The Chair presented the Tenth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:
Your Subcommittee met on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:
That the Committee schedule two additional meetings with witnesses on November 24 and 26, 2009, to complete the list of witnesses on Bill C-300, An Act respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas in Developing Countries, in light of the fact that the Committee was granted an extension of thirty sitting days by the House of Commons for completion of its study of the Bill;
That, in accordance with the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, October 22, 2009, an invitation be extended to the Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), the Hon. Peter Kent, to appear before the Committee as soon as possible, in order to present Canada’s position and shed light on questions raised by actions taken in Honduras;
That, in accordance with the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, concerning two meetings to be held on November 3 and 5, 2009, with witnesses on the subject of the treatment of Canadians abroad; that the focus of the meetings be on the organization of Canadian government departments, agencies and overseas missions with respect to consular affairs (including coordination mechanisms, roles and responsibilities, resources, etc.); and the role of Canadian government missions abroad with respect to the management of consular affairs, especially in emergency situations; and
That the Committee hold an informal meeting with Professor Asher Susser, an expert on the Middle East, on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, and that a luncheon be provided.