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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-2008

Chair: The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, P.C.

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Issue No. 3

Fourth meeting on:

Present state and the future of agriculture and forestry in Canada

and

Fourth meeting on:

Rural poverty in Canada

APPEARING

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

The Honourable Gerry Ritz, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board;

The Honourable Christian Paradis, P.C., M.P., Secretary of State (Agriculture).

WITNESSES

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Martin Foubert, Deputy Director, Multilateral Access Division;

Kendal Hembroff, Deputy Director, Bilateral Market Access Division.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:

Steve Lavergne, Director, Western Hemisphere Trade Policy Division;

Frédéric Seppey, Director, Regional and Market Access Negotiations Division.

Canadian Sugar Institute:

Sandra Marsden, President.

Alberta Sugar Beet Growers:

Bruce Webster, General Manager.

Rogers Sugar:

Daniel Lafrance, Senior-President and Chief Financial Officer.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Baker, P.C., Brown, Callbeck, Carney, P.C., Chaput, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer, Mitchell, Segal

* 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 Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (February 4, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mitchell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (February 4, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Brown substituted for that of the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C. (February 5, 2008).