Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98

Chairman: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON

Wednesday, April 1, 1998

Issue No. 9

Eleventh and twelfth meetings on: Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

APPEARING:

The Honourable Ed Stelmach, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Government of Alberta

WITNESSES:

Morning sitting

From Wild Rose Agricultural Producers:

Mr. Neil Wagstaff;

Mr. Rod Scarlett.

From the Alberta Grain Commission:

Mr. Ken Motiuk;

Mr. Gil Balderston.

From the Canadian Cattlemen's Association:

Mr. John Prentice

From the Canola Alberta Producers' Commission:

Mr. Brian Trueblood

Panel of Individuals:

Mr. David Comfort;

Mr. Doug Livingstone;

Mr. Thomas Jackson.

Afternoon sitting

From the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development:

Mr. Ray Bassett, Assistant Deputy Minister;

Mr. Gordon Herrington, Senior Policy Analyst.

Panel of Individuals:

Mr. Ian Bourgeault;

Mr. Steve Snider;

Mr. Cory Ollika;

Mr. Ken Stickland;

Mr. Carl Berg.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chairman

The Honourable Eugene Whelan, P.C., Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Chalifoux, Fairbairn, *Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Hays, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent) Rossiter, St. Germain, P.C., Spivak, Stratton, Taylor

* Ex Officio Members