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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, April 17, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007

Issue No. 23

Forty-seventh and forty-eighth meetings on:

Rural poverty in Canada

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 17, 2007 (68K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 26, 2007 (104K)

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Municipality of Powassan:

Bob Young, Mayor;

Roger George, Chair, Economic Development Committee.
 

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Ducks Unlimited Canada:

Cynthia Edwards, National Manager, Industry & Government Relations;

J. Barry Turner, Director of Government Relations.

Canadian Co-operative Association:

Carol Hunter, Executive Director.

Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan:

Pam Skotnisky, Associate Vice-President, Government Affairs.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Biron, Callbeck, Eyton, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Mercer, 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 Peterson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool (April 5, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Zimmer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (April 17, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Peterson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Zimmer (April 18, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Eyton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Oliver (April 24, 2007).

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