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AGFO - Standing Committee

Agriculture and Forestry

Meeting Detail

Videoconference
Televised live on PTN
Thursday, October 30, 2025
8:03 a.m. ET
Location: Room B45, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Clerk: Catlin Seibel-Kamél (613) 222-4096
The growing issue of wildfires in Canada and the consequential effects that wildfires have on forestry and agriculture industries
Witnesses
  • Maria Alkayed, Manager, Environment and Regulatory Affairs(Canadian Federation of Agriculture)
  • Claire M. Belcher, Professor of Wildland Fire, wildFIRE Lab, University of Exeter(As an Individual)
  • Jacobus Benedik, General Manager(Scodev International b.v.)
  • Nicola Cherry, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta(As an Individual)
  • John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer, Area Coordinator, Aviation Management and Supply Chain Management, School of Continuing Studies, McGill University(As an Individual)
  • Sandra Howell, Vice-President, Corporate Programs(De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited)
  • Phil Poutissou, Vice-President, De Havilland Defence(De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited)
  • Neil Sweeney, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs(De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited)
  • Jill Verwey, First Vice-President(Canadian Federation of Agriculture)
Meeting with interpretation and transcription
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