Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07
Chair: The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, P.C.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Issue No. 14
Nineteenth and twentieth meetings on:
Rural poverty in Canada
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 6, 2007 (74K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 8, 2007 (44K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Canadian Associations of Food Banks:
Charles Seiden, Executive Director;
Michael Bay, Member of the Board of Directors.
Regina and District Food Bank:
Wayne Hellquist, Chief Executive Officer.
Feed Nova Scotia:
Dianne Swinemar, Executive Director.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada:
Dave Coles, National President;
Gaétan Ménard, Secretary-Treasurer.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Callbeck, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Mercer, 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 Merchant substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (February 5, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (February 6, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Meighen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gustafson (February 6, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (February 6, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Trenholme-Counsell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Callbeck (February 6, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Gustafson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Meighen (February 7, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk substituted for that of the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C. (February 7, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Peterson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Merchant (February 7, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Mercer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hubley (February 7, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Callbeck substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Trenholme-Counsell (February 7, 2007).