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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 12
 
Thursday, November 17, 2011
 

The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 268, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Larry Miller, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Malcolm Allen, Alex Atamanenko, Randy Hoback, Pierre Lemieux, Ben Lobb, Larry Miller, LaVar Payne, Francine Raynault, Jean Rousseau and Bob Zimmer.

 

Acting Members present: Hon. Mark Eyking for Frank Valeriote, Joe Preston for Brian Storseth and Merv Tweed for Larry Miller.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge, Analyst; Khamla Heminthavong, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Canadian Farm Business Management Council: Heather Watson, General Manager; Richard Robert, Chair. Organic Meadow Co-operative: Ted Zettel, General Manager. George Morris Centre: Bob Seguin, Excutive Director. Fédération des groupes conseils agricoles du Québec: Johanne Van Rossum, President; Mathieu Pelletier, Management Agronomist, Réseau d'expertise en gestion agricole.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, September 29, 2011, the Committee resumed its study on Growing Forward 2 (Competitive Enterprises).
 

Heather Watson, Richard Robert, Ted Zettel, Bob Seguin, Johanne Van Rossum and Mathieu Pelletier made statements and answered questions.

 

At 4:27 p.m., Malcolm Allen took the Chair.

 

Pierre Lemieux moved, — That the Committee do now adjourn.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 7; NAYS: 0.

 

At 5:23 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



David-Andrés Novoa
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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