayle & Doris McNab, Spokespersons, British Columbia Voice of Women. From the University of British Columbia's Students Against the MAI: Uri Strauss, Spokesperson. From the Langara Students' Union Association: Winnie Kuitenbrouwer, Spokesperson; Rob Nagai, Spokesperson. As Individual: Damien McCombs, Student. From the Canadian Federation of Students - National Office: Mark Veerkamp, Chairperson. From the Hospital Employees' Union: David Ridley, First Vice-President. As Individual: Connie Fogal, President, Canadian Action Party; Jim Jordan & Albert Peeling, Defence of Canadian Liberty Committee; John Argue, Working Group on Poverty and Amnesty International; Angela Wanczura, Spokesperson, Education and Training Employees Association and Local 99 of the College Institute Educators Association; Marc Bombois; Sandra Bauer & Lyle Fenton, Municipal councillors, Municipal council - District of Squamish, B.C.; Elsie Dean; Amy Pollen; Isabel Minty, CIVITAS, National Unity; Serge Robichaud; Stan Robertshaw; Olga Schwartzkopf; Dr. Shane Koscielniak; Eunice Parker, Member, Council of Canadians - Coquitlam Chapter; Chief Stewart Phillip, President, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs; Ardith Walkem, Legal Counsel.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee continued its examination of Canada's trade objectives and the forthcoming agenda of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (See the Minutes of Proceedings, of October 22, 1998, Meeting no. 73).
Joan Smallwood, from the Government of British Columbia, made a statement and answered questions.
William Saywell, Yuen Pau Woo, from the Asia Pacific Foundation, Marc Lee, from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Michael Hart, from the Centre for Trade Policy and Law, made statements and answered questions.
Dr. Douglas Seeley made a statement and answered questions.
At 12:00 noon, the sitting was suspended.
At 1:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Duncan McLean and Gary Worth, from the Confederation of Canadian Unions, and Jef Keighley, from CAW, made statements and answered questions.
Herb Barbolet, from the Farm Folk/City Folk Society; Soonoo Engineer, from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; Dorothey Goresky and Noël Armstrong, from the Unitarian Church of Vancouver; Murray Dobbin, from the Council of Canadians; Hugh Dempster; Doris McNab and Lydia Sayle, from British Columbia Voice of Wome, made statements.
Uri Stauss, from University of British Columbia Students Against the MAI; Rob Nagai and Winnie Kuitenbrouwer, from the Langara Students Union Association; Damien McComb; and Mark Veerkamp, from the Canadian Federation of Students, made statements and answered questions.
David Ridley, from the Hospital Employees Union, made a statement and answered questions.
At 4:58 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 6:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Connie Fogal, from the Canadian Action Party; Jim Jordan and Albert Peeling, from the Defence of Canadian Liberty Committee; John Argue, from the Working Group on Poverty and Amnesty International; Angela Wanczura, from the Education and Training Employees Union; Marc Bombois; and Sandra Bauer and Lyle Fenton, from the Municipal of Squamish, made statements and answered questions.
Elsie Dean; Amy Pollen; Isabel Minty; Serge Robichaud; Stan Roberstshaw; Olga Schwartzkopf; Eunice Parker, from the Council of Canadians Coquitlam Chapter; and Chief Stewart Phillip, from the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, made statements and answered questions.
At 9:15 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Christine Fisher
Committee Clerk