AGFO - Standing Committee

Agriculture and Forestry

45-1 45th Parliament, 1st Session (May 26, 2025 - Present)
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Notice of Meeting
Videoconference
Televised live on PTN
Thursday, October 29, 2026
8:00 a.m. ET
Location: Room B45, Senate of Canada Building, 2 Rideau Street, Ottawa ON, with videoconference
Clerk: Katy Quinn (343) 548-8262

Agenda

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada
Witnesses

Panel 1 (8 a.m. - 9 a.m.)
Restaurants Canada
-Kelly Higginson, Chief Executive Officer
-Anthony Polci, Executive Vice-President
CAFE Partners
-Nader Qawasmi, Founder
As individuals
-David Wheatley, Assistant Professor (by videoconference)
-Andrew Spring, Chair, Northern Sustainable Food Systems (by videoconference)
Panel 2 (9 a.m. - 10 a.m.)
AgScape
-Amanda Robertson, Executive Director
NL Eats Community Outreach Inc.
-Mehnaz Tabassum, Chief Executive Officer (by videoconference)
-Adib Rahman, Chief Experience Officer (by videoconference)
Food for Thought Software Solutions
-Melissa MacMaster, Chief Executive Officer
Meeting with interpretation and transcription