Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
Third Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2004
Chair: The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVERTuesday, February 24, 2004
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Issue No. 2
Second and third meetings on:
Present state and the future of agriculture and forestry in Canada
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 10, 2004 (87K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 19, 2004 (80K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, February 24, 2004:
From Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Mr. Andrew Marsland, Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch;
Mr. Tom Richardson, A/Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch;
Mr. Gilles Lavoie, Senior Director General, Operations, Market and Industry Services Branch.
From the Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Mr. Robert Carberry, Vice-President, Programs;
Mr. Brian Evans, Chief Veterinarian Officer for Canada.
Thursday, February 26, 2004:
From the Canadian Meat Council:
Mr. Jim Laws, Executive Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair
The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Callbeck, Fairbairn, P.C., Gustafson, Hubley, LaPierre, Lawson, *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Mercer, Oliver, Ringuette, St. Germain, P.C., Sparrow, Tkachuk
* 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 Lawson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Day (February 25, 2004).