Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004
Chair: The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, P.C.
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Thursday, December 9, 2004
Issue No. 4
Fourth and fifth meetings on:
The present state and the future of agriculture and forestry in Canada
Second meeting on:
Value-added in agriculture
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - December 7 meeting (44K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - December 9 meeting (115K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Canadian Bankers Association:
Terry Campbell, Vice-President, Policy.
Scotiabank:
Bob Funk, Vice-President, Agriculture.
RBC Royal Bank:
Brian Little, National Manager, Agriculture and AgriBusiness.
TD Bank Financial Group:
Dave Marr, Senior Advisor, Community, Rural and Agriculture Issues, Government and Community Relations.
Thursday, December 9, 2004
Grassroots Producers of Manitoba:
Murray Downing, President.
Alberta Soft Wheat Producers Commission:
Lynn Jacobson, President;
Andrew G. Kovacs, Executive Director.
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities:
Neal Hardy, President;
Jim Hallick, Director, Division 4.
The Canadian Wheat Board:
Dwayne Anderson, Director, Fosston/Rose area of Saskatchewan;
Ward Weisensel, Chief Operating Officer.
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), Mercer, Oliver, Ringuette, Sparrow, Tkachuk
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)