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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 6

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The Standing Committee on International Trade met at 11:02 a.m. this day, in Room 306, La Promenade Building, the Chair, the Hon. Rob Merrifield, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Ron Cannan, Robert Chisholm, Raymond Côté, Hon. Wayne Easter, Russ Hiebert, Ed Holder, Gerald Keddy, Hon. Rob Merrifield, Ève Péclet, Mathieu Ravignat, Bev Shipley and Devinder Shory.

Acting Members present: Jim Hillyer for Russ Hiebert.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Chief, Macroeconomics and Trade ; Alexandre Gauthier, Analyst.

Witnesses: Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters: Jean-Michel Laurin, Vice-President, Global Business Policy. Canada Europe Roundtable for Business: Hon. Roy MacLaren, Canadian Chairman; Jason Langrish, Executive Director. Canadian Council of Chief Executives: Sam Boutziouvis, Vice President, Policy, International and Fiscal Issues. Federation of Canadian Municipalities: Don Downe, Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Intergovernmental Relations, Mayor of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union.

Hon. Roy MacLaren and Jean-Michel Laurin made statements and, with Jason Langrish, answered questions.

At 12:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:06 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Don Downe, by videoconference from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and Sam Boutziouvis made statements and answered questions.

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, Jim Hillyer, Ed Holder, Gerald Keddy, Bev Shipley, Devinder Shory — 6; NAYS: Robert Chisholm, Raymond Côté, Wayne Easter, Ève Péclet, Mathieu Ravignat — 5.

At 12:57 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:59 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That the Committee do now adjourn.

At 1:07 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee

2011/10/19 2:37 p.m.