Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 45 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of March 21, 2018 (morning meeting)

CALGARY, Wednesday, March 21, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 9:31 a.m., in the Sheraton South Room, Sheraton Cavalier, 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:

Alberta Canola:

Kevin Serfas, Director, Turin, and Chair of Government and Industry Affairs Committee;

Ward Toma, General Manager.

Alberta Wheat Commission:

Kevin Bender, Chair;

Tom Steve, General Manager.

Alberta Pulse Growers Commission:

D'Arcy Hilgartner, Chair.

Alberta Federation of Agriculture:

Lynn Jacobson, President;

Graham Gilchrist, Director.

Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan:

Todd Lewis, President.

Keystone Agricultural Producers of Manitoba:

Dan Mazier, President.

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities:

Carmen Sterling, Vice-President.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Bender, Mr. Hilgartner and Mr. Serfas made statements and, together with Mr. Steve and Mr. Toma, answered questions.

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

At 10:42 a.m., the committee resumed and the deputy chair, the Honourable Senator Maltais, took the chair.

At 11:05 a.m. the chair, the Honourable Senator Griffin, took the chair.

Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Mazier, Mr. Lewis and Ms. Sterling made statements and, together with Mr. Gilchrist, answered questions.

At 12:03 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman
Clerk of the Committee