Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006
Chair: The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, P.C.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Issue No. 7
Third and fourth meetings on:
Rural poverty in Canada
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 3, 2006 (54K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 5, 2006 (88K)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, P.C., M.P.,
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Christiane Ouimet, Associate Deputy Minister;
Donna Mitchell, Executive Director, Rural and Co-operatives Secretariats.
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Statistics Canada:
Sylvie Michaud, Director, Income Statistics;
Denis Chartrand, Director, Agriculture Division;
Ray Bollman, Research Economist.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Callbeck, Christensen, Cordy, *Hays (or Fraser), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Mitchell, Oliver, Peterson, Segal, Tkachuk
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Munson was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (October 2, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Munson (October 3, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Munson was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cordy (October 3, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Munson (October 4, 2006).