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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 15, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007

Issue No. 26

Fifty-third and fifty-fourth meetings on:

Rural poverty in Canada

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 15, 2007 (82K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 17, 2007 (63K)

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WITNESSES:

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Solidarité rurale du Québec:

Cherkaoui Ferdous, General Secretary;

Jacques Proulx, President.

MFR-Québec:

André Campeau, President;

Daniel Lambert, Project Officer.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions:

Johanne Béchard, Director General, Policy and Programs;

Stéphane Dufour, Acting Director General, Infrastructure and Business Development.

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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, *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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