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, May 1, 2007
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Issue No. 24
Forty-ninth and fiftieth meetings on:
Rural poverty in Canada
INCLUDING:
THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Budget authorization 2007-08 for the special study on rural poverty in Canada)
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Ninth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 1, 2007 (50K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 3, 2007 (77K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Ontario Landowners Association:
Bill Duncan, Director;
Jacqueline Fennell, Director;
Merle Bowes, Executive;
Shawn Carmichael, Member.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Public Health Agency of Canada:
Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer;
Marie DesMeules, Director of the Evidence and Risk Assessment Division, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control.
Canadian Institute for Health Information:
Jennifer Zelmer, Vice President, Research and Analysis;
Elizabeth Gyorfi-Dyke, Director, Canadian Population Health Initiative.
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 Oliver substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eyton (April 26, 2007).