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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 76

Monday, May 6, 2013

The Standing Committee on International Trade met at 3:33 p.m. this day, in Room 268, La Promenade Building, the Chair, the Hon. Rob Merrifield, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Ron Cannan, Don Davies, Hon. Wayne Easter, Russ Hiebert, Ed Holder, Gerald Keddy, Hon. Rob Merrifield, Marc-André Morin, Annick Papillon, Jasbir Sandhu, Bev Shipley and Devinder Shory.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Alexandre Gauthier, Analyst.

Appearing: Hon. Ed Fast, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Trade.

Witnesses: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development: Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister; Nadir Patel, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Planning, Finance and Human Resources. Canadian Commercial Corporation: Marc Whittingham, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, March 18, 2013, the Committee commenced consideration of the Main Estimates 2013-14: Vote 20 under FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, referred to the Committee on Monday, February 25, 2013.

The Chair called Vote 20 under FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

The Minister made a statement and answered questions.

At 4:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

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

Don Davies moved, — That the Standing Committee on International Trade invite the Minister of International Trade to provide a comprehensive briefing on the outcome of the 16th round of negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership which took place from March 4-13, 2013 in Singapore.

Debate arose thereon.

Gerald Keddy moved, — That the Committee proceed to sit in camera.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Ron Cannan, Russ Hiebert, Ed Holder, Gerald Keddy, Bev Shipley, Devinder Shory — 6; NAYS: Don Davies, Wayne Easter, Marc-André Morin, Annick Papillon, Jasbir Sandhu — 5.

At 4:41 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

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

It was agreed, — That, in relation to its studies of the benefits for Canada in joining the Pacific Alliance as a full member and the benefits for Canada of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the proposed budget in the amount of $90,857.72, for the Committee’s travel to Bogota, Colombia and to Mexico City, Mexico, in fall 2013, be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee.

It was agreed, — That, in relation to its studies of the benefits for Canada in joining the Pacific Alliance as a full member and the benefits for Canada of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the proposed budget in the amount of $130,519.08, for the Committee’s travel to Santiago, Chile and to Lima, Peru, in fall 2013, be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee.

At 5:04 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee

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