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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 6

Monday, February 14, 2022, 11:05 a.m. to 1:04 p.m.

Room 330, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

Presiding

Sven Spengemann, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Stéphane Bergeron

NDP

Heather McPherson

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Allison Goody, Analyst

• Billy Joe Siekierski, Analyst

Situation in the Taiwan Strait

Witnesses

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

• Weldon Epp, Director General, Trade & Diplomacy North Asia

• Kevin Hamilton, Director General, International Security Policy

• Stephen Randall, Executive Director, Oceans, Environment and Aerospace Law

• Jordan Reeves, Executive Director, Canadian Trade Office in Taipei

• Mary-Catherine Speirs, Executive Director, Trade Policy and Negotiations, Asia

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, January 31, 2022, the committee commenced its study of the Situation in the Taiwan Strait.

Weldon Epp made a statement and, with Kevin Hamilton, Stephen Randall, Jordan Reeves and Mary-Catherine Speirs, answered questions.

At 11:30, pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the committee continue to sit.

At 11:59 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:17 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

Motion

Heather McPherson moved, — That the Committee request the appearance of David L. Cohen, Ambassador of the United States to Canada, to appear for a period of one hour to entertain questions from the Committee in regard to concerns American influence supporting a group in Canada who has a stated goal to dissolve the Government of Canada, including concerns of funding and being collected and distributed by American companies towards this goal, and concerns regarding American in positions of authority encouraging Americans to support the call to dissolve the Canadian government with funding that is foreign to Canada.

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Hedy Fry moved, — That the committee do now adjourn.

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

YEAS: Hedy Fry — 1;

NAYS: Ziad Aboultaif, Rachel Bendayan, Stéphane Bergeron, Michael D. Chong, Ali Ehsassi, Garnett Genuis, Heather McPherson, Marty Morantz, Robert Oliphant, Randeep Sarai — 10.

Debate resumed.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Stéphane Bergeron, Heather McPherson — 2;

NAYS: Ziad Aboultaif, Rachel Bendayan, Michael D. Chong, Ali Ehsassi, Hedy Fry, Garnett Genuis, Marty Morantz, Robert Oliphant, Randeep Sarai — 9.

At 1:04 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Erica Pereira

Clerk of the Committee