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Agriculture and Forestry

 

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 38 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of November 2, 2017


OTTAWA, Thursday, November 2, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 9 a.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the Honourable Ghislain Maltais, presiding.

Senators present: The Honourable Senators Bernard, Dagenais, Doyle, Gagné, Griffin, Maltais, Oh, Petitclerc, Pratte, Tardif and Woo (11).

In attendance: Aïcha Coulibaly, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Geneviève Guindon, 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.)

WITNESS:

As an individual:

Evan Fraser, Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Guelph (by video conference).

The Honourable Senator Maltais made a statement.

Mr. Fraser made a statement and answered questions.

At 9:58 a.m., the committee adjourned.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman

Clerk of the Committee

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