Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 44 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of March 1, 2018 (afternoon meeting)

VANCOUVER, Monday, March 19, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 2:02 p.m., in the Cypress Room, Westin Bayshore, the chair, the Honourable Diane F. Griffin, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Black (Ontario), Gagné, Griffin and Maltais (4).

In attendance: Aïcha Coulibaly, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Marcy Galipeau, 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:

John Church, Associate Professor and Cattle Research Chair, Faculty of Science, Thompson Rivers University;

John L. Innes, BC Chair in Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia;

Che Elkin, Associate Professor, University of Northern British Columbia;

Sumeet Gulati, Associate Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Food and Resource Economics Group, University of British Columbia;

Karen E. Kohfeld, Professor, Climate, Oceans, and Paleo-Environments Laboratory, Simon Fraser University;

Craig Nichol, Associate Head, Senior Instructor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of British Columbia;

David F. Scott, Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of British Columbia.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Church, Mr. Innes, Mr. Gulati and Mr. Elkin made statements and answered questions.

At 3:12 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:34 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Kohfeld, Mr. Nichol and Mr. Scott made statements and answered questions.

At 4:34 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 4:36 p.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee resumed in camera, to consider a draft agenda (future business).

At 5:02 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman
Clerk of the Committee