Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14
Chair: The Honourable PERCY MOCKLER
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Issue No. 9
Sixteenth meeting on:
The importance of bees and bee health in the production of honey, food and seed in Canada
INCLUDING:
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special Study Budget 2014-15 — The importance of bees and bee health in the
production of honey, food and seed in Canada)
WITNESSES
European Food Safety Authority:
José V. Tarazona, Head of the Pesticides Unit (by video conference).
Agnes Rortais, Scientific Officer (by video conference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Percy Mockler, Chair
The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Buth, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), *Cowan (or Fraser), Dagenais, Eaton, Maltais, Merchant, Ogilvie, Oh, Rivard, Robichaud, P.C., Tardif
* Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (April 14, 2014).
The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (April 9, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (April 9, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis (April 9, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Dagenais; (April 7, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (April 7, 2014).