Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue 12 - Minutes of Proceedings

VANCOUVER, Friday, February 28, 2003
(20)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day in the Malaspina Room, the Fairmount Waterfront, at 8:30 a.m., the Chair, the Honourable Donald H. Oliver, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carney, P.C., Day, Gustafson, Hubley, LaPierre, Oliver and Tkachuk (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 Natural Resources Canada

Paul Addison, Director General, Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service;

Gary Hogan, Director of Forest Biology, Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service;

Caroline Preston, Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service;

Ross Benton, Research Officer, Forest Climatology, Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service.

From the British Columbia Agriculture Council:

Steve Thomson, Executive Director;

Allen Patton, Director.

From the Council of Tourism Associations of British Columbia:

Petrus Rykes, Vice-President, Land and Environment Portfolio.

From the University of British Columbia:

John Innes, Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management;

Zoe Harkin, graduate student.

From the University of Victoria Tree-Ring Laboratory:

Dan Smith, Professor.

From the North Central Municipal Association:

Sue Clark, Executive Coordinator.

The Chair made an opening statement.

Paul Addison made a presentation and answered questions with Caroline Preston.

Steve Thomson and Allan Patton made presentations and answered questions.

At 10:06 a.m., Senator Gustafson assumed the Chair.

Petrus Rykes made a presentation and answered questions.

John Innes made a presentation.

At 10:44 a.m., Senator Oliver returned to the Chair.

Dan Smith made a presentation.

John Innes and Dan Smith and Zoe Harkin answered questions.

Sue Clark made a presentation and answered questions.

At 12:32 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

VANCOUVER, Friday, February 28, 2003
(21)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day in the Malaspina Room, the Fairmount Waterfront, at 1:38 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Donald H. Oliver, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Day, Gustafson, Hubley, LaPierre, Oliver and Tkachuk (6).

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 University of Victoria:

Andrew Weaver, Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences;

Steve Lonergan, Professor, Department of Geography;

Ned Djilali, Director, Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic);

G. Cornelis van Kooten, Professor, Department of Economics.

From Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:

Denise Neilsen, Research Scientist, Resource Unit, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre;

C.A. Scott Smith, Head, Land Research Unit, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre.

The Chair made an opening statement.

Andrew Weaver, Steve Lonergan, Ned Djilali and Cornelis van Kooten each made a presentation and answered questions.

At 3:46 p.m., Senator Gustafson assumed the Chair.

At 4:02 p.m., Senator Oliver returned to the Chair.

Denise Neilsen made a presentation and answered questions with Scott Smith.

At 5:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee