The Chair presented the First Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:
Requests for Meeting Foreign Delegation and Dignitaries
- That the Committee organize a working lunch for Mr. Aleksi Lakhashev, Deputy, Russian Duma, Thursday, October 21.
- That the Committee hold a meeting with a Parliamentary Delegation from Mexico, Monday afternoon , October 25.
- That the Committee hold a meeting with a Parliamentary Delegation from Germany, Wednesday afternoon, November 3.
Readopting a previous report
- That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee consider Canada’s relations with the countries of the Muslim World;
- That the 1st Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in the 3rd Session of the 37th Parliament entitled Exploring Canada’s Relations with Countries of the Muslim World, adopted by the Committee on March 25, 2004 and presented to the House on March 31, 2004 be amended by deleting Footnote No. 51;
- That the report as amended be adopted as a report of the Committee in the present session;
- That the Chair or his designate present the report to the House and
- That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.
Study Proposals and Requests to Appear:
- That the Committee consider Main Estimates for the fiscal ending March 31, 2005 and that the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and International Cooperation be invited to appear.
- That for the study of Disarmament (See Minutes of Proceedings of October 14, 2004), the Clerk be authorized to arrange an appearance of the Ambassador for Disarmament via videoconference from Geneva if necessary.
- That the request to appear of Mining Watch Canada on Canadian Mining Company Activities in the Philippines be referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development.
- That the request to appear of Canadian Coalition for Democracies be noted for the Committee’s study on foreign policy.
- That the request of the Halifax Initiative Group to appear on the subject of Export Development Canada and its Environmental Policy be referred to the Subcommittee on Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment.
- That the Committee, in view of the Government’s intention of carrying out a review of international policy, undertake, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) followings its consideration of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, a preparatory study of foreign policy issues with particular emphasis on:
- The Implications of Missile Defence
- Humanitarian Crises, for Example the Sudan and Haiti
- The Situation in the Middle East
and that a work plan be prepared for public hearings to be organized for the period leading to the December adjournment of the House.