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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 13

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

The Standing Committee on International Trade met at 11:00 a.m. this day, in Room 306, La Promenade Building, the Chair, the Hon. Rob Merrifield, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Ron Cannan, Don Davies, Russ Hiebert, Ed Holder, Hon. Rob Merrifield, Marc-André Morin, Erin O'Toole, Massimo Pacetti and Jasbir Sandhu.

Acting Members present: Dean Allison for Devinder Shory, Randy Hoback for Hon. Ted Menzies and Laurin Liu for Brian Masse.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Alexandre Gauthier, Analyst ; Pascal Tremblay, Analyst.

Witnesses: Canadian Health Coalition: Michael McBane, Executive Director. Council of Canadians: Stuart Trew, Trade Campaigner. Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance: Martin Rice, Director. Information Technology Association of Canada: Lynda Leonard, Senior Vice-President.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, the Committee resumed its study of the Canada-European Union comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA).

Stuart Trew, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, and Michael McBane made statements and answered questions.

At 11:57 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:01 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Marty Rice and Lynda Leonard made statements and answered questions.

At 12:44 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:47 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That, in relation to its study of the benefits for Canada in joining the Pacific Alliance as a full member and its study of the benefits for Canada of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the delegation for the Committee’s travel to Mexico City, Mexico, and Bogota, Colombia, from March 24 to 28, 2014, be comprised of the following:

3 members of the Conservative Party,

2 members of the New Democratic Party, and

1 member of the Liberal Party.

It was agreed, — That, in relation to its study of the benefits for Canada in joining the Pacific Alliance as a full member and its study of the benefits for Canada of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the delegation for the Committee’s travel to Lima, Peru, and Santiago, Chile, from March 31 to April 4, 2014, be comprised of the following:

3 members of the Conservative Party,

2 members of the New Democratic Party, and

1 member of the Liberal Party.

At 1:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Paul Cardegna
Clerk of the Committee

2014/01/30 10:04 a.m.