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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.

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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)

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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.

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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)

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