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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 13
 
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development met at 3:36 p.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Kevin Sorenson, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Jim Abbott, Lois Brown, Paul Crête, Paul Dewar, Peter Goldring, James Lunney, Deepak Obhrai, Bernard Patry and Kevin Sorenson.

 

Acting Members present: Jean Dorion for Johanne Deschamps, Raymonde Folco for Glen Douglas Pearson, Claude Guimond for Johanne Deschamps and Hon. Marlene Jennings for Hon. Bob Rae.

 

Witnesses: McMaster University: Alexandre Sévigny, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia. As an individual: Noor Nizam. Sri Lanka United National Association of Canada: Hasaka Ratnamalala, Executive Committee Member; Muttukumaru Chandrakumaran. Tamil Catholic Mission in Montreal: Andrew Thavarajasingam, Reverend Father.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on February 10, 2009, the Committee resumed its study of key elements of Canadian foreign policy.
 

Alexandre Sevigny, Noor Nizam, Hasaka Rathnamalala, Muttukumaru Chandrakumaran and Father Andrew Thavarajasingam made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:06 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:08 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

At 5:37 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Angela Crandall
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2010/01/22 12:32 p.m.