Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable GHISLAIN MALTAIS
Monday, October 2, 2017
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Issue No. 34
Eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth meetings:
Study the potential impact of the effects of climate change on the
agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors
WITNESSES
Monday, October 2, 2017
Government of Nova Scotia:
The Honourable Keith Colwell, MLA, Minister of Agriculture;
The Honourable Margaret Miller, MLA, Minister of Natural Resources;
Loretta Robichaud, Senior Director, Advisory Services, Agriculture and Food Operations Branch, Department of Agriculture;
Julie Towers, Deputy Minister, Department of Natural Resources;
Bruce Stewart, Manager, Forest Research and Planning, Department of Natural Resources;
Jason Hollett, Executive Director, Department of Environment.
Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq:
Angeline Gillis, Senior Director, Mi'kmaw Conservation Group;
Michael Benson, Climate Action Project Coordinator, Mi'kmaw Conservation Group.
Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture:
Chris van den Heuvel, President;
Henry Vissers, Executive Director.
Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick:
John Russell, Environmental Farm Plan Coordinator.
Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture:
David Mol, President;
Robert Godfrey, Executive Director.
PEI Woodlot Association:
John Rowe, President.
New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners:
Susannah Banks, Executive Director.
Federation of Nova Scotia Woodland Owners:
Stacie Carroll, Executive Director.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
As individuals:
Peter Duinker, Professor and Acting Director, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University;
James Steenberg, Post-doctoral fellow, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University;
Lord Abbey, Assistant Professor, Amenity Horticulture, Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University;
Samuel K. Asiedu, Professor, Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University;
David Burton, Professor, Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University;
Don Jardine, Project Manager, Climate Research Lab, University of Prince Edward Island;
Gabriela Sabau, Associate Professor, Economics/Environmental Studies, Higher Education, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland;
Charles Bourque, Professor, Acting Director of Graduate Studies, Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick;
Paul Arp, Professor, Forest Soils, Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
FPInnovations:
Pierre Lapointe, President and CEO;
Jean-Pierre Martel, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships;
Patrick Lavoie, Senior Scientist;
Richard Hamelin, Researcher.
Fédération des producteurs forestiers du Québec:
Marc-André Côté, Director General;
Marc-André Rhéaume, Responsible for forest management.
Union des producteurs agricoles:
Marcel Groleau, President General;
Daniel Bernier, Agronomist, Research and agricultural policy department.
Producteurs de grains du Québec:
Benoit Legault, Director General.
Équiterre:
Sidney Ribaux, Co-founder and General Manager;
Claire Bolduc, Member of the board of directors.
Ouranos:
Caroline Larrivée, Team Leader, Vulnerabilities, impacts and adaptation.
Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science:
Andrew Gonzalez, Director.
COOP Carbone:
Jean Nolet, President and Chief Executive Officer.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Ghislain Maltais, Chair
The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bernard, Dagenais, Doyle, Gagné, Galvez, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Ogilvie, Oh, Petitclerc, Pratte, *Smith (or Martin), Tardif, Woo
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)