Deborah Yedlin, Doug Griffiths, and Eric Johnson made statements and answered questions.

At 4:44 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:48 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Satinder Chera, Daniel Breton, and Lauren Comin made statements and answered questions.

On motion of Jacob Mantle, it was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a), the committee order Global Affairs Canada to provide to the committee within ten business days a list identify each person or entity that made a submission to the government of Canada during the public consultation held in respect of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement from August 17 to October 31, 2024, as set out in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 33; and that the committee order Global Affairs Canada to provide to the committee within ten business days any briefing memoranda or similar information provided to any Minister in respect of the public consultations; and that the committee order Global Affairs Canada to provide to the committee each submission received during the public consultation as each submission is translated into both official languages; and that, if Global Affairs Canada is unable to provide any submission because of the alleged confidentiality of its contents, it be ordered to provide a redacted version of that submission omitting only that information alleged to be confidential; and that, if, and only if, Global Affairs Canada is unable to provide a redacted version of any submission because of the alleged confidentiality of its contents, it be ordered to provide a summary, in both official languages, of that submission and such summary shall be in sufficient detail to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted; and that, in any case where Global Affairs Canada is unable to provide any part of a submission because of the alleged confidentiality of its content that it be ordered to provide its rationale for withholding that information from the committee, including the legal opinion, citing the provision(s) of relevant Canadian law, upon which it relies.

On motion of Jacob Mantle, it was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a), the committee order Global Affairs Canada to provide to the committee within ten business days a list identifying each person or entity that made a submission to the government of Canada from September 20, 2025 to November 3, 2025 during the public consultation held in respect of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, as set out in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 38; ; and that the committee order Global Affairs Canada to provide to the committee any memoranda or similar information provided to any Minister in respect of the public consultation within ten business days of Global Affairs Canada providing such information to any Minister; and that the committee order Global Affairs Canada to provide to the committee each submission received during the public consultation as each submission is translated into both official languages; and that, if Global Affairs Canada is unable to provide any submission because of the alleged confidentiality of its contents, it be ordered to provide a redacted version of that submission omitting only that information alleged to be confidential; and that, if, and only if, Global Affairs Canada is unable to provide a redacted version of any submission because of the alleged confidentiality of its contents, it be ordered to provide a summary, in both official languages, of that submission and such summary shall be in sufficient detail to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted; and that, in any case where Global Affairs Canada is unable to provide any part of a submission because of the alleged confidentiality of its content that it be ordered to provide its rationale for withholding that information from the committee, including the legal opinion, citing the provision(s) of relevant Canadian law, upon which it relies.