Evidence of meeting #65 for International Trade in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was canola.
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12:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
I think Ms. Greenwood, in her significant role.... She wasn't on our list, somehow. If we were able to find some time to include her on our list, it would be valuable, if it's possible.
Is there anything else on that?
The meeting on Thursday will be with Global Affairs and the other officials. We have a full, formal briefing on Thursday.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
It's this coming Thursday.
This coming Thursday's meeting, May 18, will be a pretravel briefing with Global Affairs Canada and a final review of our itinerary.
Yes, go ahead, Arif.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
Arif Virani Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON
First of all, thank you to the whole team that's putting everything together.
I'm glad we're actually going to the Office of the USTR, because it seemed to me, in the earliest draft, that for the section from 3:00 p.m. onwards on the Tuesday, only the Alliance for Automotive Innovation was confirmed. I want to know if you could just update us on the National Association of Homebuilders. We've all agreed that's a really important one.
I'll just put out there that if others can't come to the embassy, can we go to them? Please make that offer. I think they're important enough that I'm sure all of us would be willing to go to them.
On the last piece, on the Wednesday, can we make sure we're getting a bipartisan balance? I say that because right now it's roughly balanced. It's four from one party and three from another. It's just to make sure we have a bipartisan balance.
Finally, can you update us about senators? I think every single person we're meeting with is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Did any senators come through? I thought the Senate was sitting that week.
It is not. Okay. There you go.
12:50 p.m.
The Clerk
The Senate is not sitting, so we have received word that we could potentially meet with the staff of senators, but no senators are available.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
It was pretty clear that the committee wanted to meet with elected officials from the beginning, which is what the clerk has been trying to do. It will be a work in progress, so you will continue to get updates and, if anything raises a big red flag or a concern, please let me know and we can make any adjustments that we need to make.
Is there anything else on the travel? I'm not seeing anything.
Thursday, of course, we're doing the pretravel, and the next Monday, May 29, we will begin the study of a draft report on Canadian mining firms abroad. That's what we will be doing when we come back from the break week.
All right, not seeing any other concerns....
I'm sorry; go ahead, Mr. Cannings.
12:50 p.m.
NDP
Richard Cannings NDP South Okanagan—West Kootenay, BC
I just have a question about Thursday's meeting. I'll be on a plane. I assume that the meeting will be here or somewhere similar, so my replacement could—
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
It will be our regular Thursday meeting.
Thank you.
The meeting is adjourned.
