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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, May 8, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007

Issue No. 25

Fifty-first and fifty-second meetings on:

Rural poverty in Canada

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 8, 2007 (82K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 10, 2007 (69K)

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WITNESSES:

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Canadian 4-H Council (by video conference):

Marie Logan, President.

Green Party of Canada:

David Chernushenko, Senior Deputy to the Leader;

Jim McKenzie, Agricultural Policy Analyst and Member;

Kylah Dobson.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Canadian Association of Social Workers:

Jake Kuiken, Board of Directors, Alberta Representative.

Federation of Canadian Municipalities:

Don Johnson, Chair, Rural Forum;

Susan Villeneuve, Senior Policy Analyst.

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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)

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 Dawson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (May 8, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Milne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (May 8, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Peterson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Dawson (May 9, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (May 9, 2007).

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