Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 4 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of March 8, 2016

OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 8, 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, Dagenais, Maltais, McIntyre, Mercer, Merchant, Moore, Ogilvie, Oh, Tardif and Unger (11).

In attendance: Aïcha Coulibaly, Analyst, 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:

Pulse Canada:

Lee Moats, Chair;

Gord Kurbis, Director.

Canola Council of Canada:

Brian Innes, Vice-President, Government Relations.

Canadian Canola Growers Association:

Brett Halstead, President;

Catherine Scovil, Director of Government Relations.

Association des érablières-transformateurs des produits de l'érable:

Martin Malenfant, President;

Pierre St-Germain, Secretary.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Halstead, Mr. Innes and Mr. Moats made statements and, together with Ms. Scovil and Mr. Kurbis, answered questions.

At 6:08 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 6:15 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Malenfant and Mr. St-Germain made statements and answered questions.

At 6:53 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman

Clerk of the Committee