Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16
Chair: The Honourable GHISLAIN MALTAIS
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Issue No. 21
Consideration of a draft report
and
Tenth and eleventh meetings:
Study on the acquisition of farmland in Canada and its potential impact on the farming sector
and
Second meeting:
Examine and report on the current situation involving the bovine tuberculosis outbreak in southeastern Alberta, the quarantine that farms in Alberta and Saskatchewan are under, and the movement controls in place for cattle
WITNESSES
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Government of Saskatchewan:
The Honourable Lyle Stewart, Minister of Agriculture (by video conference);
Rick Burton, Deputy Minister (by video conference).
Thursday, December 8, 2016
As an individual:
David Connell, Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Northern British Columbia.
National Farmers Union:
Emery Huszka, NFU National Board Member and President of the National Farmers Union - Ontario.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Ghislain Maltais, Chair
The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Beyak, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Dagenais, Gagné, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Merchant, Ogilvie, Oh, Plett, Pratte, Tardif, Unger
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)