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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08

Chair: The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, P.C.

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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008

Issue No. 8

Fifteenth and sixteenth (in camera) meetings on:

Rural poverty in Canada

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 6, 2008 (64K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 13, 2008 (16K)

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WITNESSES:

Thursday, March 6, 2008

The Caledon Institute of Social Policy:

Ken Battle, President.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Senate of Canada:

Erik Mikkelborg, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.

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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:

Callbeck, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Hubley, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Mercer, Peterson, Segal, St. Germain, P.C.

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. (March 12, 2008).

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