Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 18 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of November 15, 2016

OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 15, 2016
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 6 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, Mercer, Merchant, Ogilvie, Oh, Pratte and Tardif (9).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Duffy (1).

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, October 6, 2016, the committee continued its study on the acquisition of farmland in Canada and its potential impact on the farming sector. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 17.)

WITNESSES:

Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture:

Chris van den Heuvel, President.

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture:

Mervin Wiseman, Board Member.

Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture:

Mary Robinson, President.

Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick:

Andrew Lovell, Director, Board of Directors.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. van den Heuvel, Mr. Wiseman, Ms. Robinson and Mr. Lovell made statements and answered questions.

At 7:28 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mark Palmer

Acting Clerk of the Committee