Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18
Chair: The Honourable DIANE F. GRIFFIN
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Issue No. 46
Forty-first and forty-second meetings:
Study the potential impact of the effects of climate change on the agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors
- Minutes of Proceedings - March 22, 2018 (morning meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings - March 22, 2018 (afternoon meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 22, 2018 (morning meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 22, 2018 (afternoon meeting)
WITNESSES
Thursday, March 22, 2018 (morning meeting)
Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef:
Cherie Copithorne-Barnes, Chair;
Reynold Bergen, Research Director, Beef Cattle Research Council.
Biological Carbon Canada:
Graham Gilchrist, Chief Executive Officer.
Alberta Greenhouse Growers Association:
Anna De Paoli, Consultant to the Alberta Greenhouse Growers Association.
As an individual:
Douglas J. Cattani, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba.
Alberta Innovates:
Christine Murray, Director, Agricultural Technologies.
InnoTech Alberta:
Ross Chow, Executive Director.
Thursday, March 22, 2018 (afternoon meeting)
As individuals:
Guillermo Hernandez Ramirez, Assistant Professor, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta;
William Shotyk, Bocock Chair for Agriculture and the Environment, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Vern Baron, Research Scientist, Sustainable Production Systems, Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Science and Technology Branch;
Henry Janzen, Research Scientist, Soil Biochemistry, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Science and Technology Branch.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Diane F. Griffin, Chair
The Honourable Ghislain Maltais, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Ataullahjan, Black (Ontario), Dagenais, *Day (or Mercer), Doyle, Gagné, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), (or Mitchell), Mercer, Oh, Petitclerc, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo (or Saint-Germain)
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)