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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 28
Thursday, April 3, 2003
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 9:13 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Bernard Patry, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Stéphane Bergeron, Murray Calder, Aileen Carroll, Bill Casey, Irwin Cotler, Stockwell Day, John Duncan, Hon. Art Eggleton, Mark Eyking, André Harvey, Hon. Diane Marleau, Keith Martin, Alexa McDonough, Bernard Patry.
Acting Members present: Paul Bonwick for John Harvard, Dominic LeBlanc for Karen Redman, Rob Merrifield for Deepak Obhrai, Odina Desrochers for Francine Lalonde, Greg Thompson for Bill Casey.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament: James Lee, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From Queen's University: Prof. Kim Richard Nossal, Professor of Political Science. From the University of Montreal: Prof. Pierre Martin, Professor of Political Science.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of a
Dialogue on Foreign Policy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (See Minutes
of Proceedings of Thursday, February 11, 2003, Meeting No. 17).
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
At 9:50 a.m. Hon. Diane Marleau, Vice-Chair, took the Chair.
At 10:56 a.m. Bernard Patry took the Chair.
At 10:58 a.m. Stockwell Day moved, --That the Committee, acknowledging that health issues transcend political borders, supports the bid of Taiwan for observer status at the World Health Organization and that the Committee so report to the House.
After debate the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: 10
Stéphane Bergeron Irwin Cotler Stockwell Day
Odina Desrochers John Duncan Hon Diane Marleau
Keith Martin Alexa McDonough Rob Merrifield
Greg Thompson
NAYS: 3
Aileen Carroll André Harvey Dominic LeBlanc
Ordered – That the Chair present the motion to the House as a report of the Committee.
At 11:20 a.m. the Committee proceeded to consider its future business.
By unanimous consent the Committee considered an amended budget for travel with respect to its consideration of relations with Muslim countries from May 8 to 15, 2003 including visits to New York, Morocco, London and Paris.
It was agreed, -- That the amended budget in the amount of $130,456.60 for the Committee’s travel to New York, Morocco, London and Paris from May 8 to 15, 2003 with respect to its study of relations with Muslim countries be adopted, replacing the travel budget adopted on February 20, 2003, and that the Chair present the amended budget to the Budget Sub-Committee of the Liaison Committee.
By unanimous consent it was agreed, -- That the Committee request the authorization of the Budget Sub-Committee of the Liaison Committee for the Committee to charge, if required, official hospitality costs to the Committee’s general Operational Budget, when the costs of such hospitality exceed the amount authorized for this activity.
At 11:28 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee