Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
Issue 11 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met at 7:45 p.m., this day, in room 9, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Fairbairn, P.C., Gustafson, Mahovlich, Mercer, Mitchell, Oliver, Segal and Tkachuk (8).
In attendance: Frédéric Forge, Marc Leblanc, Marc-André Pigeon, Jean-Denis Fréchette, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, the committee continued its consideration of rural poverty in Canada. (For complete text of Order of Reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 6.)
WITNESSES:
As an individual:
David Freshwater, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky;
Donald Reid, Professor, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph.
Messrs. Freshwater and Reid each made a statement and together answered questions.
At 8:13 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 8:59 p.m., the committee resumed.
At 10:07 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Thursday, November 23, 2006
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met at 9:06 a.m., this day, in room 9, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Fairbairn, P.C., Gustafson, Mahovlich, Mitchell, Oliver, Peterson, Segal and Tkachuk (9).
In attendance: Frédéric Forge, Marc Leblanc, Marc-André Pigeon, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, the committee continued its consideration of rural poverty in Canada. (For complete text of Order of Reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 6.)
WITNESS:
As an individual:
Diane Martz, Research Manager, Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence.
Ms. Martz made a statement and responded to questions.
At 10:28 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Jessica Richardson
Clerk of the Committee