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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 89
Tuesday, February 9, 1999
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs met jointly at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chairs, Bill Graham and Pat O'Brien presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Jean Augustine, Colleen Beaumier, John Cannis, Maud Debien, The Honourable Sheila Finestone, Bill Graham, Bob Mills, Julian Reed, Svend Robinson, Benoît Sauvageau, Bob Speller, Daniel Turp.
Acting Member present: Monique Guay for Benoît Sauvageau.
Members of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs present: Robert Bertrand, Jim Hart, René Laurin, Pat O'Brien, John O'Reilly, David Pratt, David Price and John Richardson.
Associate Members of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs present: Monique Guay and Janko Peric.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Daniel Dupras; James Lee; Gerald Schmitz; Wolf Koerner; Corinne McDonald, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Paul Heinbecker, Assistant Deputy Minister, Global and Security Policy; Jim Wright, Director General for Central East and South Europe. From the Department of National Defence: Lt-Gen Raymond R. Henault, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (DCDS).
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committees convened a briefing session on the situation in Kosovo.
Paul Heinbecker and Lt-Gen Raymond R. Henault each made an opening statement and, with Jim Wright, answered questions.
At 5:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Richard Dupuis
Clerk of the Committee