FAAE Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Cheryl Urban and MGen Gregory Smith made statements and, with Apeksha Kumar, Susan Steffen, Caroline Delany and Marcel Lebleu, answered questions.
Heather McPherson gave notice of the following motion:
That, given the failure of Global Affairs Canada to produce the documents requested by this committee on Monday, February 12, 2024, and the letter to the committee from the Deputy Minister dated Wednesday, March 13, 2024, requesting further instruction, the chair instruct the clerk to publish the letter and annex received from Global Affairs Canada on Canada’s arms exports to Israel on the public committee web page; That the committee instruct Global Affairs Canada to:(a) provide details on all current open export and brokering permits for military goods and technology to Israel, without redaction for commercial confidentiality, as the Committee requested in its motion of Monday, February 12, 2024;
(b) provide details on all export or brokering permits for military goods and technology to Israel, whether open or expired, dating back to 2020, not 2006 as the Committee requested in its motion of Monday, February 12, 2024;
(c) reissue the annex without redactions for commercial confidentiality, as the committee motion specified;
Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $ 39,750, for the study of Canada's approach to Africa, be adopted.
At 6:35 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.