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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 123
Wednesday, April 28, 1999
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 9:05 a.m. this day, in the Regency B Room of the Holiday Inn on King, Toronto, Ontario, Jerry Pickard, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Jean Augustine, Maud Debien, Bill Graham, Jerry Pickard.
Acting Members present: Deepak Obhrai for Darrel Stinson.
Associate Member present: Bill Blaikie.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Daniel Dupras, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Canadian Chamber of Commerce: Nancy Hughes Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer; Milos Barutciski, Partner, Davies Ward and Beck, Vice-Chair of the CCIB Trade Policy Committee. From the Canadian Drug Manufacturers Association: Jim Keon, President; Michael Weingarten, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing for Apotex International Inc; Ed Hore, Hazzard and Hore. From Alcan Aluminium Limited: Dan Gagnier, Vice-President of Environmental and Corporate Affairs. From Stelco Inc.: Donald Belch, Director, Government Relations. From the "Association des manufacturiers de bois de sciage du Québec": Jacques Robitaille, President and Director General; Jean-Pierre Grenon, Vice-President, Supplies and Forestry; Brenda Swick-Martin, Lawyer, Ogilvy-Renault. From the Canadian Council for International Business: Eric Iankelevic, Senior Policy Consultant; David Hecnar, Director, International Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce. From IBM (Canada): Shirley-Ann George, Government Programs Executive. From AT&T Canada Enterprises Inc.: Peter Barnes, Vice-President, Public Affairs; Brian Kelly, Public Policy Consultant. From the Canadian Environmental Law Association: Michelle Swenarchuk, Director of International Programmes. From the Sierra Club of Canada: Christine Elwell, Senior Policy Analyst. From the Canadian Publishers Council: Jacqueline Hushion, Executive Director; Claude Primeau, President and CEO, Harpers, Collins Canada. From the Canadian Association of Broadcasters: Michael McCabe, President and CEO; Glenn O'Farrell, Vice-President, Global Television. From McCarthy, Tétrault, Barristers and Solicitors: Peter S. Grant, Senior Partner. From the Association of Canadian Publishers: Jack Stoddart, President and CEO, Stoddart Publishing. From the Canadian Magazine Publishers Association: John Thompson, CEO, Canadian Geographic Society and Publisher, Canadian Geographic Magazine. From Canadian Business Press: Michael Atkins, Chair, Legislative Affairs Committee. From the Canadian Independent Records Producers Association: Brian Chater, President; Alexander Mair, President of Attic Records, Chair of Government Affairs Committee. From WIC Premium Television: Grant Buchanan, Vice-president, Corporate Affairs. From Cahoots Theatre Projects: Hamal Docter, General Manager. From the Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association: Kathleen Sullivan, Director; Jean-Pierre Leger, President and CEO, «Les Rôtisserie St-Hubert ltée». From the Supply Management Commodity of Ontario: John Core, Chair, Dairy Farmers of Ontario on behalf of Sm5-Ontario; Cor Kapteyn, Vice-Chair, Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg and Chick Commission; Mike Scheuring, Chair, Chicken Farmers of Ontario; Henry Koop, Chair, Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board; John Stolp, Director, Ontario Turkey Producers' Marketing Board. From the Canadian Sugar Institute: Sandra Marsden, President; Andrew Ferrier, President, Redpath Sugars. From the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency: Phil Boyd, Executive Director; Richard Ruchkall, Vice-Chairman. From the Chicken Farmers of Canada: Mike Dungate, General Manager. From Low Income Families Together: Josephine Grey, Executive Director. From the Council of Canadians: Catherine Goulet, Southern Ontario Representative. From the Centre for Equality Rights: Bruce Porter, Executive Director. As Individual: Don Jennison; Don Johnston.
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.
At 9:08 a.m., the Chair, Bill Graham, took the Chair.
Nancy Hughes Anthony, Jim Keon, Michael Weingarten, Dan Gagnier, Donald Belch and Jacques Robitaille each made an opening statement and, with Milos Barutciski, answered questions.
At 10:46 a.m., Shirley-Ann George, David Hecnar, Eric Iankelovic and Peter Barnes each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 11:38 a.m., Michelle Swenarchuk and Christine Elwell each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 12:19 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:08 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Jacqueline Hushion, Michael McCabe, Glenn O'Farrell, Peter Grant, Jack Stoddart, John Thompson, Brian Chater, Grant Buchanan and Hamal Docter each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 2:47 p.m., Kathleen Sullivan, Jean-Pierre Leger, John Core, Andrew Ferrier, Sandra Masden, Richard Ruchkall and Mike Dungate each made an opening statement and, with Phil Boyd, John Stolp and Cor Kapteyn, answered questions.
At 4:20 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:40 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Catherine Goulet, Bruce Porter, Don Jennison, Josephine Grey and Don Johnston each made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 5:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Janice Hilchie
Clerk of the Committee