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MINUTES OF
PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 57
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
The
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 9:11 a.m.
this day, in Room 536, Wellington Building, for the purpose of electing a
chair.
Members of the Committee
present: Jean
Augustine, Aileen Carroll, John Duncan, Marlene Jennings, Stan Keyes, Francine
Lalonde, Diane Marleau, Pat O'Brien, Pierre Paquette, Bernard Patry.
Acting Members present: John O’Reilly for George S. Baker,
Tony Valeri for Bill Graham, Jacques Saada for John Harvard.
In attendance: From the Committees Directorate
of the House of Commons: Bill Farrell, Committee Clerk. From the
Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: James Lee;
Gerald Schmitz, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade: Marc Lortie, Assistant Deputy Minister
(Americas); Jon Allen, Director General, North America Bureau; Michael C.
Welsh, Acting Director General, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau.
Pursuant to Standing Order
106(2), the Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of a Chair.
On motion of Stan Keyes,
seconded by Francine Lalonde, it was agreed, -That, Jean Augustine be elected
Chair of the Committee.
Accordingly, Jean Augustine
was declared duly elected Chair of the Committee and took the Chair.
On motion of John O’Reilly,
seconded by Marlene Jennings, it was agreed, --That Bernard Patry be elected
Vice-chair of the Committee.
Pursuant to Standing Order
108(2), the Committee resumed its study of North American Integration and
Canada's Role in the Light of New Security Challenges (See Minutes of
Proceedings of Tuesday, October 16, 2001, Meeting no. 31).
Marc Lortie made an opening
statement and with the other witnesses answered questions.
At 10:58 a.m., the sitting
was suspended.
At 11:03 a.m., the sitting
resumed.
The Committee proceeded to
discuss its future business.
Francine Lalonde moved, --
That pursuant to Standing Order 110 and 111, the Committee calls to appear
before it Mr Alfonso Gagliano, appointee to Ambassador in Denmark, so that the
committee can examine the qualifications and competence of the appointee in
relation to the performance of the duties of the post to which he has been
appointed; and that the Committee Clerk make written application to the
Minister for the Curriculum Vitae of the Appointee (Alfonso Gagliano).
After debate, the question
was put on the motion and it was agreed to.
It was agreed, --That in
relation to the Committee’s studies on North American Integration and Security
and the Agenda for the June 2002 G8 Summit, an itinerary and budget for 16
members to participate in hearings in Ontario and Western Canada during the week
of April 7-12, 2002 be adopted for the consideration of the House and that for
the purpose of the hearings the Committee be divided into two groups of a
maximum of eight (8) members, one group to cover Manitoba and Ontario and the
Other group to cover British Colombia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
On motion of Pat O’Brien,
it was agreed, --That the Committee adopt in principle the request of the
Sub-Committee on Trade, Trade Disputes and Investments to adopt an itinerary
and a budget for travel to Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Peru and that the
timing of the travel be referred to the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure.
It was agreed, --That
pursuant to Recommendation 2 of the Committee’s December 1998 Report Canada
and the Nuclear Challenge and Standing Order 108(2), the Committee call
Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations for Disarmament to appear on April
25, 2002.
At 11:23 a.m., the
Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee