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 27, 2007
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Issue No. 18
Thirty-second and thirty-third meetings on:
Rural poverty in Canada
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 27, 2007 (87K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 1, 2007 (63K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities:
David Marit, President.
As an individual:
Christoph Weder, Rancher.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Western Economic Diversification Canada:
Keith Fernandez, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ottawa;
Ardath Paxton Mann, Assistant Deputy Minister, British Columbia;
Jim Saunderson, Director General, Corporate Finance and Programs.
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)