Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004
Chair: The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, P.C.
Thursday, October 7, 2004
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Issue No. 1
Organization meeting
and
First meeting on:
Present state and the future of agriculture and forestry in Canada
INCLUDING:
THE FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Expenses of committee incurred during the Third Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- First Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 7 meeting (23K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 28 meeting (99K)
WITNESSES:
Thursday, October 28, 2004
As a panel:
Canadian Federation of Agriculture:
Bob Friesen, President.
Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan:
Terry Hildebrandt, President.
Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture:
Robert MacDonald, President.
Canadian Sugar Beet Producers'Association:
Bruce Webster, General Manager.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Callbeck, Gill, Hubley, Kelleher, P.C., *Kinsella (or Stratton), Mahovlich, Mercer, Oliver, Ringuette, 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 Gill substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Harb (October 25, 2004).