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Meeting No. 16
Tuesday, May 8, 2001
The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met at 9:05 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Charles Hubbard, presiding.Member(s) of the Committee present: David L. Anderson, Rick Borotsik, Garry Breitkreuz, Murray Calder, Claude Duplain, Mark Eyking, Marcel Gagnon, Howard Hilstrom, Charles Hubbard, Rick Laliberte, Larry McCormick, Dick Proctor, Bob Speller, Paul Steckle, Suzanne Tremblay, Rose-Marie Ur.
Acting Member(s) present:
Associate Member(s) present: Jim Abbott, Diane Ablonczy, Peter Adams, Rob Anders, Roy Bailey, Leon Benoit, Andy Burton, Chuck Cadman, Rick Casson, David Chatters, Joe Comartin, Paul Crête, John Cummins, Stockwell Day, Odina Desrochers, John Duncan, Reed Elley, Ken Epp, Brian Fitzpatrick, Paul Forseth, Cheryl Gallant, Peter Goldring, Jim Gouk, Gurmant Grewal, Deborah Grey, Art Hanger, Richard Harris, Grant Hill, Jay Hill, Betty Hinton, Rahim Jaffer, Dale Johnston, Gerald Keddy, Jason Kenney, Mario Laframboise, Robert Lanctôt, Gary Lunn, James Lunney, Paul Macklin, John Maloney, Preston Manning, Richard Marceau, Inky Mark, Keith Martin, Philip Mayfield, Grant McNally, Val Meredith, Rob Merrifield, Bob Mills, James Moore, Lorne Nystrom, Deepak Obhrai, Brian Pallister, Jim Pankiw, Pierre Paquette, Charlie Penson, Gilles-A. Perron, Joe Peschisolido, David Price, James Rajotte, Scott Reid, John Reynolds, Gerry Ritz, Jean-Yves Roy, Werner Schmidt, Carol Skelton, Monte Solberg, Kevin Sorenson, Larry Spencer, Darrel Stinson, Chuck Strahl, Myron Thompson, Vic Toews, Maurice Vellacott, Randy White, Ted White, John Williams, Lynne Yelich.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge, researcher; Jean-Denis Fréchette, researcher.
Witness(es): From the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Bruce Deacon, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch; Douglas Hedley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Farm Financial Programs Branch; Yaprak Baltacioglu, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch; Howard Migie, Director General, Marketing Policy Directorate, Strategic Policy Branch.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), Consideration of the Plans and Priorities
At 10:51 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Clerk(s) of the Committee