Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98

Chairman: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON

Thursday, April 2, 1998

Issue No. 10

Thirteenth and fourteenth 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 Harry J. Enns, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, Government of Manitoba

WITNESSES:

Morning sitting

Panel of Individuals:

Mr. Carl Ostberg;

Mr. Alan Kennedy;

Mr. Bill Uruski; and

Mr. David Suderman.

From Keystone Agriculture Producers:

Mr. Don Dewar, President.

From the Manitoba Wheat Pool:

Mr. Charlie Swanson, President; and

Anders Bruun.

From The National Farmers' Union (Manitoba Region):

Mr. Fred Tait, Director.

From the United Grain Growers:

Mr. Ted Allen, President.

Afternoon sitting

From Farmers for Justice:

Mr. Alex McWilliams.

From Winnipeg Commodities Exchange:

Mr. Bennett Corn, President and Chief Executive Officer.

From the Manitoba Canola Growers' Association:

Mr. Jonathan Roskos, President.

From the Canadian Canola Growers' Association:

Mr. Bruce Dalgarno, President; and

Mr. Eric Sirski, Director.

From the Coalition Against C-4:

Mr. Kevin Archibald; and

Mr. Dan Kelly.

From Concerned Farmers Saving the Wheat Board:

Mr. Bill Toews, Chair; and

Mr. Keith Ryan.

From the Canadian Oilseed Processors' Association:

Mr. Robert Broeska, President.

Panel of Individuals:

Mr. Kenneth Sigurdson;

Mr. Edward A. Cook;

Ms Lois Edie;

Ms Carol Masse;

Mr. Andy Baker; and

Mr. Brad Mroz.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chairman

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

and

The Honourable Senators:

Chalifoux, Fairbairn, P.C., *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