Foreign Affairs Committee on June 13th, 2023

Evidence of meeting #71 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was group.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Situation at the Russia-Ukraine Border and Implications for Peace and Security

Destabilizing Impacts of the Wagner Group

Chinese Government's Residential Boarding Schools and Preschools in the Tibet Autonomous Regions and all Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures and Counties

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Heidi Hulan Assistant Deputy Minister and Political Director, International Security, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Rebecca Netley Executive Director, Accountability, Human Rights and United Nations Law Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Andrew Turner Director, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Marcel Lebleu Director General, West and Central African Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Egidijus Meilūnas Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

Probably Thursday, I think.

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Conservative

Randy Hoback Conservative Prince Albert, SK

Thursday? Okay.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

That's that.

And last and finally, with respect to scheduling a press conference:

That the clerk of the committee make the necessary arrangements for a press conference to be held on Monday, June 19, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. ET, after the presentation of the committee's report to the House on the study of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women globally; and that the committee be represented by the Chair and a representative from each party.

Is everyone in agreement?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

Excellent. Thank you so much.

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Liberal

Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC

I have a point of order.

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Liberal

Rob Oliphant Liberal Don Valley West, ON

On Monday....

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

Thursday is likely when it's going to be tabled.

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Liberal

Rob Oliphant Liberal Don Valley West, ON

The press conference is four days later.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

It will be on the Monday, five days later.

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Liberal

Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

Yes, Ms. Bendayan.

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Liberal

Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC

I'd just like a clarification. My Conservative colleague asked earlier that the vice-minister who just testified be included as a witness for our study on the Wagner Group. Have I got that right?

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Conservative

Randy Hoback Conservative Prince Albert, SK

No. It's just for the report, the document that talked about what they did in Lithuania.

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Liberal

Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC

Thank you for clarifying that.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ali Ehsassi

Thank you ever so much, everyone.

The meeting stands adjourned.