Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
Issue 14 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 1, 2003
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day in room 705, Victoria Building at 5:35 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Donald H. Oliver, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Day, Fairbairn, P.C., Gustafson, Hubley, Maheu and Oliver (6).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Carney, P.C. (1).
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge.
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 Toronto:
Jay R. Malcolm, Associate Professor.
The Chair made an opening statement.
At 5:40 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 6:53 p.m., the sitting was resumed.
Jay R. Malcolm made a presentation and answered questions.
At 8:10 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Thursday, April 3, 2003
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day in room 705, Victoria Building at 8:36 a.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Donald H. Oliver, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Day, Fairbairn, P.C., Gustafson, Hubley, LaPierre, Oliver and Ringuette (7).
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge.
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 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Gilles Bélanger, Research Scientist, Crop Physiology and Agronomy;
Samuel Gameda, Research Scientist, Soil, Water, Air and Production Systems;
Andy Bootsma, Honorary Research Associate.
The Chair made an opening statement.
The Honourable Senator Day moved — That should the Chair and Deputy Chair be absent between April 7 to April 11, the Honourable Senator Gustafson service as Acting Chair.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Samuel Gameda made a presentation and answered questions.
Gilles Bélanger made a presentation and answered questions.
Andy Bootsma answered questions.
At 10:30 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day in room 257, East Block at 5:40 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Donald H. Oliver, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chalifoux, Ferretti Barth, Hubley, Oliver, Tkachuk and Wiebe (6).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Biron (1).
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge.
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:
By videoconference:
From l'Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue:
Yves Bergeron, Industry Chair UQAT/UQAM in Sustainable Forest Management.
From the University of Wyoming:
Siân Mooney, Assistant Professor.
The Chair made an opening statement.
Yves Bergeron made a presentation and answered questions.
At 6:35 p.m., the sitting was suspensed.
At 6:40 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Siân Mooney made a presentation and answered questions.
It was agreed, — That the Tom Nichols and Roger Street portion of the April 1, 2003 testimony be printed as an appendix to Issue No. 15 of the committee proceedings.
At 6:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Thursday, May 1, 2003
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day in room 705, Victoria Building at 8:35 a.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Donald H. Oliver, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chalifoux, Day, Fairbairn, P.C., Hubley, LeBreton, Oliver, Ringuette, Tkachuk and Wiebe (9).
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge.
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 Washington:
John Perez-Garcia, Associate Professor, Center for International Trade in Forest products, College of Forest Resources.
From the Nova Scotia College of Agriculture:
David Burton, Climate Change Research Chair.
From the Eastern Canada Soil and Water Conservation Centre:
Jean-Louis Daigle, Executive Director.
The Chair made an opening statement.
John Perez-Garcia made a presentation and answered questions.
At 9:18 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 9:20 a.m., the sitting was resumed.
David Burton made a presentation and answered questions.
Jean-Louis Daigle made a presentation and answered questions.
At 10:40 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Keli Hogan
Acting Clerk of the Committee