Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and
Forestry
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98-99
Chair: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON
Tuesday, April 13, 1999
Thursday, April 15, 1999
Issue No. 31
Committee Business and
Eighteenth meeting on: The present state and
future of agriculture in Canada, consideration of the effect of international
trade issues on farm income
WITNESSES:
As individuals:
Mr. Michael Cayer;
Mr. Lee Cook;
Mr. Bob Thomas.
From Agricore:
Mr. Brian Saunderson, Vice-President.
From the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool:
Mr. Marvin Shauf, Vice-President.
From United Grain Growers:
Mr. Blair Rutter, Manager, Policy Development.
From the National Farmers Union:
Mr. Cory Ollikka, President;
Ms Shannon Storey, Women's President;
Mr. Fred Tait, Vice-President;
Mr. Stewart Wells, Saskatchewan Coordinator.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chair
The Honourable Eugene Whelan, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Chalifoux, Fairbairn, P.C., * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Hays, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Rivest, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Rossiter, Spivak, Taylor, Tkachuk
* 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 Tkachuk substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (April 14, 1999).