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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT)
45th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 32
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11:03 a.m. to 1:04 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Hon. Judy A. Sgro, Chair (Liberal)

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• Offah Obale, Analyst
• Simon Richards, Analyst
Canada’s Trade with North and West Africa
As an individual
• Thierry Warin, Full Professor, HEC Montréal
AfriCanada Economic Summit Group
• Jackson Igbinosun, President and Chief Executive Officer
Africa Union Sixth Region Global
• Macaulay Kalu, Secretary General
Canada Mali Chamber of Commerce Association
• Fatima Meite, Vice-President
Export Development Canada
• Joanne Tognarelli, Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa
• Todd Winterhalt, Senior Vice-President, International Markets and Head of Communications and Public Affairs
International Development Research Centre
• Marie-Gloriose Ingabire, Regional Director, Central and West Africa
• Erin Tansey, Program Director, Sustainable Inclusive Economies
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, February 12, 2026, the committee resumed its study of Canada’s Trade with North and West Africa.

Thierry Warin and Kalu Macaulay made statements.

At 11:14 a.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 11:14 a.m., the meeting resumed.

Marie-Gloriose Ingabire and Erin Tansey made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 12:02 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:08 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Jackson Igbinosun, Todd Winterhalt, and Fatima Meite made statements and, with Joanne Tognarelli, answered questions.

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

The committee resumed consideration of the motion moved by Jacob Mantle, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, which read as follows:

That, pursuant to Standing Orders 108(1), the committee order the Canada Development Investment Corp., and the Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation, as the case may be, to provide, within 30 calendar days, each agreement entered into between it and any entity for assistance pursuant to the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan program.

And that, the committee order the Canada Development Investment Corp., and the Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation, as the case may be, to provide, within 30 calendar days, a list of all applicants to the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan program and to identify which applicants were determined to be eligible and ineligible; and that, for those applicants determined to be ineligible to provide the rationale for the determination that they were ineligible.
Amendment

Yasir Naqvi moved, — That the motion be amended by:

a. replacing the word “108(1)” with the word “108(2)”;

b. replacing both instances of “30” with “15”;

c. replacing the words “And that, the committee” with “That, the committee”;

d. adding after the words “they were ineligible” the following “And that the list and documents be reviewed in committee during a one hour in-camera meeting and that during the meeting, only committee members and support staff required for the meeting be permitted to attend and that no personal mobile, electronic or recording devices of any kind be permitted in the room during the meeting; that, during the meeting, numbered paper copies of the documents be given to committee members who are present in person by the clerk at the beginning of the said meeting and that these copies be returned to the clerk at the end of the meeting and that the clerk be instructed to destroy the said copies; and that no notes be taken out of the room.”.

The question was put on the amendment of Yasir Naqvi and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, was agreed to and read as follows:

That, pursuant to Standing Orders 108(2), the committee order the Canada Development Investment Corp., and the Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation, as the case may be, to provide, within 15 calendar days, each agreement entered into between it and any entity for assistance pursuant to the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan program.

That, the committee order the Canada Development Investment Corp., and the Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation, as the case may be, to provide, within 15 calendar days, a list of all applicants to the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan program and to identify which applicants were determined to be eligible and ineligible; and that, for those applicants determined to be ineligible to provide the rationale for the determination that they were ineligible.

And that the list and documents be reviewed in committee during a one hour in-camera meeting and that during the meeting, only committee members and support staff required for the meeting be permitted to attend and that no personal mobile, electronic or recording devices of any kind be permitted in the room during the meeting; that, during the meeting, numbered paper copies of the documents be given to committee members who are present in person by the clerk at the beginning of the said meeting and that these copies be returned to the clerk at the end of the meeting and that the clerk be instructed to destroy the said copies; and that no notes be taken out of the room.

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



Grant McLaughlin
Clerk of the committee