Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (AEFA) (French: Commité permanent du Sénat des Affaires étrangères et commerce international) is a standing committee of the Senate of Canada, active since 1938. As a standing committee, the rules of the Senate re-establish the committee at the opening of every new session (otherwise the committee would permanently dissolve).

Role

The mandate of the Committee is to examine legislation and matters that relate to Canada's foreign, Commonwealth and NAFTA relations, policies and agreements.

Members
CaucusMemberProvince
 ConservativeRaynell Andreychuk, chairSK
 ConservativeSalma AtaullahjanON
 ConservativeLeo HousakosQC
 ConservativeThanh Hai NgoON
 ConservativeVictor OhON
 ConservativeDennis PattersonNU
 Independent Senators GroupPatricia BoveyMB
 Independent Senators GroupMarc GoldQC
 Independent Senators GroupSabi MarwahON
 Independent Senators GroupRaymonde Saint-GermainQC
 Independent Senators GroupYuen Pau WooBC
 Non-affiliatedAnne CoolsON
 Senate LiberalPercy Downe, deputy chairPEI
 Senate LiberalJane CordyNS
 Senate LiberalDennis DawsonQC

The Representative of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.

References
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