International Trade Committee on June 3rd, 2013

Evidence of meeting #78 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 tpp.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Benefits for Canada of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Committee Business

MPs speaking

Rob Merrifield
Guy Caron
Ed Holder
Wayne Easter
Russ Hiebert
Annick Papillon
Gerald Keddy
Jasbir Sandhu
Bev Shipley
Ron Cannan

Also speaking

Michael Geist  Canada Research Chair, Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
Isabelle Des Chênes  Vice-President, Market Relations and International Trade, Forest Products Association of Canada
Charles McMillan  Professor, International Business, Schulich School of Business, York University, As an Individual
Michael Hart  Professor and Simon Reisman Chair in Trade Policy, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, As an Individual

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Yes, we are going to do business.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE

Yes, but are we dealing with the motions in public or in secret?

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

We are going in camera right now, and we will clear the room and do that.

[Proceedings continue in camera]