THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Thursday, September 28, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 9 a.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Robert Black, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Black, Cotter, Dalphond, Oh, Osler, Petitclerc, Simons and Woo (8).

Participating in the meeting: Joanne Markle LaMontagne, Analyst, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.

WITNESSES:

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer:

Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer;

Nasreddine Ammar, Advisor-Analyst.

National Farmers Union:

Murray Jowett, Climate Policy Coordinator (by videoconference).

Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan:

Ian Boxall, President (by videoconference).

As an individual:

Nicholas Rivers, Associate Professor, Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa.

Yves Giroux made a statement and, together with Nasreddine Ammar, answered questions.

At 9:42 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9:46 a.m., the committee resumed.

Nicholas Rivers, Murray Jowett and Ian Boxall each made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:52 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Ferda Simpson

Clerk of the Committee