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01:59:08

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – October 29, 2026

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

01:26:33

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – October 28, 2026

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

01:51:50

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade – October 22, 2026

* Agenda Examine and report on such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Situation in Ukraine Witnesses Panel 1 (10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) Global Affairs Canada -Eric Laporte, Executive Director, Regional Security and Defence Relations Division -Galit Dobner, Director General, Eastern European and Eurasian Affairs Bureau Panel 2 (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) Embassy of Ukraine to Canada -His Excellency Andrii Plakhotniuk, Ambassador Source: sencanada.ca

02:02:38

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - October 8, 2026

Examine such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Canada-United States Trade and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Witnesses Matt Conley, Director, Government Relations (Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters) John Cuddihy, Vice-President, Climate and Environment (Canadian Steel Producers Association) Michael Harvey, Executive Director (Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance) Brian Kingston, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association) Brendan Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer (Pacific Manufacturing Association of Canada) Flavio Volpe, President (Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association) Source: sencanada.ca

01:47:56

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - October 7, 2026

* Agenda 1.Examine and report on such issues as may arise from time to time relating to foreign relations and international trade generally Topic: Canada-United States Trade and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Witnesses Panel 1 (4:15 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.) Canadian Chamber of Commerce -Matthew Holmes, Executive Vice-President, International and Chief of Public Policy -Monika Leroy, Senior Director, International Policy & Global Partnerships Canadian Cattle Association -Daniela Lombardo, Trade Policy Manager Panel 2 (5:10 p.m. - 6:05 p.m.) Forest Products Association of Canada -Derek Nighbor, President and Chief Executive Officer, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Wood Council Canadian Association of Moldmakers -Nicole Vlanich, Executive Director (by videoconference) 2.In Camera (This agenda item with interpretation and audio recording) 6:05 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 11 of Part 4 of Bill C-31, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada.ca

00:36:22

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - October 1, 2026

The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 11 of Part 4 of Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 Witnesses Marc Banzet, Director, International Assistance Strategic Partnerships Division (Global Affairs Canada) Kelly Bowden, Director, Policy and Communications (International Development Research Centre) Laura Griffin, Senior Legal Counsel (International Development Research Centre) Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca

01:48:20

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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