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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 4
Tuesday, March 20, 2001
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met in a televised session at 9:07 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Bill Graham, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Jean Augustine, Bill Casey, Bill Graham, John Harvard, Stan Keyes, Francine Lalonde, Gary Lunn, Diane Marleau, Deepak Obhrai, Pierre Paquette, Bernard Patry, Svend Robinson.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: James Lee; Blayne Haggart.
Witnesses: From the Centre for Trade Policy and Law: Bill Dymond, Executive Director. From the Canadian Council of the Americas: John Wilson, Consultant, Government Relations, GE Canada. From the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development: The Honourable Warren Allmand, President; Diana Bronson, Coordinator, Program on Globalisation and Human Rights.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), Summit of the Americas
The witnesses each made statements and answered questions.
It was agreed - That the Committee hold additional meetings to those already planned on the Summit of the Americas and the FTAA to allow additional witnesses to appear.
At 10:58 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marie Danielle Vachon
Clerk of the Committee