International Trade Committee on May 10th, 2006

Evidence of meeting #2 for International Trade in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was negotiations.

On the agenda

Briefing Session

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Randle Wilson Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Communications and Corporate Planning, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (International Trade)

John Curtis Chief Economist, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (International Trade)

Peter McGovern Director General, North America Commercial Relations, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (International Trade)

Susan Gregson Assistant Director General, Regional Strategies Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (International Trade)

Bruce Christie Director, Multilateral Trade Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Martin Loken Director, Regional Trade Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

5:05 p.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

Are you moving the motion, Mr. Chair?

5:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

No, we can deal with this--

5:05 p.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

Well, I believe you asked, “Is it agreeable?” I get the sense that you're actually moving a motion for a vote.

5:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

I haven't given 48 hours' notice. I don't know whether or not that's required on a motion like this. I'll ask the clerk.

Certainly, Mr. Julian, if you'd like to do that.... If we do that, we'd have to take some of the time from the minister's appearance to deal with this at the next meeting. Or we can put it off until later, in which case we won't have an agenda set for the committee for some time.

I'm certainly willing to do that if 48 hours' notice is in order--no problem.

All right?

5:10 p.m.

Bloc

Pierre Paquette Bloc Joliette, QC

Either we follow the rules or we don't follow them. Since you are inviting us to follow the rules, we will settle this matter on Monday. There will not be a long debate on this issue in any case.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

No problem. We'll wait for next week and deal with establishing the subcommittee on the agenda. We look forward to the minister's appearance on Monday. If we get a notice of motion, we will deal with that sometime during Monday's meeting as well.

Thank you very much.

The meeting is adjourned.