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 Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade is mandated to study matters relating to foreign relations and international trade generally. The committee has conducted studies and examined bills related to foreign policy, diplomacy, international crises, armed conflicts, peace and stability, economic sanctions, foreign aid as well as international trade.

Members

Caucus		Member	Province
	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.

References

• Official website