International Trade Committee on Feb. 10th, 2009

Evidence of meeting #2 for International Trade in the 40th Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was investment.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the States of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland), the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Republic of Iceland, the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Kingdom of Norway and the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Swiss Confederation
Committee Business
Briefing on Departmental Activities and Plans

MPs speaking

John Cannis
Lee Richardson
Scott Brison
Peter Julian
Serge Cardin
Claude Guimond
Dean Allison
Ron Cannan
Mario Silva
Dick Harris
Ed Holder
Gerald Keddy

Also speaking

Ken Sunquist  Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia and Africa and Chief Trade Commissioner, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Stewart Beck  Assistant Deputy Minister, International Business Development, Investment and Innovation, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
David Plunkett  Director General, Bilateral and Regional Trade Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Marvin Hildebrand  Director, Bilateral Market Access, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Nathalie Durand  Director, Trade Negotiations Division, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

10:55 a.m.

Conservative

Gerald Keddy Conservative South Shore—St. Margaret's, NS

Yes. I support it.

February 10th, 2009 / 10:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Lee Richardson

Fine, then. We will have those people included as well. I think that's a good suggestion. Thank you for that.

With that, the meeting is adjourned.