FAIT Committee News Release
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NEWS RELEASE
HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO HOLD Hearings on the Summit of the Americas and the FTAA
Ottawa, March 15, 2001 – The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
and International Trade agreed today to hold hearings on the Summit of the
Americas and the FTAA.
Committee members believe that these hearings will contribute to
ensuring that economic integration initiatives fulfil the shared aspirations of
economic progress and social development.
The Committee is pleased that John Manley, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade, have agreed to appear at the first meeting in this series.
The meeting will be held on March 15 in Room 237-C, Center Block between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact the office of the Chair, Mr. Bill Graham at 995-5234 or the Clerk of the Committee at (613) 996-1540.
(A list of Committee members is attached)
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Standing Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Membership for the
Committee
CHAIR
Bill Graham
VICE-CHAIRS
Colleen Beaumier
Monte Solberg
MEMBERS
Jean Augustine |
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George S. Baker |
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Bill Casey |
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John Harvard |
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Stan Keyes |
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Francine Lalonde |
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Gary Lunn |
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Diane Marleau |
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Keith Martin |
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Pat O'Brien |
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Deepak Obhrai |
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Pierre Paquette |
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Denis Paradis |
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Bernard Patry |
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Svend Robinson |
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