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 26, 1998
Issue No. 25
Thirteenth meeting on: The present state and future of agriculture in Canada, consideration of the effect of international subsidies on farm income
INCLUDING: THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
WITNESSES:
From Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Mr. Michael N. Gifford, Director General, International Trade Policy Directorate;
Mr. Steve Verheul, Deputy Director, Canada-U.S. Trade Issues, Western Hemisphere Trade Policy Division, International Trade Policy Directorate;
Ms Michele Brenning, Deputy Director, International Trade Policy Directorate.
From Foreign Affairs and International Trade:
Mr. Jean Saint-Jacques, Director, Trade Remedies Division (EAR);
Mr. Garry Moore, Senior Trade Relations Advisor, European Union Division (REU).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chairman
The Honourable Eugene Whelan, P.C., Deputy Chairman
and
The Honourable Senators:
Adams, Chalifoux, Fairbairn, P.C., * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Hays, Johnson, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Rivest, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent ), Rossiter, Sparrow, Spivak, Taylor
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Adams substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Whelan (November 23, 1998).
The name of the Honourable Senator Chalifoux substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (November 23, 1998).