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Minutes of Proceedings

43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 9
Thursday, April 23, 2020, 11:21 a.m. to 1:16 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Sherry Romanado, Chair (Liberal)

• Paul Manly (Green Party)
• Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc Québécois)
Library of Parliament
• Sarah Lemelin-Bellerose, Analyst
• Francis Lord, Analyst
• Hon. Mary Ng, P.C., M.P., Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
• John Hannaford, Deputy Minister, International Trade
• Ailish Campbell, Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister
• Emmanuel Kamarianakis, Director General, Investment and Innovation
• Kendal Hembroff, Director General, Trade Negotiations
Department of Industry
• Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister
• Paul Thompson, Associate Deputy Minister
• Frances McRae, Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Marketplace Services
Pursuant to the order of reference of Saturday, April 11, 2020, the committee commenced its study of the Canadian response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Motion

Michelle Rempel Garner moved, — That the Minister of Innovation appear before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology at any time that accommodates his schedule before April 30th for a meeting of 2 hours on the subject of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Earl Dreeshen, Ali Ehsassi, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Tracy Gray, Gord Johns, Majid Jowhari, Emmanuella Lambropoulos, Sébastien Lemire, Jeremy Patzer, Michelle Rempel Garner — 10;

NAYS: Lloyd Longfield — 1.

The Minister made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 1:16 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Michael MacPherson
Clerk of the Committee