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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 44
 
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
 

The Standing Committee on International Trade met at 11:10 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Leon Benoit, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Dean Allison, Guy André, Hon. Navdeep Bains, Leon Benoit, Ron Cannan, Serge Cardin, Peter Julian, Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, Pierre Lemieux, John Maloney, Ted Menzies and Lui Temelkovski.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Peter Berg, Analyst; Michael Holden, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Parliament of Liechtenstein: Henrik Caduff, Member of Parliament. Parliament of Switzerland: Eugen David, Member of Parliament. Parliament of Norway: Laila Davoy, Member of Parliament. Parliament of Switzerland: Mario Fehr, Member of Parliament. European Free Trade Association: Jón Gunnarsson, Member of Parliament, Althingi, Icelandic Parliament. Parliament of Norway: Svein Roald Hansen, Member of Parliament. Parliament of Liechtenstein: Franz Heeb, Member of Parliament. European Free Trade Association: Andri Luthersson, Secretary to the Parliamentary delegation, European Economic Area Coordination Division. Parliament of Switzerland: Hans Ulrich Mathys, Member of Parliament. Parliament of Iceland: Stigur Stefansson, Secretary to the Icelandic Delegation; Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, Member of Parliament. Parliament of Switzerland: René Vaudroz, Member of Parliament.

 

Other Participants present: Parliament of Switzerland: Céline Nerny, Secretary to the Swiss Delegation.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study of the Canada's Trade Policy.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 

At 12:10 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:20 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

It was agreed, — That the committee host a working lunch for the delegation and that the costs be charged to the Committee's hospitality budget and that the total not exceed $700.

 

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the Committee proceed to consider its future business.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee review the Order in Council appointment of Eric Siegel, President and CEO of the Export Development Canada on February 13, 2007 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and;

Invite pursuant to Standing Order 108 (2), at the same meeting from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Stephen Poloz, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist Corporate Affairs Export Development Canada on the topic of Canada's Trade Policy: Global Supply Chain .

 

At 1:05 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Normand Radford
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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