At committee: Pandemic response, single-use plastics, broadcasting reform By Kady O'Malley. Published on Apr 26, 2021 6:31am Centre Block on Parliament Hill, pictured on Jan. 15 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) International Trade Minister Mary Ng starts her week with a one-hour session at INTERNATIONAL TRADE, where, as per the notice, she should expect to face questions on the latest spending requests under the Invest In Canada program, as well as “selected impacts” of investor-state dispute settlement mechanism. (11 AM – 12 PM) Joining her at the witness table: A full contingent of senior departmental officials, including her deputy minister, John Hannaford, lead trade negotiator Steve Verheul and the chief administrator of the Invest in Canada Hub,