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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 50

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 12:00 p.m. to 1:05 p.m.

Room 025-B, West Block

Presiding

Hon. Bardish Chagger, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Marie-Hélène Gaudreau

NDP

Rachel Blaney

Acting Members present

• Jennifer O'Connell for Mark Gerretsen (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Andre Barnes, Analyst

• Laurence Brosseau, Analyst

Foreign Election Interference

Witnesses

As an individual

• Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad, Macdonald-Laurier Institute

• David Mulroney, Former Ambassador of Canada to the People's Republic of China

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• Matthew Johnson, Director of Education

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(a)(vi) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, September 22, 2022, the committee resumed its study of the foreign election interference.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

Committee Business

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That, in relation to the informal meetings, one with the Speaker of the Ethiopian Parliament and delegation on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, and the other with the Procedure and House Affairs committee of the Ontario Legislature, on Thursday, February 9, 2023, that the committee cover the cost of light refreshments.

At 1:05 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Miriam Burke,

Sophia Nickel

Clerks of the committee