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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 30
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
The
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 3:34 p.m.
this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Bernard Patry, presiding.
Members of the Committee
present: Stéphane
Bergeron, Murray Calder, Aileen Carroll, Irwin Cotler, John Duncan, Mark
Eyking, André Harvey, Francine Lalonde, Hon. Diane Marleau, Deepak Obhrai,
Bernard Patry, Karen Redman.
Acting Member present: Lorne Nystrom for Alexa McDonough.
Associate Members
present: Rick
Casson and Karen Kraft Sloan.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research
Branch, Library of Parliament: James Lee, Research Officer.
Appearing: From the House of Commons:
Hon. Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade.
Witnesses: From the Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade: Leonard J. Edwards, Deputy Minister,
International Trade; Kathryn E. McCallion, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate
Services, Passport and Consular Affairs; Suzanne Vinet, Director General, Trade
Policy II - Services, Investment and Intellectual Property Bureau.
The Order of Reference of
February 26, 2003 was read as follows:
Pursuant to Standing Order
81(4), the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004, were
deemed referred to the several Standing Committees of the House as follows:
To the Standing Committee
on Foreign Affairs and International Trade Foreign Affairs, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15,
20, 25, L30, 40, 45, 50 and 55.
Pursuant to Standing Order
81(4), the Committee proceeded to the consideration of the Main Estimates for
2003-2004: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, L30, L35, 40, 45, 50 and 55 under
Foreign Affairs and International Trade referred to the Committee on Wednesday,
February 26, 2003.
The Chair called Vote 1.
The Minister made a
statement and with Suzanne Vinet and Leonard Edwards answered questions.
At 5:01 p.m., the Committee
adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee