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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07

Chair: The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, P.C.

Monday, February 19, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Issue No. 16

Twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth meetings on:

Rural poverty in Canada

WITNESSES:

Monday, February 19, 2007 - Morning

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador:

Jennifer Jeans, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment.

Corner Brook-Rocky Harbour Region Rural Secretariat:

Doris M. Hancock, Regional Partnership Planner.

Gros Morne Co-operating Association:

Colleen Kennedy, Executive Director and Chair, Rural Secretariat Corner Brook Rocky Harbour.

RED Ochre Regional Board Inc. (Regional Economic Development Board):

Sean St. George, Executive Director.

Food Bank Network:

Sister Alicha Linehan, Secretary;

Judie Gushue, Past President.

FFAW — Fish, Food and Allied Workers:

Lana Payne, Research and Communications;

Jason Spingle, West Coast Staff Representative.

Monday, February 19, 2007 - Afternoon

As an individual:

Ivan Emke, SWGC Memorial University of Newfoundland;

Israel Hann;

Gerry Byrne, P.C., Member of parliament for Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - Morning

Government of Prince Edward Island:

Elaine Noonan, Executive Director, Population Secretariat;

Jeanette MacAulay, Deputy Minister of Social Services and Seniors.

Resources West Inc.:

Erkki Pohjolainen, Economic Development Officer.

Hospice Palliative Care Association of Prince Edward Island:

Ed MacLaren, President;

Graham Gaudet, Executive Director.

PEI BioAlliance:

Rory Francis, Executive Director.

PEI Literacy Alliance:

Catherine O'Bryan, Executive Director.

Families First Resource Centre:

Aileen Petrie, Executive Director.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - Afternoon

PEI Senior Citizens' Federation:

Annie Boyle, President;

Irene Larkin, Executive Director.

Association des femmes acadiennes et francophones:

Colette Arsenault, Director.

PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women:

Catherine McAleer, Member.

National Farmers Union:

Ranald MacFarlane, Maritime Board Member;

Karen Fyfe, Women's Vice-President.

School of Nursing, University of Prince Edward Island:

Dr. Kim Critchley, Dean and Associate Professor.

As an individual:

Winnie Fraser Mackay, President, Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc.

Dr. Els Cawthorn, Veterinarian and Shelter Manager, P.E.I. Humane Society.

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, Peterson, Segal, St. Germain, P.C.

*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 Fairbairn, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pépin (February 15, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (February 16, 2007).

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07

Issue No. 16

WITNESSES:

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry