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 11, 2017
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Issue No. 28
Fifth and sixth meetings:
Study the potential impact of the effects of climate change on the
agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors
INCLUDING:
THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special Study
Budget 2017-2018 — Farmland in Canada)
WITNESSES
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Retail Council of Canada:
David Wilkes, Senior Vice President, Grocery Division and Government Relations;
Jason McLinton, Vice President, Grocery Division and Regulatory Affairs.
Canadian Honey Council:
Rod Scarlett, Executive Director.
National Farmers Union:
Lydia Carpenter, 1st Vice President (Policy) (by video conference).
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute:
Ted Bilyea, Chair;
Tulay Yildirim, Director, Policy Research Partnerships.
The Conference Board of Canada:
Louis Thériault, Vice-President, Industry Strategy and Public Policy.
Canadian Meat Council:
Troy Warren, Chair of the Board of Directors;
Ron Davidson, Senior Vice-President, International Trade and Public Affairs.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Ghislain Maltais, Chair
The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bernard, Beyak, Dagenais, Doyle, Gagné, Galvez, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Ogilvie, Oh, Petitclerc, 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 Doyle was added to the membership (May 3, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Plett was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (May 3, 2017).