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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 63
 
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
 

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development met at 11:04 a.m. this day, in Room 306, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Dean Allison, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Dean Allison, Lois Brown, Bob Dechert, Paul Dewar, Hon. Mark Eyking, Nina Grewal, Hélène Laverdière, Ève Péclet, Gary Ralph Schellenberger, Dave Van Kesteren and John Williamson.

 

Acting Members present: Dennis Bevington for Romeo Saganash.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Allison Goody, Analyst; James Lee, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation: Tom Paddon, President and Chief Executive Officer.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on February 1, 2012, the Committee resumed its study of Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy.
 

Tom Paddon made a statement and answered questions.

 

At 11:22 a.m., the first Vice-President took the Chair.

 

At 11:26 a.m., the Chair took the Chair.

 

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:05 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That the Committee hold additional meetings on the situation in Mali.

 

It was agreed, — That a proposed budget in the amount of $9,500, adopted by the Subcommittee on International Human Rights for its study of the human rights situation in Tibetan areas of China, be adopted.

 

It was agreed, — That a proposed budget in the amount of $5,400, adopted by the Subcommittee on International Human Rights for its study on forced harvesting and trafficking of human organs, be adopted.

 

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the Committee proceeded to the election of a second Vice-Chair.

 

It was agreed, — That the Hon. Mark Eyking be elected Second Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 

At 12:45 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Miriam Burke
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2013/02/08 11:40 a.m.