Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011

Chair: The Honourable PERCY MOCKLER

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Issue No. 4

Sixth and seventh meetings on:

The research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector

INCLUDING:
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special Study Budget 2011-12 — The research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector)

• Minutes of Proceedings - November 1, 2011
• Minutes of Proceedings - November 3, 2011
• Third Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 1, 2011 (76K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 3, 2011 (58K)

WITNESSES

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Canadian Sheep Federation:

Jennifer MacTavish, Executive Director.

Canadian Pork Council:

Jurgen Preugschas, Chair, Board of Directors;

Catherine Scovil, Associate Executive Director.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Egg Farmers of Canada:

Peter Clarke, Chair;

Bernadette Cox, Manager, Corporate and Public Affairs.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Percy Mockler, Chair

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

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Cowan (or Tardif), Duffy, Eaton, Fairbairn, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Mahovlich, Mercer, Munson, Ogilvie, Plett, Rivard, 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 Ogilvie replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (November 2, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Ogilvie (October 31, 2011).