The Hon. David Emerson, P.C., M.P., Appears Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Study of Canada-United States Agreement on Softwood Lumber November 21, 2006  

OTTAWA, (November 20, 2006) – The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade is reviewing the Canada-United States agreement on softwood lumber. 

Date:               Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Time:               When the Senate rises but not before 5:00 pm  
Location:        160-S, Centre Block

5:00 p.m.

Appearing:  The Honourable David Emerson, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Trade

Witnesses:

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Paul Robertson, Director General, North America Trade Policy
Stephen de Boer, Director, Softwood Lumber
Hugh Cheetham, Senior Counsel and Deputy Director, Trade Law Bureau
Colin Bird, Counsel, Trade Law Bureau

5:45 p.m.

As individuals
Gordon Ritchie, Chairman of Public Affairs, Hill and Knowlton
Marc Busch, Professor of International Business Diplomacy, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University (by videoconference)

Members of the Committee include the Honourable Senators:

Hugh Segal, (Kingston-Frontenac-Leeds - Ontario), Chair of the Committee
Peter A. Stollery, (Bloor and Yonge - Ontario), Deputy Chair
Raynell Andreychuk, (Saskatchewan)
Eymard G. Corbin, (Grand-Sault - New Brunswick)
Dennis Dawson, (Lauzon - Quebec)
Pierre De Bané, (De la Vallière - Quebec)
Consiglio Di Nino, (Ontario)
Percy Downe, (Charlottetown - Prince Edward Island)
J. Trevor Eyton, (Ontario)
Frank W. Mahovlich, (Toronto - Ontario)
Pana Merchant, (Saskatchewan)
David P. Smith, (Cobourg - Ontario) 

The hearings will be broadcast on the Senate internet site (audio), the Parliamentary TV Network, and the parliamentary radio network (Floor: 91.9; English: 92.7; French: 92.3).  Please note that time and location may be subject to change.

Note to visual media:  No filming or photographs may take place while the meetings are in progress, so it is best to show up 10 minutes before the meetings are scheduled to begin.

For a copy of an unrevised floor transcript, please email:  foraffetrang@sen.parl.gc.ca

For further information on the Committee, please visit: www.senate-senat.ca/foraffetrang.asp.

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