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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable LEONRD J. GUSTAFSON

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Wednesday, December 5, 2001

Issue No. 26

Twenty-sixth meeting on: International trade in agricultural and agri-food products, and short-term and long-term measures for the health of the agricultural and the agri-food industry in all regions of Canada

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (68K)

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APPEARING:

The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, P.C., M.P., Minister for International Trade

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WITNESSES:

From the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade:

Claude Carrière, Director General, Trade Policy Bureau.

From Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:

Suzanne Vinet, Chief Agriculture Negotiator, International Trade Policy Directorate.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chair

The Honourable Jack Wiebe, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Biron, *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Chalifoux, Day, Hubley, Johnson, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Oliver, Sparrow, Stratton, Tkachuk, Tunney.

* 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 Sparrow substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Phalen (December 5, 2001).

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