Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12
Chair: The Honourable PERCY MOCKLER
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Issue No. 18
Twenty-ninth and thirtieth meetings on:
The research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 29, 2012
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 31, 2012
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 29, 2012 (48K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 31, 2012 (72K)
WITNESSES
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Laval University:
Bruno Larue, Canada Research Chair in International Agri-food Trade.
Export Development Canada:
Justine Hendricks, Vice-President, Resource and Light Manufacturing Group.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
PlantForm Corporation:
J. Christopher Hall, Chief Scientific Officer (by video conference).
University of Guelph:
K. Peter Pauls, Professor and Chair, Plants and Agriculture Department (by video conference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Percy Mockler, Chair
The Honourable Fernand Robichaud, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Buth, *Cowan (or Tardif), Duffy, Eaton, Fairbairn, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Mahovlich, Maltais, Mercer, Merchant, Plett, Rivard
* 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 Campbell (May 30, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Mercer (May 29, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (May 23, 2012).