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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs

Issue 20 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Tuesday, December 04, 2001
(25)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs met at6:20 p.m. this day in room 160-S, Centre Block, the Chair, the Honourable Peter A. Stollery, presiding.

Members of the committee presents: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Austin, P.C., Bolduc, Carney, P.C., Corbin, Di Nino, Grafstein, Graham, P.C., Losier-Cool, Setlakwe and Stollery (11).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Day,Murray, P.C., Prud'homme, P.C. and Spivak (4).

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Peter Berg.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

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 Transboun dary Division.

From Environment Canada:

Mr. John Cooper, Director, National Water Issues.

From the Department of Justice:

Mr. Jason Reiskind, Counsel, International Law Section.

The committee resumed consideration of its Order of Reference pertaining to its study of Bill C-6, (See committee proceeding of November 27, 2001, Issue 18).

At 6:30 p.m., Mr. Bankes made a statement and answered questions.

At 7:30 p.m., Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Reiskind and Mr. Cooper made statements and answered questions.

At 9:05 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Line Gravel

Clerk of the Committee

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