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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 29
 
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on International Trade met at 11:01 a.m. this day, in Room 268, La Promenade Building, the Chair, the Hon. Rob Merrifield, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Ron Cannan, Raymond Côté, Hon. Wayne Easter, Russ Hiebert, Ed Holder, Gerald Keddy, Brian Masse, Hon. Rob Merrifield, Ève Péclet, Mathieu Ravignat, Bev Shipley and Devinder Shory.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Chief, Macroeconomics and Trade; Alexandre Gauthier, Analyst.

 

By special invitation: Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: H.E. Basheer Fawwaz Zoubi, Ambassador; Bashar Abu Taleb, First Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission; Adli Al-Khaledi, First Secretary and Consul.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, March 5, 2012, and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 2, 2012, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-23, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
 

His Excellency Basheer Fawwaz Zoubi made a statement and, with Bashar Abu Taleb, answered questions.

 

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:08 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

It was agreed, — That the Committee meet with a delegation of Members of the European Parliament for one hour on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 and that the meeting be in camera.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of the Trade Commissioner Service.
 

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

 

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

 

It was agreed, — That the Report be entitled: "The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service".

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and Analysts be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the Report.

 

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the Report.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its Report any dissenting opinions provided that they are no more than three pages in length, in the same style and format as the report (Arial, 12 point, single space); and that it is submitted electronically in both official languages to the Clerk of the Committee, no later than Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

 

At 1:02 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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