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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 48

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met in a televised session at 9:07 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D Centre Block, the Chair, Bernard Patry, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua, Stockwell Day, Helena Guergis, Francine Lalonde, Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Alexa McDonough, Hon. Dan McTeague, Ted Menzies, Pierre A. Paquette, Bernard Patry, Beth Phinney and Kevin Sorenson.

Acting Members present: Roger Clavet for Pierre A. Paquette, Peter Goldring for Stockwell Day and Joe Preston for Helena Guergis.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Gerald Schmitz, Principal ; James Lee, Analyst.

Appearing: Hon. Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Witnesses: As an Individual: Hon. Denis Coderre, Special Adviser for Haiti. Department of Foreign Affairs: Jamal A Khokhar, Director General, Latin America and Carribbean Bureau; Christian Lapointe, Director, Carribbean and Central America Division; Ted Lipman, Director General, North Asia and Pacific Bureau; David Mulroney, Assistant Deputy Minister, Bilateral Relations.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on May 5, 2005, the Committee commenced its study on Canada's Relationship with Taiwan.

David Mulroney made a statement and, with Ted Lipman, answered questions.

At 9:59 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:05 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on April 19, 2005, the Committee commenced its study of the situation in Haiti.

Pierre Pettigrew and Denis Coderre made statements and answered questions.

At 11:09 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin
Clerk of the Committee

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