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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997

Chairman: The Honourable JOHN B. STEWART

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Wednesday, October 29, 1997

Issue No. 2

First Meeting on: The study on the growing importance of the Asia-Pacific region for Canada

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (67K)

WITNESSES:

From the Centre for Trade Policy and Law, Carleton University:

Michael Hart, Professor.

From the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University:

Martin Rudner, Professor.

From the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade:

John M. Curtis, Senior Policy Advisor, Trade and Economic Policy Branch.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable John B. Stewart, Chairman

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Bacon, Bolduc, Bryden, Carney, P.C., Corbin, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Doody, *Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella, acting), Stollery, Whelan, P.C.

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in Membership of the Committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Di Nino substituted for that of the Honourable Senator MacDonald (October 24, 1997).

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