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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 63
 
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
 

The Standing Committee on International Trade met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 268, La Promenade Building, the Chair, the Hon. Rob Merrifield, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Ron Cannan, Don Davies, Hon. Wayne Easter, Ed Holder, Gerald Keddy, Hon. Rob Merrifield, Marc-André Morin, Annick Papillon, Jasbir Sandhu, Bev Shipley and Devinder Shory.

 

Acting Members present: Andrew Saxton for Russ Hiebert.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Canam International: Darshan Singh Sahsi, Managing Director. Sundher Group Of Companies: Tom Sundher, President.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with India.
 

Tom Sundher, by videoconference from Burnaby, British Columbia, and Darshan Singh Sahsi made statements and answered questions.

 

At 4:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:35 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, the Committee resumed its study of a comprehensive and high-level economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Japan.
 

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

 

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

 

ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

 

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "Report on an economic partnership agreement between Canada and Japan".

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair, clerk and analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

 

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

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its Report any dissenting or supplementary opinions provided that they are no more than six pages in length, in the same style and format as the report (Arial, 12 point, single space); and that it is submitted electronically in both official languages to the Clerk of the Committee, no later than Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. (Eastern standard time).

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair prepare a press release to be issued immediately upon the tabling of the Report in the House of Commons.

 

At 5:09 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2013/03/08 11:01 a.m.