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).
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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
Caucus | Member | Province | |
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Conservative | Raynell Andreychuk, chair | SK | |
Conservative | Salma Ataullahjan | ON | |
Conservative | Leo Housakos | QC | |
Conservative | Thanh Hai Ngo | ON | |
Conservative | Victor Oh | ON | |
Conservative | Dennis Patterson | NU | |
Independent Senators Group | Patricia Bovey | MB | |
Independent Senators Group | Marc Gold | QC | |
Independent Senators Group | Sabi Marwah | ON | |
Independent Senators Group | Raymonde Saint-Germain | QC | |
Independent Senators Group | Yuen Pau Woo | BC | |
Non-affiliated | Anne Cools | ON | |
Senate Liberal | Percy Downe, deputy chair | PEI | |
Senate Liberal | Jane Cordy | NS | |
Senate Liberal | Dennis Dawson | QC |
The Representative of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.