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AGFO - Standing Committee

Agriculture and Forestry

AGFO Committee members

Chair

Robert Black
CSG - (Ontario)

Deputy Chair

Paula Simons
ISG - (Alberta)


Member

Sharon Burey
CSG - (Ontario)

Member

Pierre J. Dalphond
PSG - (Quebec - De Lorimier)

Member

Elizabeth Marshall
C - (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Member

Marnie McBean
ISG - (Ontario)

Member

John M. McNair
ISG - (New Brunswick)

Member

Tracy Muggli
PSG - (Saskatchewan)

Member

Manuelle Oudar
ISG - (Quebec - La Salle)

Member

Chantal Petitclerc
ISG - (Quebec - Grandville)

Member

David Richards
Non-affiliated - (New Brunswick)

Member

Karen Sorensen
ISG - (Alberta)

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.

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