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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 77
Tuesday, November 3, 1998
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 9:12 a.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Bill Graham, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Sarkis Assadourian, Jean Augustine, Colleen Beaumier, John Cannis, Hon. Sheila Finestone, Bill Graham, Bernard Patry, Jerry Pickard, Julian Reed, Benoît Sauvageau, Bob Speller, Daniel Turp.
Acting Member present: Keith Martin for Bob Mills.
In attendance: From Committees and Legislative Services: Susan Baldwin, Legislative Clerk. From the Library of Parliament: Gerald Schmitz and Daniel Dupras.
Witnesses: From the Department of Finance: Carole Nelder-Corvari, Chief, Trade Remedies and General Economic Relations; Pat Saroli, Senior Economist, Trade Remedies and General Economic Relations; Gilles Le Blanc, Senior Chief, International Trade Policy Division. From Revenue Canada: Wayne Neamtz, Acting Director, Policy and Administration. From Industry Canada - Competition Bureau: Robert Lancop, Assistant Deputy Director. From the Canadian International Trade Tribunal: Peter Welsh, Director, Research; Hugh Cheetham, Counsel, Legal Services.
The Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Special Import Measures Act and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday, October 29, 1998, Meeting no. 76)
The Committee commenced Clause-by-Clause consideration of the Bill.
Pat Saroli, Gilles Le Blanc and Wayne Neamtz answered questions.
Clause 1 carried.
Clause 2 carried.
Clause 3 carried.
Clause 4 carried.
Clause 5 carried.
Clause 6 carried.
Clause 7 carried.
Clause 8 carried.
Clause 9 carried.
Clause 10 carried.
Clause 11 carried.
Clause 12 carried.
Clause 13 carried.
Clause 14 carried.
On Clause 15
After debate, Clause 15 carried.
By unanimous consent, Clauses 16 to 26 carried.
On Clause 27
Keith Martin moved, --That Bill C-35, in Clause 27, be amended by adding after line 32 on page 17 the following:
"(7) On the first day on which the House of Commons sits following the day three years after the coming into force of this subsection, the operation of the process of inquiry into public interest established by this section is automatically referred to the Standing Committee of the House appointed to deal with finance.
(8) On receiving the reference mentioned in subsection (7), the Standing Committee shall consider the effectiveness of the process of inquiry into public interest established by this section and report on it to the House."
After debate, the question being put on the amendment, it was negatived.
Clause 27 carried.
By unanimous consent, Clauses 28 to 43 carried.
On Clause 44
After debate, by unanimous consent, Clause 44 was allowed to stand.
By unanimous consent, Clauses 45 to 50 carried.
On Clause 51
After debate, Clause 51 carried on division.
By unanimous consent, Clauses 52 to 65 carried.
By unanimous consent, the Committee resumed consideration of Clause 44.
After debate, Clause 44 carried.
The Title carried.
The Bill carried.
Ordered, --That the Chair report the Bill to the House.
It was agreed, --That a budget for the Committee and its Sub-Committees in the amount of $90,535.00 be approved.
At 10:09 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Janice Hilchie
Clerk of the Committee