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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 116

Monday, November 26, 2018, 3:35 p.m. to 5:26 p.m.

Room 425, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Presiding

Michael Levitt, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Other Members present

• Daniel Blaikie (NDP)

• Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Allison Goody, Analyst

• Brian Hermon, Analyst

Canada’s Sovereignty in the Arctic

Witnesses

Parliament of the Republic of Finland

• Paavo Arhinmäki, Member

• Simon Elo, Member

• Maarit Feldt-Ranta, Member

• Ilkka Kanerva, Member

• Tiina Larvala, Committee Counsel

• Tom Packalén, Member

• Pertti Salolainen, Member

• Stefan Wallin, Member

Embassy of the Republic of Finland

• H.E. Vesa Lehtonen, Ambassador of the the Republic of Finland to Canada

RAND Corporation

• Stephanie Pezard, Senior Political Scientist

• Abbie Tingstad, Senior Physical Scientist

As an individual

• David Barber, Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Manitoba

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, the Committee resumed its study of Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic.

David Barber, by videoconference from Winnipeg, Manitoba, made a statement and answered questions.

Abbie Tingstad and Stephanie Pezard made statements and answered questions.

At 4:38 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:42 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Pertti Salolainen made a statement and, with Tom Packalén, Paavo Arhinmäki, Simon Elo, Stefan Wallin, Maarit Feldt-Ranta and Ilkka Kanerva, answered questions.

At 5:26 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Erica Pereira

Clerk of the Committee