AGRI Committee Report

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APPENDIX A

LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Stephen Baker, Vice-President Finance, Administration and Information Technology Brian Evans, Executive Vice-President Paul Mayers, Associate Vice-President Programs Cameron Prince, Vice-President Operations Carole Swan, President	2009/04/20	3
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Randall Huffman, Chief Food Safety Officer Rory McAlpine, Vice-President Government and Industry Relations (St. Clair Office) Michael H. McCain, President and Chief Executive Officer
Department of Health Meena Ballantyne, Assistant Deputy Minister Health Products and Food Branch Jeff Farber, Director Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Products and Food Branch Morris Rosenberg, Deputy Minister	2009/04/22	4
Listeriosis Investigative Review Secretariat Sheila Weatherill, Independent Investigator
Public Health Agency of Canada David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer Frank Plummer, Scientific Director General National Microbiology Laboratory Mark Raizenne, Director General Centre for Food-borne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (CFEZID)

As Individuals Richard (Rick) Holley, Professor Department of Food Science, University of Manitoba Ron Usborne, Food Safety and Quality Systems Specialist	2009/04/29	5
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Stephen Baker, Vice-President Finance, Administration and Information Technology Brian Evans, Executive Vice-President Paul Mayers, Associate Vice-President Programs Cameron Prince, Vice-President Operations Carole Swan, President
Grain Growers of Canada Theresa Bergsma, Chair Farm Food Safety Committee Dale Riddell, Program Manager Farm Food Safety Initiative
House of Commons Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association Brenda Lammens, Chair
As an Individual Sylvain Charlebois, Associate Professor University of Regina	2009/05/04	6
Canadian Association of Regulated Importers Robert de Valk, Executive Secretary
Dairy Farmers of Canada Réjean Bouchard, Assistant Director Policy and Dairy Production Richard Doyle, Executive Director
BC Centre for Disease Control Lynn Wilcott, Acting Program Director Food Protection Services	2009/05/06	7
Canadian Cattlemen's Association John Masswohl, Director Governmental and International Relations
Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors Jackie Crichton, Vice-President Food Safety and Labelling Nick Jennery, President
Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education Robert de Valk, Director Brenda Watson, Executive Director
Chicken Farmers of Canada Mike Dungate, General Manager David Fuller, Chairman
Keystone Agricultural Producers Robert McLean, Vice-President
Ontario Cattlemen's Association Dan Ferguson, Coordinator Verified Beef Production - Quality Starts Here
Agriculture and Food Council of Alberta Tricia Meaud, Deputy Executive Director Federal Programs	2009/05/13	8
Beef Information Centre Lisa Mina, Executive Director Consumer Marketing Marin Pavlic, Food Safety Manager
Canadian Horticultural Council Anne Fowlie, Executive Vice-President
Canadian Meat Council James M. Laws, Executive Director
Food Processors of Canada ChristopherJ. Kyte, President
Olymel Martin Michaud, Vice-President Technical Services
Ontario Independent Meat Processors Laurie Nicol, Executive Director	2009/05/13	8
As Individuals Paul Caron Nelson Vessey	2009/05/25	9
Agriculture Union Bob Kingston, National President Inspection Supervisor, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (Burnaby, B.C.)

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Catherine Airth, Associate Vice-President Operations Jenifer Fowler, Inspector Don Irons, Food Processing Supervisor Complex 3 – Toronto James Stamatakis, Inspector
As an Individual Liam Scott, Counsel	2009/05/27	10
American Meat Institute James Hodges, Executive Vice-President
Bioniche Food Safety Rick Culbert, President
Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) Dean Anderson, Vice-Chair President and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Safety Association Marcel Hacault, Executive Director
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Vanessa Allen, Public Health Laboratory (Toronto) Environmental Microbiology Tina Badiani, Acting Surveillance Lead David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health
Toronto Public Health David McKeown, Medical Officer of Health
Bison Producers of Alberta Thomas Olson, Chairman	2009/06/01	11
Canadian Pork Council Dawn Lawrence, Canadian Quality Assurance (CQA) Program Coordinator Martin Rice, Executive Director
Canadian Sheep Federation Jennifer MacTavish, Executive Director
Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform (FAIR) David Hutton, Executive Director
National Farmers Union Terry Pugh, Executive Secretary

Piller Sausages and Delicatessens Ltd. James M. Laws Executive Director, Canadian meat Council Peter Stein, Director Quality Assurance and Food Safety
Canadian Federation of Agriculture Bette Jean Crews, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture	2009/06/08	12
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Stephen Baker, Vice-President Finance, Administration and Information Technology Brian Evans, Executive Vice-President Paul Mayers, Associate Vice-President Programs Cameron Prince, Vice-President Operations Carole Swan, President
Canadian Health Coalition Brewster Kneen, Representative
Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition Albert Chambers, Executive Director
Canadian Trucking Alliance John Gyoroky, Corporate Dock Manager and HACCP Coordinator Erb Transport Ron Lennox, Vice-President Trade and Security
As an Individual Kumanan Wilson, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Public Health Policy	2009/06/10	13
Option consommateurs Anu Bose, Head, Ottawa Office François Décary-Gilardeau, Analyst Agri-food
Toxin Alert Inc. William T. (Bill) Bodenhamer, President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Espy, Chairman Edward Petroff, Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer

University of Ottawa

Amir Attaran, Professor Institute of Population Health