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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 51

Thursday, October 9, 2003

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met in camera at 11:13 a.m. this day, in Room 269 West Block, the Chair, Bernard Patry, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Stéphane Bergeron, Aileen Carroll, Bill Casey, Art Eggleton, André Harvey, Keith Martin, Alexa McDonough, Deepak Obhrai, Bernard Patry and Karen Redman.

In attendance: House of Commons: Elizabeth B. Kingston, Committee Clerk . Library of Parliament: James Lee, Analyst ; Gerald Schmitz, Principal.

Witnesses: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Mark Bailey, Director General, Middle East and North Africa Bureau; Don Bobiash, Director, Southeast Asia Division; Arif Lalani, Director, South Asia Division; John McNee, Assistant Deputy Minister, Africa and Middle East; Marta Moszczenska, Director, Baltic, Central European and Eastern Mediterranean Countries Division; David Mulroney, Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia-Pacific.

The Committee proceeded to discuss its future business.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to its study of cases involving the detention of Canadian citizens in certain foreign countries, the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade invite United States Ambassador Paul Cellucci to appear before the Committee to address issues relating to the arrest and deportation of Canadian Citizen Maher Arar to Jordan, then Syria..

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), and the motion adopted by the Committee on February 6, 2003, the Committee resumed its study of relations with Muslim countries

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 12:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee

2003/10/15 10:00 a.m.