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 13, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Issue No. 15
Twenty-first and twenty-second meetings on:
Rural poverty in Canada
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 13, 2007 (86K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 15, 2007 (91K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Neighbours Alliance of North York (by videoconference):
Sue Rickards, Member of the Board.
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency:
Eleanor King, Director General, Community Development;
Sadie Perron, Director, Community Development.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies:
Charles Cirtwill, Acting President.
Coastal Communities Network:
Ishbel Munro, Executive Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Biron, Callbeck, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Mercer, Oliver, Pépin, 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 Biron substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (February 13, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Pépin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C. (February 14, 2007).
Substitution pending for the Honourable Senator Mitchell (February 14, 2007).