Evidence of meeting #30 for International Trade in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was labour.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jeff Vogt  Legal Advisor, Department of Human and Trade Union Rights, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Theresa McClenaghan  Executive Director and Counsel, Canadian Environmental Law Association
Charles Kernaghan  Director, Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights

12:55 p.m.

Director, Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Ed Holder Conservative London West, ON

Can you undertake to give us those names? I say that because I think we would want to have that as testimony. I think that would support what we're trying to do.

There has to be a monster conspiracy somewhere here that I'm just not clear on. You indicated that your government knows what is going on and that the State Department knows what is going on. You know, you have a President of the United States in Mr. Obama who is a great professor of rights worldwide. I can't imagine that the most powerful country in the world would let this go untreated, undone. I'm shocked about that.

My time is running out. Please do those undertakings, if you would, that I asked for. I would appreciate that very much.

Thanks.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Thank you very much, Mr. Kernaghan. Thank you for your testimony. It was very compelling and informative for the committee as we continue our deliberations on this piece of legislation.

This is just a reminder to the committee. If there are any witnesses you'd like to bring before the committee, speak now or forever hold your peace. If you don't have any, we'll be going to clause-by-clause by Tuesday. I give that over to the committee. I don't have any room to delay, but we can talk to you about it.

1 p.m.

NDP

Brian Masse NDP Windsor West, ON

Mr. Chair, that's fine, but we can't go to clause-by-clause. We need to get that information that needs to come in and be translated before.... We've had great testimony.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Fair enough.

Thank you very much.

The meeting is adjourned.