Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
Issue 9 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 9, 2011
OTTAWA, Friday, December 9, 2011
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 9:02 a.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Duffy, Eaton, Fairbairn, P.C., Mahovlich, Manning, Mercer, Mockler, Ogilvie, Peterson, Plett, Rivard, Robichaud, P.C., and Tkachuk (13).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Chaput (1).
In attendance: Sarah Jane Fraser, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; and Mona Ishack, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, December, 1, 2011, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-18, an Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 7.)
WITNESSES:
As individuals:
Drew Baker;
Andrew Dennis;
Brendan Sigurdson;
Kenneth Larsen;
Laurence Nicholson.
Western Grain Elevator Association:
Wade Sobkowich, Executive Director.
Malting Industry Association of Canada:
Phil de Kemp, President.
OmniTRAX:
Brad Chase, President.
Thunder Bay Port Authority:
Fred Stille, Chair.
Messrs. Baker, Dennis, Sigurdson, Larsen and Nicholson each made an opening statement and, together, answered questions.
At 10:15 a.m., the Honourable Senator Duffy replaced the Honourable Senator Manning as a member of the committee.
At 10:23 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:30 a.m., the committee resumed.
Messrs. Sobkowich and de Kemp each made an opening statement and, together, answered questions.
At 11:23 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:27 a.m., the committee resumed.
Messrs. Chase and Stille each made an opening statement and together answered questions.
At 12:07 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Kevin Pittman
Clerk of the Committee