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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, March 5, 2007
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Issue No. 19

Thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh meetings on:

Rural poverty in Canada

WITNESSES:

Monday, March 5, 2007 (morning session)

University of Northern British Columbia:

Greg Halseth, Professor, Geography Program, and Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies;

Catherine Nolin, Assistant Professor, Geography Program.

BC Healthy Communities:

Theresa Healy, Facilitator, Northern Region, BC Healthy Communities, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Gender Studies and the School of Environmental Planning, University of Northern British Columbia.

Prince George Council of Seniors:

Paz M. Milburn, Manager.

Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society of Prince George:

Baljit Sethi, Executive Director.

New Focus Society:

Sharron Hill, Executive Director.

BC Breeders & Feeders Association:

Brian Hill, President.

Monday, March 5, 2007 (afternoon session)

As an individual:

Denise Dowswell, Little Valley Farms.

Dwaine Patterson, Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union, Local 603.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Rural Alberta's Development Fund:

Ken Nicol, Director.

Alberta Soft Wheat Producers Commission:

Lynn Jacobson, President.

National Farmers Union:

Everett Tanis, Member.

South West Alberta Coalition on Poverty:

Stasha Donahue, Co-chair.

Womanspace Resource Centre:

Lisa Lambert, Project Coordinator.

Alberta Women's Institutes:

Darlene Wicks, President Elect.

As an individual:

Paula Shimp.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Real Voice for Choice Alberta:

Laurence Nicholson, Co-Chair.

Community Futures Lethbridge Region:

Mark Fournier, Executive Director.

Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies:

Charles Moore, Regional Director, Board of Directors.

Alberta Organic Producers Association:

Victor Chrapko, President.

Alberta Sugar Beet Growers:

David Lauwen, President.

Potato Growers of Alberta:

Jerry Zeinstra, Vice-Chairman;

Mark Miyanaga, Director at Large.

As an individual:

Hank G. Van Beers, Reeve, Division No. 5, Municipal District of Taber.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Chaput, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Mercer, Oliver, Peterson, Segal, St. Germain, P.C., Zimmer

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

The name of the Honourable Senator Banks substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Callbeck (March 6, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (March 8, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Zimmer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Biron (March 8, 2007).

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07

Issue No. 19

WITNESSES:

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry