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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.

Friday, June 8, 2007

Issue No. 31

Sixty-third and sixty-fourth meetings on:

Rural poverty in Canada

WITNESSES:

Morning meeting

Fédération des producteurs de bois du Québec:

Jean-Pierre Dansereau, Director General.

Fédération Québécoise des coopératives forestières:

Gérard Szaraz, Strategic Development Adviser.

As an individual:

Jeannot Beaulieu.

Mani-Jeunes:

Gaston Robitaille, Chairman of the Board.

Centre Jean Bosco de Maniwaki:

Philippe Larivière, Coordinator.

Centre des services aux réseaux d'entreprises du secteur forêt:

Denise Julien, Director General.

As an individual:

Jacques Grondin.

Centre local de développement:

Benoit Labrecque, Advisor, Development of Forestry Industry.

L'Équipe des bénévoles de la Haute Gatineau:

Dorothée St-Marseilles, Coordinator.

Afternoon meeting

As individuals:

The Honourable Wayne Easter, P.C., M.P.

Darlene Lannigan, Assistant — Maniwaki, Office of Lawrence Cannon, M.P.

George Lafontaine, Political Assistant for Stéphanie Vallée, M.N.A. for Gatineau.

Outaouais-Laurentides Beef Producers:

Gib Drury, President.

L'Entraide de la Vallée / Table de sécurité alimentaire:

Fabienne Lachapelle.

As individuals:

Dominique Bherer, Veterinarian.

Bernard Fortin, Representative, Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada.

Fred McGregor.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Biron, Callbeck, Harb, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), Lavigne, *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Oliver, 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 Phalen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (June 7, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Harb substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (June 7, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Lavigne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Phalen (June 7, 2007).

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