Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996-97

Chairman: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON

Tuesday, April 22, 1997

Issue No. 13

First meeting on:

Examination of Bill C-38, An Act to provide for mediation between insolvent farmers and their creditors, to amend the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and to repeal the Farm Debt Review Act

Examination of Bill C-34 An Act to establish programs for the marketing of agricultural products, to repeal the Agricultural Products Board Act, the Agricultural Products Cooperative Marketing Act, the Advance Payments for Crops Act and the Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

INCLUDING: THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-38)
THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-34)

WITNESSES:

From Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:

Ms Lois James, Manager, Adaptation Policy, Policy Branch;

Ms Diane Fillmore, Counsel, Legal Services;

Mr. Bruce Riddell, Manager, Legislated Marketing Programs Division;

Mr. Dave Cuthbertson, Manager, Marketing Programs.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chairman

The Honourable Daniel Hays, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Anderson, Charbonneau, P.C., *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Hays, Landry, *Lynch-Staunton (or Berntson), Rossiter, Sparrow, Spivak, St. Germain, P.C., Taylor, Whelan, P.C.

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to Rule 86(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Landry was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bosa (March 18, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Riel was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kenny (March 18, 1997).

The name of the Honourable Senator Whelan was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stanbury (March 18, 1997).