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01:48:20

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - June 11, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - June 11, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Situation in Cuba Witnesses Tara Carney, Director, International Humanitarian Assistance Division (Global Affairs Canada) Brigitte Duchesne, Director, Travel Advice, Outreach and Engagement Division (Global Affairs Canada) Carolyn Knobel, Executive Director, Central America, Cuba and Dominican Republic Integrated Division (Global Affairs Canada) Mark Richardson, Director General, Central America and Caribbean Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Situation in Venezuela Witness Wendy Drukier, Director General, South America and Hemispheric Affairs Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:55:23

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - June 10, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - June 10, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: CUSMA and Canada's trade relationships with the United States and Mexico Witnesses Michelle Auger, Director, Trade and Marketplace Competitiveness (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Louis-Philippe Champagne, Associate Vice-President, Public Affairs and Industry Practices (Canadian Construction Association) Stephen Heckbert, Executive Director (Canadian Pork Council) Brian Osterndorff, At-Large Director (Associated Equipment Distributors) Corinne Pohlmann, Executive Vice-President, Advocacy (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) René Roy, Chair (Canadian Pork Council) Sandra Wood, Executive Director (Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association) Source: sencanada.ca

01:30:52

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - June 4, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - June 4, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Situation in Gaza and the West Bank Witnesses Jon Allen, Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel (As an Individual) Matthew Hollingworth, Assistant Executive Director, Department of Programme Operations (World Food Programme) Michael Lawson, Humanitarian Representative to Canada (Doctors Without Borders) Source: sencanada.ca

01:51:04

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - June 3, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - June 3, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Canada–European Union relations Witnesses The Honourable Stéphane Dion, P.C., Diplomat in Residence, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Université de Montréal (As an Individual) Achim Hurrelmann, Professor of Political Science and European Studies, Carleton University (As an Individual) Her Excellency Geneviève Tuts, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada, Delegation of the European Union (As an Individual) Amy Verdun, Full Professor of Political Science, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, University of Victoria (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca

01:58:14

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - May 28, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - May 28, 2026 Topic: Situation in Sudan Witnesses Tara Carney, Director, International Humanitarian Assistance Division (Global Affairs Canada) Ryan Clark, Director General, Central, Southern and Eastern Africa Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Nicolas Simard, Head of Mission for Sudan and Ambassador of Canada to Ethiopia and Djibouti (Global Affairs Canada) Helen Barclay-Hollands, Head of Fragile and Humanitarian Affairs (World Vision Canada) Martin Fischer, Head of Policy and Government Relations (World Vision Canada) Kelsey Gallagher, Senior Researcher (Project Ploughshares) Matthew Hollingworth, Assistant Executive Director, Department of Programme Operations (World Food Programme) Source: sencanada.ca

02:00:41

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - May 27, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - May 27, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: CUSMA and Canada's trade relationships with the United States and Mexico Witnesses Laura Dawson, Executive Director (Future Borders Coalition) Meredith Lilly, Professor, Carleton University (As an Individual) Steve Verheul, Co-Chair, Coalition for North American Trade; Principal, GT and Company Executive Advisors (As an Individual) John M. Weekes, Former NAFTA Chief Negotiator for Canada (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca

02:00:37

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – May 7, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - May 7, 2026 Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act (disposal of foreign state assets) Clause-by-clause consideration Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Situation in Haiti Witnesses Michèle Asselin, Director General (Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale) Chloé Cébron, Policy and Advocacy Director, Doctors of the World Canada (Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Group) Camille Occius, Executive Director (Organisation des Citoyens pour une Nouvelle Haïti) Source: sencanada.ca

01:54:19

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - May 6, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - May 6, 2026 Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act (disposal of foreign state assets) Witnesses Safeena Alarakhia, Director, Financial Crimes Governance (Department of Finance Canada) Robert Brookfield, Director General, Sanctions Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Fen Hampson, Chancellor's Professor, Carleton University, and President, World Refugee and Migration Council (As an Individual) Halleh Koleyni, Acting Executive Director, Sanctions Policy Division (Global Affairs Canada) Danylo Korbabicz, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director (Ukrainian Canadian Congress) Guy Paul Larocque, Inspector, Financial Crime (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Matthew Shannon, Senior Economist (Department of Finance Canada) Orest Zakydalsky, Senior Policy Advisor (Ukrainian Canadian Congress) Source: sencanada.ca

01:59:47

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - April 30, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - April 30, 2026 Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act (disposal of foreign state assets) Witnesses Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council (As an Individual) Robert Currie, Viscount Bennett Professor of Law, Dalhousie University (As an Individual) The Honourable Senator Donna Dasko, sponsor of the bill (As an Individual) Preston Jordan Lim, Assistant Professor, Villanova University, Charles Widger School of Law (As an Individual) The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, former senator (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca

