Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and
Forestry
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98
Chairman: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON
Thursday, November 5, 1998
Issue No. 22
Eleventh meeting on: The present state and future of agriculture in Canada, consideration of the effect of international subsidies on farm income
WITNESSES:
From the Canadian Federation of Agriculture:
Jack Wilkinson, President;
Sally Rutherford, Executive Director.
From the Canadian Wheat Board:
Lorne Hehn, Chief Commissioner;
Peter Watts, Market Analyst, Western Europe;
Larry Sawatzky, Industry Analyst; and
Earl Geddes, Farmer Relations.
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)), Rivest, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent ), Rossiter, Sparrow, Spivak, Stratton, Taylor
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Whelan substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool (November 2, 1998).