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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 76

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 3:32 p.m. to 6:19 p.m.

Room 415, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Televised

Presiding

Hon. Mark Eyking, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Sukh Dhaliwal
Hon. Mark Eyking
Peter Fonseca
Linda Lapointe
Karen Ludwig
Kyle Peterson
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary — Non-Voting Member

Conservative

NDP

Tracey Ramsey

Acting Members present

• Borys Wrzesnewskyj for Peter Fonseca (Liberal)

Other Members present

• Fin Donnelly (NDP)

In attendance

House of Commons

• Karine Parenteau, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Simon Richards, Analyst

• Pascal Tremblay, Analyst

Priorities of Canadian Stakeholders Having an Interest in Bilateral and Trilateral Trade in North America, Between Canada, United States and Mexico

Witnesses

Council of Canadians

• Sujata Dey, Trade Campaigner, National

Rogers Communications Inc.

• Pam Dinsmore, Vice-President, Regulatory Cable, Legal and Regulatory Affairs

Chicken Farmers of Canada

• Mike Dungate, Executive Director

• Yves Ruel, Manager of Trade and Policy

Fertilizer Canada

• Clyde Graham, Senior Vice-President

Alberta Barley

• Jason Lenz, Chairman

BCE Inc.

• Robert Malcolmson, Senior Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

• Corinne Pohlmann, Senior Vice-President, National Affairs and Partnerships

Smart Prosperity Institute

• David Runnalls, Senior Fellow

International Institute for Sustainable Development

• Scott Vaughan, President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 16, 2017, the Committee resumed its study of priorities of Canadian stakeholders having an interest in bilateral and trilateral trade in North America, between Canada, United States and Mexico.

Pam Dinsmore, Rob Malcolmson and Jason Lenz made statements and answered questions.

At 4:21 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:24 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Sujata Dey, by videoconference from Montréal, Quebec, Corinne Pohlmann and Scott Vaughan made statements and answered questions.

At 5:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:09 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

Election of Vice-Chairs

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the Clerk of the Committee proceeded to the election of a Vice-Chair.

It was agreed, — That Dean Allison be elected First Vice-Chair of the Committee.

Committee Business

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That in relation to the study of Priorities of Canadian stakeholders having an interest in bilateral and trilateral trade in North America, between Canada, United States and Mexico, the proposed supplementary budget in the amount of $1,470, for the Committee’s travel to Seattle (Washington), Sacramento (San Francisco), and Denver (Colorado), in April 2017, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That, in relation to the study of Priorities of Canadian stakeholders having an interest in bilateral and trilateral trade in North America, between Canada, United States and Mexico, the Clerk of the Committee be authorized to purchase appropriate gifts and make the necessary arrangements for meals and receptions during the Committee's travel to Mexico (Mexico), Columbus (Ohio) and Milwaukee (Wisconsin).

At 5:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:34 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.