Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 34 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of October 3, 2017

HALIFAX, Tuesday, October 3, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 9:30 a.m., in Admirals Room South, Conference Level, Four Points by Sheraton Halifax, the acting chair, the Honourable Claudette Tardif, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bernard, Doyle, Gagné, Oh and Tardif (5).

In attendance: Aïcha Coulibaly, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Jade Lepage-Thériault, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

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:

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.

The acting chair made a statement.

Mr. Duinker and Mr. Steenberg made statements and answered questions.

At 10:33 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:54 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Burton, Mr. Abbey and Mr. Asiedu made statements and answered questions.

At 12:15 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 1:30 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Sabau and Mr. Jardine made statements and answered questions.

At 2:57 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:07 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Bourque and Mr. Arp made statements and answered questions.

At 4:24 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman

Clerk of the Committee