Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

Issue No. 65 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of May 9, 2019

OTTAWA, Thursday, May 9, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry met this day at 8:02 a.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Diane F. Griffin, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bernard, Black (Ontario), Dagenais, Deacon (Nova Scotia), Doyle, Griffin, Kutcher, Mercer, Miville-Dechêne, Moodie and Oh (11).

In attendance: Corentin Bialais and Xavier Deschenes-Philion, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 1, 2018, the committee continued its study on issues relating to agriculture and forestry generally. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 47). (Topic Food literacy in Canada.)

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Elsie Azevedo Perry, Public Health Nutritionist, Health Promotion Division, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit;

Heather Thomas, Public Health Dietitian, Middlesex-London Health Unit, Middlesex-London Health Unit;

Catherine Mah, Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy Populations and Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University;

Sharon Kirkpatrick, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo.

Centre for Health Science and Law:

Bill Jeffery, Executive Director.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Perry, Ms. Thomas, Ms. Mah, Ms. Kirkpatrick and Mr. Jeffery made statements and answered questions.

At 10:07 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Kevin Pittman
Clerk of the Committee