Whereas, pursuant to paragraph 1 of Annex 1901.2 and paragraph 1 of Annex 1904.13 to Chapter Nineteen of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States entered into between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States and signed on January 2, 1988, the Parties to the Agreement have consulted in developing a roster of judges or former judges to serve as members of extraordinary challenge committees;
Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister for International Trade and the Minister of Finance, pursuant to paragraph 77.27(c)* of the Special Import Measures Act, is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations respecting the candidates for selection to, and the members of, extraordinary challenge committees under Chapter Nineteen of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States entered into between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States and signed on January 2, 1988. S.C. 1988, c. 65, s. 42
Short Title
These Regulations may be cited as the Members of Committees Regulations.
Interpretation
In these Regulations, committee roster means the roster established by section 3. (liste de candidats pour les comités)
Committee Roster
For the purpose of carrying out and giving effect to paragraph 1 of Annex 1904.13 to Chapter Nineteen of the Free Trade Agreement, the committee roster set out in the schedule is established.
The candidates named in the committee roster are selected to be on the roster
for a period of three years; and
during good behaviour.
Selection of Committee Candidates
Where under paragraph 1 of Annex 1904.13 to Chapter Nineteen of the Free Trade Agreement a candidate is to be selected to serve as a member of a committee, the candidate shall be selected from the committee roster by a board that
is chaired by the Minister; and
consists of the Minister of Finance and such other ministers of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as may be designated from time to time by the Prime Minister.
Appointment of Members of Committees
Where a candidate has been selected in accordance with paragraph 1 of Annex 1904.13 to Chapter Nineteen of the Free Trade Agreement to serve as a member of a committee to review the decision of a panel in respect of a definitive decision, the Minister shall appoint the candidate as a member of the committee.
Deschênes, Jules Estey, Willard Zebedee Evans, Gregory Thomas Morgan, Herbert Nemetz, Nathaniel Theodore
Committee Roster