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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chairman: The Honourable PETER A. STOLLERY

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Tuesday, December 4, 2001

Issue No. 20

Third meeting on: Bill C-6, An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (109K)

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WITNESSES:

From the University of Calgary:

Mr. Nigel David Bankes, Professor of Law.

From the Department of Foreign Affairs:

Mr. Peter Fawcett, Deputy Director, United States Transboundary Division.

From Environment Canada:

Mr. John Cooper, Director, National Water Issues.

From the Department of Justice:

Mr. Jason Reiskind, Counsel, International Law Section.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Peter A. Stollery, Chairman

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Austin, P.C., Bolduc, Carney, P.C., *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Corbin, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Grafstein, Graham, P.C., Losier-Cool, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Setlakwe.

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

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

The name of the Honourable Senator De Bané substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (November 29, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Tunney (November 29, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Grafstein substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finestone (November 29, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Setlakwe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Day (November 29, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Di Nino substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Murray (December 4, 2001)

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