Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 6 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of March 24, 2016

OTTAWA, Thursday, March 24, 2016
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The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 8 a.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Ghislain Maltais, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beyak, Dagenais, Maltais, Mercer, Merchant, Moore and Ogilvie (7).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Patterson and Raine (2).

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:

Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec:

Pierre Lemieux, Executive Vice-President;

Marie-Ève Bourdeau, Advisor — Economics.

Ontario Federation of Agriculture:

Don McCabe, President.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Lemieux made a statement and, together with Ms. Bourdeau, answered questions.

At 9:07 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9:10 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. McCabe made a statement and answered questions.

At 9:56 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman

Clerk of the Committee