Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) is a committee in the Canadian House of Commons. It focuses on foreign policy and international development. Before the 39th Parliament, the committee was known as the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Mandate

• Canadian foreign and development policy
• International affairs (including developments or crises in specific regions or countries) and international security;
• Membership of international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization of American States, Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation, the G8, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Francophonie, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
• The operation, management and legislation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and its agencies:
  • The Canadian International Development Agency
  • The International Development Research Centre
  • The International Joint Commission
  • The Foreign Claims Commission
  • The International Boundary Commission
  • The Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission
  • The Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence
  • The Canadian International Grains Institute
  • The International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development

Membership

Party		Member	District
	Liberal	Bob Nault, Chair	Kenora, ON
	Liberal	Peter Fragiskatos	London North Centre, ON
	Liberal	Michael Levitt	York Centre, ON
	Liberal	Marc Miller	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs, QC
	Liberal	Raj Saini	Kitchener Centre, ON
	Liberal	Jati Sidhu	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, BC
	Conservative	Dean Allison, Vice-Chair	Niagara West, ON
	Conservative	Tony Clement	Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
	Conservative	Peter Kent	Thornhill, ON
	New Democratic Party	Hélène Laverdière, Vice-Chair	Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Agendas and Procedures (SFAA)
• Foreign Affairs and International Development Subcommittee on International Human Rights (SDIR)

References

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE)