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AGFO - Standing Committee

Agriculture and Forestry

Upcoming meeting(s)

There are no planned meetings for this committee.

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Contact information

Raymond St. Martin, Clerk
(343) 551-9083

Lori Meldrum, Administrative Assistant
(343) 542-6570

Library of Parliament Analyst(s)

  • Joanne Markle LaMontagne

General Information
1-800-267-7362

Email
agfo@sen.parl.gc.ca

Media inquiries
media@sen.parl.gc.ca

Mailing Address
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Senate of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1A 0A4

Mandate

Pursuant to Rule 12-7(12), the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the mandate to study matters related to agriculture and forestry generally. The committee has conducted studies and examined bills in a wide range of areas that touch on agriculture, agri-food and forestry such as: soil health, pesticides, natural disasters and impacts of climate change and research and innovation.

AGFO Committee members

There are no members for this committee at this time

The following are ex officio members of all committees except for the Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators, the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight, the joint committees and subcommittees.

  • The Leader or Representative of the Government, the Leader of the Opposition, and the leaders or facilitators of the three recognized parties or recognized parliamentary groups with the most members, other than, if applicable, the recognized parties or recognized parliamentary groups to which either the Leader or Representative of the Government, or the Leader of the Opposition belongs.
  • For the purposes of this provision, in case of absence, the Leader or Representative of the Government is replaced by the Deputy Leader or Legislative Deputy of the Government, the Leader of the Opposition is replaced by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, and the leader or facilitator of any other recognized party or recognized parliamentary group is replaced by that senator’s deputy leader or deputy facilitator.
  • Only the Leader or Representative of the Government, and the Leader of the Opposition, or, in their absence, their respective deputies, have the right to vote.

Committee business

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