Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue 31 - Minutes

TRURO, Thursday, February 14, 2002
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day, at 9:00 a.m. in Cumming Hall, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Leonard J. Gustafson, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Day, Hubley, Gustafson, Oliver, Tkachuk, Tunney and Wiebe (7).

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge and Lorie Srivastava.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, March 20, 2001 the committee continues to examine 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 (For complete text of Order of Reference see Proceedings of the Committee, Issue No.2.)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Ernest Fage, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Government of Nova Scotia.

WITNESSES:

From the Eastern Canada Soil and Water Conservation Centre:

Mr. Jean-Louis Daigle, Director.

From the New Brunswick Federation of Agriculture:

Mr. Paul Vautour, Executive Director.

From the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia:

Mr. John C.H. Vissers, Chair.

From the Soil and Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia:

Mr. Andrew McCurdy, President.

From the Nova Scotia Agricultural College:

Dr. David Percival, Research professor;

Dr. Kirsti Rouvinen-Watt, Research Professor.

Mr. Jean-Louis Daigle made a presentation and answered questions.

The committee recessed at 10:04 a.m.

The committee resumed at 10:22 a.m.

Mr. Paul Vautour made a presentation and answered questions.

Mr. Andrew McCurdy made a presentation and answered questions.

Mr. John C.H. Vissers made a presentation and answered questions.

Dr. David Percival made a presentation and answered questions.

At 12:30 p.m., Senator Tkachuk assumed the Chair.

The committee recessed at 12:46 p.m.

The committee resumed at 1:28 p.m. and Senator Gustafson resumed the Chair.

Dr. Kirsti Rouvinen-Watt made a presentation and answered questions.

The Honourable Ernest Fage made a presentation and answered questions.

At 3:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee