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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 57
Thursday, March 14, 2002
The
Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met at 9:08 a.m. this day, in
Montmagny, Quebec, the Chair, Charles Hubbard, presiding.
Members of the Committee
present: David L.
Anderson, Rick Borotsik, Claude Duplain, Howard Hilstrom, Charles Hubbard,
Larry McCormick, Dick Proctor, Paul Steckle, Rose-Marie Ur.
Acting Member present: Odina Desrochers for Suzanne
Tremblay.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament:
Jean-Denis Fréchette, Researcher.
Witnesses: From the "Institut de technologie agroalimentaire": André Simard, General Manager. From the "Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec": Ghislain Cloutier. From the "Union paysanne": Maxime Laplante. From the "Union des producteurs agricoles de la Côte-du-Sud": Louis J. Desjardins, President; Johanne Laplante. From the "Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec": Marcel Groleau, 1st Vice-President. From Laval University: Gaston St-Laurent, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science. From the "Coalition Urgence Rurale": Adéodat St-Pierre. From the "Union des producteurs agricoles du Bas St-Laurent": Gilles Proulx; Jean-Claude Parenteau. From the "Société de la protection des forêts contre les insectes et maladies": Gilles Trudel.
Pursuant to Standing Order
108(2), the committee resumed its study of the Future Role of the Government in
Agriculture.
Moved by Howard Hilstrom,
seconded by Odina Desrochers,--That, in relation to its examination of the
Future Role of the Government in Agriculture, eight (8) members of the Standing
Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food and the necessary staff be authorized to
travel to Washington, D.C., for a period of three (3) days during the month of
April, 2002.
The motion was agreed to.
Moved by Howard
Hilstrom,-That the committee approve a budget of $42,368 to cover the costs of
this travel and that the Chair be instructed to request these funds from the
Liaison Committee.
The motion was agreed to.
At 9:20 a.m., Claude
Duplain took the Chair.
The witnesses made
statements and answered questions.
At 12:03 p.m., the
Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marie-Danielle Vachon
Committee Clerk