Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 33 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of September 26, 2017

OTTAWA, Tuesday, September 26, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 5:40 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Ghislain Maltais, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bernard, Dagenais, Doyle, Gagné, Maltais, Mercer, Ogilvie, Petitclerc, Pratte, Tardif and Woo (11).

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, March 9, 2017, the committee continued its study on the potential impact of the effects of climate change on the agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 26.)

WITNESSES:

USC Canada:

Genevieve Grossenbacher, Program Manager, Policy and Campaigns;

Martin Settle, Executive Director;

Faris Ahmed, Director of Policy and Campaigns.

Canadian Institute of Forestry:

Dana Collins, Executive Director;

Fred Pinto, Past President;

Jonathan Lok, Past President.

As individuals:

Martin Entz, Professor, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba;

Anne Koven, Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Settle, Ms. Grossenbacher and Mr. Entz made statements and, together with Mr. Ahmed, answered questions.

At 6:35 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 6:40 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Collins made a statement and, together with Mr. Lok, Ms. Koven and Mr. Pinto, answered questions.

At 7:22 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman

Clerk of the Committee