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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON

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Tuesday, October 16, 2001

Issue No. 14

First meeting on: Bill S-22, An Act to provide for the recognition of the Canadian Horse as the national horse of Canada

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (83K)

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WITNESSES:

From the Canadian Horse Breeders' Association:

Guy Paquet, President;

Denis Robitaille.

From the Rare Breeds Canada:

Ted Lawrence, Chair.

From the Upper Canada (Ontario) District Canadian Horse Breeders (UCD):

Regent (Ray) Lalonde, President;

Gerry Lalonde, Director, Canadian Livestock Record Corporation.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chair

The Honourable Jack Wiebe, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

* Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Chalifoux, Fairbairn, P.C., Hubley, LeBreton, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Oliver, Stratton, Tkachuk, Tunney

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator LaPierre substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hubley (October 16, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Léger was removed, substitution pending (October 5, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Chalifoux substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (October 3, 2001).

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