Foreign Affairs Committee on Nov. 18th, 2010

Evidence of meeting #35 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was women.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Implications and Ramifications of the Referendum in Sudan

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Sarah Johnson Assistant Director and Program Manager for Sudan, The Carter Center

Sanne van den Bergh Field Office Director, The Carter Center

Donald Bobiash Director General, Africa Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Douglas Scott Proudfoot Director, Sudan Task Force, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Philip Baker Acting Regional Director General, Southern and Eastern Africa, Canadian International Development Agency

4:50 p.m.

Liberal

Anita Neville Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB

Thank you.

That's fine, Mr. Chair.

4:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Thank you.

Are there no more questions on the other side?

Mr. Dewar, you can have one quick one.

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

I just wanted to go back to our friends in Khartoum. You have people who are going to be in the north. That will be for both pre-registration and post-registration, I am assuming. How many will you have there?

4:50 p.m.

Assistant Director and Program Manager for Sudan, The Carter Center

Sarah Johnson

We have three teams of long-term observers deployed in the north that are each covering a number of states. We also have, during voter registration, a total of 19 to cross the north, which is fairly large coverage. We hope to hit nearly all of the registration sites in the north during the registration period. We are covering both the north and the south.

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

I'm sorry, did you say that it is 19 in just the north?

4:50 p.m.

Assistant Director and Program Manager for Sudan, The Carter Center

Sarah Johnson

It is 19.

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

Thank you.

4:50 p.m.

Assistant Director and Program Manager for Sudan, The Carter Center

Sarah Johnson

You're welcome.

4:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

I just want to take this time to thank our friends from the Carter Center in Khartoum for staying up so late. It is approaching one o'clock in the morning there. Thank you very much for that, Ms. Johnson and Ms. van den Bergh.

I also want to thank our friends from the Department of Foreign Affairs and CIDA. Thank you again for coming back after getting back from your trip to let us know how things are on the ground.

I am going to suspend the meeting for one minute to thank our guests again, if you want. Then we will come back in camera. We have not a lot of business but just a little to deal with.

We will suspend for one minute and go in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]