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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 122
Tuesday, April 27, 1999
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 9:06 a.m. this day, in Regency B Room of the Holiday Inn on King, in Toronto, Ontario, the Chair, Bill Graham, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Jean Augustine, Maud Debien, Bill Graham, Jerry Pickard.
Associate Member present: Bill Blaikie.
Acting Member present: Deepak Obhrai for Charlie Penson.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Daniel Dupras, Research Officer.
Witnesses: As individuals: Sylvia Ostry, Distinguished Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto; Stephen Clarkson, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto; John Kirton, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto; Julie Soloway, Research Associate, Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto. From the Canadian Labour Congress: Robert White, President; Andrew Jackson, Senior Economist, Social and Economic Policy. From the Ontario Liquor Board Employees Union: Heino Nielsen, Business Agent; Gord Girard, Member. From the National Union of Public and General Employees: Larry Brown, National Secretary-Treasurer; Bob Dale, Chief Economist. From the United Steelworkers of America: Hugh MacKenzie, Director of Research; Lawrence McBrearty, Canadian National Director. From the World Federalists of Canada: Simon Rosenblum, Director. From Common Frontiers: Patricia Barrera, Coordinator; John Dillon, Board Member and Research Co-ordinator for the Ecumenical Coalition for Economic Justice. From Horizons of Friendship: Rick Arnold, Executive Director; Jim Orr, Deputy Reeve of Percy Township and Steering Committee of the Northumberland Community Small Business Investment Fund. From the Maquila Solidarity Network: Bob Jeffcot, Spokesperson. From the Inter-Church Committee for Human Rights in Latin America: Suzanne Rumsey, Mexico, Central America Coordinator; Reverend Chris Ferguson, Area Secretary, Latin America and Carribean Division of World Outreach, United Church of Canada.
From the Canadian Council for the Americas: Richard Baker, Director and Legal Council; Bill Holt, Director, Board of Directors. From the Canadian Courier Association: Allan Kaufman, Vice-President, Legal and Public Affairs. From Stikeman, Elliot Avocats: Francine Matte, Lawyer; Lawson A.W. Hunter, Associate; Randall J. Hofley, Associate. From the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association: Gerry Fedchun, President. From the Mining Association of Canada: Gordon Peeling, President and Chief Executive Officer; Ted Yates, Chairman of the MAC Trade Committee and Director, Market Research, Cominco Ltd.; David Bumstead, Executive Vice-President; Douglas Brown, Director, Economics and Pension Investments; William G. Deeks, Chairman, Charles Tennant and Company, Member of the Mining Association of Canada. As Individual: Shirley R. Farlinger, Toronto Branch of the U.N., Science for Peace. From People Against the M.A.I.: Jean Smith, Spokesperson. As Individuals: Marion Odell; John Valleau, Professor, Chemical Physics Theory Group, University of Toronto. From the National Action Committee on the Status of Women: Joan Grant-Cummings, President. From Canadians Concerned About Violence in Entertainment: Dr. Rose Dyson, Spokesperson. From Concerned Citizens: Stephen Kerr, Spokesperson. As Individual: Ann Emmett.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its examination of Canada's trade objectives and the forthcoming agenda of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Canada's priority interests in the FTAA process. (See the Minutes of Proceedings, of October 22, 1998, Meeting no. 73).
Stephen Clarkson, Sylvia Ostry, John Kirton and Julie Soloway each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 10:19 a.m., Robert White, Heino Nielsen, Larry Brown and Lawrence McBrearty each made an opening statement and, with Bob Dale, answered questions.
At 11:48 a.m., Simon Rosenblum made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 12:19 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:06 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Patricia Barrera, John Dillon, Jim Orr, Rick Arnold, Bob Jeffcot, Rev. Chris Ferguson, Suzanne Rumsey and Bill Holt each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 2:45 p.m., Allan Kaufman, Francine Matte, Gerry Fedchun and Gordon Peeling each made an opening statement and, with Lawson Hunter and William Deeks, answered questions.
At 4:03 p.m., Shirley Farlinger, Jean Smith, Marion Odell and John Valleau each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 5:11 p.m., Joan Grant-Cummings, Rose Dyson, Stephen Kerr and Ann Emmett each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 6:45 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Janice Hilchie
Clerk of the Committee