01:09:49

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – April 29, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - April 29, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Current public health situation in the Americas Witness Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., Director (Pan American Health Organization) Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Canada and Indonesia Clause-by-clause consideration Source: sencanada.ca

00:21:35

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – April 23, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - April 23, 2026 Bill C-13, An Act to implement the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the CPTPP Clause-by-clause consideration Witness Aaron Fowler, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade Branch and Chief Trade Negotiator (Global Affairs Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:00:11

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – April 22, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - April 22, 2026 Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Canada and Indonesia Appearing The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Trade (Global Affairs Canada) Witnesses Jennifer Babcock, Chief Government and International Affairs Officer (Canadian Cattle Association) Wayne Christopher Farmer, President (Canada-ASEAN Business Council) Aaron Fowler, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade Branch and Chief Trade Negotiator (Global Affairs Canada) Elizabeth Kwan, Senior Researcher (Canadian Labour Congress) Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President, Research and Strategy (Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:49:53

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – April 16, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - April 16, 2026 Bill C-13, An Act to implement the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the CPTPP Appearing The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Trade (Global Affairs Canada) Witnesses Aaron Fowler, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade Branch and Chief Trade Negotiator (Global Affairs Canada) Evan Lewis, Director, Trade Agreements (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Axel Ndayisaba, Director, Trade Negotiations Division (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Darren Smith, Executive Director, Indo-Pacific Trade Policy Division (Global Affairs Canada) Matthew Smith, Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General, Trade Agreements and Negotiations (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:58:32

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – April 15, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - April 15, 2026 Bill C-13, An Act to implement the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the CPTPP Witnesses Martin Buckle, Vice-President (The British Canadian Chamber of Trade and Commerce) Jorge Correa, Vice-President, Market Access and Technical Affairs (Canadian Meat Council) Carlo Dade, Director, International Policy and New North America Initiative, School of Public Policy (University of Calgary) Michael Harvey, Executive Director (Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance) Stephen Heckbert, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Pork Council) Edwina Melville-Gray, Chair, Board of Directors (Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners) René Roy, Chair (Canadian Pork Council) Source: sencanada.ca

01:59:51

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – March 26, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - March 26, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Situation in Iran Witnesses Eric Laporte, Acting Director General, International Security Policy and Strategic Affairs (Global Affairs Canada) Alexandre Lévêque, Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe, Middle East and Arctic Branch (Global Affairs Canada) Rebecca Netley, Legal Adviser and Director General, Legal Adviser and International Law Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Dennis Horak, Retired Diplomat (As an Individual) Pierre Pahlavi, Professor of International Security, Department of Defence Studies, Canadian Forces College (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca

01:28:01

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – March 25, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - March 25, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Canada's International Assistance Priorities Appearing The Honourable Randeep Sarai, P.C., M.P., Secretary of State (International Development) (International Development) Witnesses Geoff Black, Director General, International Assistance Policy and Strategic Cooperation Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Leslie Norton, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Assistance Partnerships and Programming Branch (Global Affairs Canada) Cheryl Urban, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pan-geographic Affairs Branch (Global Affairs Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:12:56

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – March 12, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - March 12, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Consular and Emergency Assistance Witnesses Sébastien Beaulieu, Director General, International Emergency and Travel Advice Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Yannick Lamonde, Director, Emergency Operations Division (Global Affairs Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:00:30

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - February 26, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - February 26, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: The National Security Strategy of the United States of America Witnesses Maxwell A. Cameron, Professor, University of British Columbia (As an Individual) Ann Fitz-Gerald, Director, Balsillie School of International Affairs and Professor of International Security (As an Individual) Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President, Research and Strategy (Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada) Richard Haass, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca

01:53:47

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – February 25, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - February 25, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Situation in Ukraine Witnesses George Barros, Russia Team Lead, Senior Analyst (Institute for the Study of War) Dani Belo, Assistant Professor of International Relations (As an Individual) Max Bergmann, Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program (Center for Strategic and International Studies) Kristy Ironside, Associate Professor of Russian History and William Dawson Scholar (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca

01:44:12

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – February 5, 2026

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - February 5, 2026 Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: International development in the current global climate Witnesses Catherine Jobin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy, Policy, and Public Affairs Branch(Global Affairs Canada) Christopher MacLennan, Deputy Minister of International Development(Global Affairs Canada) Leslie Norton, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Assistance Partnerships and Programming Branch(Global Affairs Canada) Kate Higgins, Chief Executive Officer(Cooperation Canada) Nicolas Moyer, Chief Executive Officer(Cuso International) Béatrice Vaugrante, Executive Director(Oxfam-Québec) The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 18 and 27 of Part 5 of Bill C-15, Budget 2025 Implementation Act. No. 1 Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada.ca