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MINUTES OF
PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 68
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
The
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met at 9:09 a.m.
this day, in Room 701, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Jean Augustine,
presiding.
Members of the Committee
present: Sarkis
Assadourian, Jean Augustine, Aileen Carroll, John Duncan, John Harvard, Marlene
Jennings, Francine Lalonde, Diane Marleau, Keith Martin, Bernard Patry.
Acting Members present: Stockwell Day for Brian Pallister;
Yves Rocheleau for Pierre Paquette.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research
Branch of the Library of Parliament: James Lee, Gerald Schmitz, Research
Officers.
Witnesses: From the G8 Digital Opportunity
Task Force (G8 DOT force) Canadian Advisory Committee: Peter Harder, Deputy
Minister, Department of Industry; Richard Fuchs, Director, Information and
Communications Technologies for Development, International Development Research
Centre (IDRC).
Pursuant to Standing Order
108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of the Agenda of the 2002 G8 Summit
(See Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday, October 16, 2001).
The witnesses made
statements and answered questions.
At 10:38 a.m., the
Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee