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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 121
Tuesday, April 27, 1999
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 8:30 a.m. this day, in the Saturna Island Room of the Hotel Vancouver, in 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 International Centre for Sustainable Cities: Dr. Nola-Kate Seymoar, Executive Director. From the Service-Growth Consultants Inc.: Dr. Dorothy Riddle, President and CEO. From the Free Trade Lumber Council: David Emerson, Co-Chair (President and CEO, CANFOR). From the Pacific Music Industry Association: Ellie O'Day, Executive Director. From the West Coast Environmental Law Association: Steven Shrybman, Executive Director. From the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment: Dr. Peter Carter, Secretary. From the Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society: Annelise Sorg, Executive Director. As Individual: Sean O'Connell; Jezrah Hearne; Dr. Ross Johnson, Political Economist; Dr. Olive Johnson; John Lovett; Gil Yaron, Citizen's Council on Corporate Issues. From the Business Council of British Columbia: Gerry L. Lampert, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jock Finlayson, Vice-President, Policy. From The Cascadia Institute: Mike Harcourt, Spokesperson; Alan Artibise, Spokesperson. From the Discovery Institute - Seattle: Bruce Agnew, Spokesperson; Jim Miller, Watcom County, Organization of Governments. From the Pacific Corridor Enterprise Council: Peter Fraser, President; David Andersson, Director, Immigration Ombudsman; James Kohnke, Director and Chair of the Transportation Committee; John Winter, Director (President BC Chamber of Commerce, IMTC Project). From the National Farmers Union: Cory Orllikka, President. From the B.C. Council of Marketing Boards: Arne Mykle, Spokesperson, Chicken Marketing Board; John Woelders, Spokesperson, Broiler Hatching Egg Commission; Dan Wiebe, Spokesperson, Turkey Marketing Board; Tom Nash, Spokesperson, Milk Producers; John Jansen, Spokesperson, Milk Marketing Board. As Individual: Wendy Holm, Professional Agrologist, Senior Consultant and Agricultural Economist.
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).
Dr. Nola-Kate Seymoar, from the International Centre for Sustainable Cities, made a statement and answered questions.
Dr. Dorothy Riddle, from the Service-Growth Consultants Inc, made an opening statement and answered questions.
Ellie O'Day, from the Pacific Music Industry Association, made a statement and answered questions.
Steven Shrybman, from the West Coast Environmental Law Association; Dr. Peter Carter, from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment; and Annelise Sorg, from Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society, made statements and answered questions.
At 12:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Sean O'Connell, Jezrah Hearne, Dr. Ross Johnson, Dr. Olive Johnson, Gil Yaron and John Lovett made statements.
Gerry L. Lampert and Jock Finlayson, from the Business Council of British Columbia, made statements and answered questions.
Mike Harcourt and Alan Artibise, from The Cascadia Institute; Bruce Agnew and Jim Miller, from the Discovery Institute; Peter Fraser, John Winter, James Kohnke and David Andersson from the Pacific Corridor Enterprise Council, made statements and answered questions.
Cory Orllikka, from the National Farmers Union, Arne Mykle, from the B.C. Council of Marketing Boards, and Wendy Holm made statements and, with Dan Wiebe and John Jansen, answered questions.
At 5:05 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Christine Fisher
Committee Clerk