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.^[1]

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.