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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.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008

Issue No. 14

Twentieth meeting on:

Rural poverty in Canada

and
First and second meetings on:

Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act (board of directors)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 3, 2008 (45K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 5, 2008 (61K)

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WITNESSES

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Canadian Wheat Board:

Larry Hill, Chair of the Board of Directors.

Canadian Federation of Agriculture:

Humphrey Banack, Member of the National Advisory Council.

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APPEARING

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

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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:

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

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

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