Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable GHISLAIN MALTAIS
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Issue No. 27
Third and fourth meetings:
Study the potential impact of the effects of climate change on the agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors
WITNESSES
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Canola Council of Canada:
Brian Innes, Vice-President, Government Relations.
Canadian Canola Growers Association:
Jack Froese, President;
Rick White, Chief Operating Officer.
Canadian Oilseed Processors Association:
Chris Vervaet, Executive Director (by video conference).
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Canadian Cattlemen's Association:
Bob Lowe, Chair, Environment Committee;
John Masswohl, Director of Government and International Relations.
Canadian Sheep Federation:
Corlena Patterson, Executive Director;
Barbara Johnstone-Grimmer, Director, British Columbia.
Canadian Pork Council:
Normand Martineau, 2nd Vice Chair;
Gary Stordy, Manager, Public Relations.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Ghislain Maltais, Chair
The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bernard, Beyak, Dagenais, Gagné, Galvez, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Ogilvie, Oh, Petitclerc, Plett, Pratte, *Smith (or Martin), Tardif, Woo
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (March 30, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Oh replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (March 30, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Merchant was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (March 30, 2017).