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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Thursday, May 1st, 2003
(Meeting No. 33)

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met in camera at 9:14 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Bernard Patry, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Murray Calder, Aileen Carroll, Bill Casey, Irwin Cotler, Stockwell Day, Hon. Art Eggleton, Mark Eyking, John Harvard, Francine Lalonde, Hon. Diane Marleau, Keith Martin, Alexa McDonough and Bernard Patry.

In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament:
James Lee and Marcus Pistor, research officers.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of a Dialogue on Foreign Policy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (See Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday, February 11, 2003, Meeting No. 17).

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report:

It was agreed,

— That the draft report as amended be adopted as a report to the House and that the Chair or his designate present it to the House.

— That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to this report.

— That the Chair be authorized to make such typographical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

— That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a), the Committee authorize the printing of brief dissenting and/or supplementary opinions as appendices to this report immediately after the signature of the Chair, that the opinions be sent to the Clerk of the Committee by electronic mail in both official languages on/before Tuesday May 6, 2003 at 12 noon.


It was agreed, — That in cases where a witness for reasons of incapacity requires assistance for travel, the Committee, on the approval of the Chair, may pay the travel costs of an accompanying person.

At 11:12 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Stephen Knowles
Clerk of the Committee