Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue 10 - Minutes of Proceedings

EDMONTON, Tuesday, February 25, 2003
(17)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day in the Glenora Room, the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel, at 8:34 a.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Donald H. Oliver, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chalifoux, Fairbairn, P.C., Gustafson, Hubley, LaPierre, Oliver, Tkachuk and Wiebe.(8)

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge; Keli Hogan and Nicole Bédard from the Senate Committees and Private Legislation Directorate.

Also in attendance: The Official Reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, October 31, 2002, the committee began to consider the impact of climate change on Canada's agriculture, forests and rural communities and the potential adaptation options focusing on primary production, practices, technologies, ecosystems and other related areas. (For a complete text of Order of Reference see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1)

WITNESSES:

From Natural Resources Canada:

Kelvin Hirsch, Forest Research Officer, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service;

Brian Amiro, Research Scientist, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service;

David Price, Research Scientist, Integrative Climate Change Impacts Modelling, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service;

Tim Williamson, Sustainable Development Economist, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service.

From Kalahari Management Inc.

Carol Patterson, President.

From Wild Rose Agricultural Producers:

Keith Degenhardt, Director.

From the Alberta Research Council:

Daniel Archambault, Research Scientist.

From the University of Alberta:

Robert Grant, Associate Professor, Department of Renewable Resources.

From the Canadian Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Research Network:

Greg McKinnon, Forest Sector Coordinator;

Kelvin Hirsch, Forest Sector Scientific Director.

The Chair made an opening statement.

Kelvin Hirsch made a presentation and answered questions with Tim Williamson and Brian Amiro.

Carol Patterson made a presentation and answered questions.

The committee recessed at 10:19 a.m.

The committee resumed at 10:41 a.m.

Daniel Archambault made a presentation and answered questions.

Robert Grant made a presentation and answered questions.

Greg McKinnon made a presentation.

At 12:03 p.m., Senator Gustafson assumed the Chair.

At 12:09 p.m., Senator Oliver returned to the Chair.

Greg McKinnon answered questions with Kelvin Hirsch.

At 12:53 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

EDMONTON, Tuesday, February 25, 2003
(18)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day in the Glenora Room, the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel, at 1:32 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Donald H. Oliver, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Fairbairn, P.C., Gustafson, Hubley, LaPierre, Oliver, Tkachuk and Wiebe (7).

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge; Keli Hogan and Nicole Bédard from the Senate Committees and Private Legislation Directorate.

Also in attendance: The Official Reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, October 31, 2002, the committee began to consider the impact of climate change on Canada's agriculture, forests and rural communities and the potential adaptation options focusing on primary production, practices, technologies, ecosystems and other related areas. (For a complete text of Order of Reference see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1)

WITNESSES:

From the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties:

Bart Guyon, Vice-President.

From BioGem:

Grant Meikle, Vice-President;

Larry Giesbrecht, President.

From the Metis Nation of Alberta:

Rafique Islam, Sector Advisor;

Trevor Gladue, Provincial Vice-President;

George Quintal, Regional President;

Myles Arfinson, Economic Development Officer.

Bart Guyon made a presentation and answered questions.

Grant Meikle made a presentation and answered questions with Larry Giesbrecht.

Rafique Islam made a presentation and answered questions with George Quintal and Trevor Gladue.

At 3:52 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee