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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2010

Chair: The Honourable PERCY MOCKLER

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Issue No. 10

Twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth meetings on:

The current state and future of Canada's forest sector

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 2, 2010 (110K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 4, 2010 (100K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 16, 2010 (88K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 18, 2010 (68K)

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WITNESSES:

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Canadian Food Inspection Agency:

Tony Ritchie, Executive Director, Plant Health and Biosecurity Directorate;

Greg Stubbings, Director, Plant Program Integration Division.

Moncton University:

Yves Gagnon, Professor, K.C. Irving Chair in Sustainable Development.

Canadian Federation of Woodlot Owners:

Bob Austman, First Vice-President.

Fédération des producteurs de bois du Québec:

Daniel Roy, Assistant Director.

New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners:

Andrew Clark, President.

Private Forest Landowners Association (BC):

Rod Bealing, Executive Director.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Forest Stewardship Council of Canada:

Maia Becker, Vice-President.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative:

Peter Johnson, Consultant.

Quebec Wood Export Bureau:

Jacques Gauvin, Director, Traceability Program for Wood Products.

Tuesday November 16, 2010

Western Silvicultural Contractors' Association:

John Betts, Executive Director.

Quebec Intensive Silviculture Network:

Brigitte Bigué, Coordonnator.

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources:

Chris Walsh, Acting Director, Forests Branch.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

National Aboriginal Forestry Association:

Harry Bombay, Executive Director.

Council of the Opitciwan Atikamekw Nation:

Simon Awashish, Negociator.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Percy Mockler, Chair

The Honourable Fernand Robichaud, P.C., Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

*Cowan (or Tardif), Duffy, Eaton, Fairbairn, P.C., Kochhar, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Mahovlich, Mercer, Ogilvie, Plett, 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 Honourable Senator Mercer replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (November 17, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Kochhar replaced the Honourable Senator Meighen (November 17, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Mercer (November 16, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Meighen replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (November 4, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Marshall (November 4, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (November 3, 2010).

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