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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
| 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.