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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 79
Wednesday, May 8, 2002
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 7:44 a.m. this day, in the Admiral’s Ballroom of the Radisson Plaza Hotel Admiral, Toronto, Ontario, the Chair, Jean Augustine, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Sarkis Assadourian, Jean Augustine, Stockwell Day.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: James Lee, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From Securitas Canada: Richard H. Chenoweth, President and Chief Executive Officer. From World Vision Canada: Henriette Thompson, East Africa Regional Programme Manager; Linda Tripp, Vice-president for Advocacy and Government Relations. From the Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century: Jack Granatstein, Co-chairman. From the University of Toronto: John Kirton, Director, G8 Research Group. From the Ontario Federation of Labour: Wayne Samuelson, President; Christopher R. Schenk, Research Director. From Science for Peace: Derek Paul, Past President and Coordinator of Working Groups; Helmut Burkhardt, Past President. From Rights Action: Grahame Russell, Representative. From "Action et développement des projets communautaires": Nicaises Lola, Coordinator; Lina Bamfumu, Secretary. From the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation: Rhonda Kimberley-Young, Vice-president; Rod Albert, Executive Assistant. From the Canadian Peace Alliance - Toronto: Carolyn Bassett, Coordinator.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study on North American Integration and Canada's Role in the Light of New Security Challenges and the study of the Agenda of the 2002 G8 Summit (See Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday, October 16, 2001, Meeting No. 31).
Richard H. Chenoweth, Henriette Thompson, Linda Tripp, Jack Granatstein, John Kirton, Wayne Samuelson, Christopher R. Schenk, Derek Paul, Helmut Burkhardt, Grahame Russel, Nicaises Lola and Lina Bamfumu made statements and answered questions.
At 10:55 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:00 a.m., the sitting resumed.
Rhonda Kimberly-Young, Rod Albert and Carolyn Bassett made statements and answered questions.
At 11:33 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Jean-Michel Roy
Committee Clerk