Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 2 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of February 16, 2016

OTTAWA, Tuesday, February 16, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 5 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Ghislain Maltais, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beyak, Maltais, McIntyre, Mercer, Merchant, Mockler, Moore, Plett, Smith (Saurel) and Unger (10).

In attendance: Aïcha Coulibaly and Khamla Heminthavong, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, January 28, 2016, the committee continued its study on international market access priorities for the Canadian agricultural and agri-food sector. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)

WITNESSES:

Canada Pasta Manufacturers Association:

Don Jarvis, Executive Director.

Grain Farmers of Ontario:

Markus Haerle, Vice-Chair.

Producteurs des grains du Québec:

William Van Tassel, First Vice-President.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Jarvis made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:58 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 6:04 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Van Tassel and Mr. Haerle made statements and answered questions.

At 6:57 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman

Clerk of the Committee