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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14

Chair: The Honourable PERCY MOCKLER

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014

Issue No. 12

First, second, third, fourth and fifth (final) meetings on:

Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Canada Transportation Act and to provide for other measures

INCLUDING:
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-30)

APPEARING

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

The Honourable Gerry Ritz, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

WITNESSES

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:

Greg Meredith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch.

Transport Canada:

Lenore Duff, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Surface Freight Policy.

Justice Canada:

Sara Guild, Counsel, Agriculture and Food Inspection, Legal Services — AAFC;

Demeena Kaur Seyan, Counsel, Agriculture and Food Inspection, Legal Services — AAFC;

Alain Langlois, Senior Legal Counsel, Transport, Legal Services.
 

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Inland Terminal Association of Canada:

Perry Pellerin, Manager, GNP Grain Source LTD.

Quorum Corporation:

Mark Hemmes, President (by video conference);

Bruce McFadden, Director, Research and Analysis (by video conference).

OmniTRAX:

Merv Tweed, President.

Battle River Railroad:

Ken Eshpeter, Chairman and CEO (by video conference).

Canadian National:

Claude Mongeau, President and CEO.

Canadian Pacific:

Robert Taylor, Assistant Vice President, North America Advocacy.

Canadian Canola Growers Association:

Rick White, Chief Executive Officer (by video conference).

Grain Growers of Canada:

Art Enns, Executive Member.
 

Thursday, May 15, 2014 (morning)

Freight Management Association of Canada:

Robert H. Ballantyne, P. Eng., President.

Canadian Trucking Alliance:

Stephen Laskowski, Vice President, Economic Affairs;

Jonathan Blackham, Policy and Government Relations Assistant.

Prince Rupert Port Authority:

Andrew Mayer, Vice President, Commercial and Regulatory Affairs (by video conference).

Thunder Bay Port Authority:

Tim Heney, Chief Executive Officer (by video conference).
 

Thursday, May 15, 2014 (afternoon)

Barley Council of Canada:

Phil de Kemp, President of the Malting Industry Association of Canada.

Pulse Canada:

Greg Cherewyk, Chief Operating Officer.

Alberta Wheat Commission:

Kevin Bender, Commission Director.

Canadian Federation of Agriculture:

Humphrey Banack, Vice-President (by video conference).
 

Monday, May 26, 2014

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:

Greg Meredith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch.

Transport Canada:

Lenore Duff, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Surface Freight Policy.

Justice Canada:

Sara Guild, Counsel, Agriculture and Food Inspection, Legal Services — AAFC;

Demeena Kaur Seyan, Counsel, Agriculture and Food Inspection, Legal Services — AAC;

Alain Langlois, Senior Legal Counsel, Transport, Legal Services.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Percy Mockler, Chair

The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Chaput, *Cowan (or Fraser), Dagenais, Eaton, Maltais, Merchant, Ogilvie, Oh, Plett, Robichaud, P.C.

* 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 Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Tardif (May 23, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Eaton replaced the Honourable Senator Poirier (May 14, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Poirier replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (May 14, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Beyak replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (May 14, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Buth (May 13, 2014).

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