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41st Parliament ,1st Session
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| HOUSE OF COMMONS | CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES | ||||||||||
| 1st Session, 41st Parliament | 1re Session, 41e législature | ||||||||||
| NOTICE OF MEETING | AVIS DE CONVOCATION | ||||||||||
| Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food | Comité permanent de l'agriculture et de l'agroalimentaire | ||||||||||
| AMENDED | MODIFIÉ | ||||||||||
| Meeting No. 59 | Séance no 59 | ||||||||||
| Thursday, November 29, 2012 | Le jeudi 29 novembre 2012 | ||||||||||
| 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | 8 h 30 à 10 h 30 | ||||||||||
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| Orders of the Day | Ordre du jour | ||||||||||
| *Video Recording | *Enregistrement vidéo | ||||||||||
| Supplementary Estimates (B) 2012-13: Votes 1b, 5b, 10b and 25b under AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD | Budget supplémentaire des dépenses (B) 2012-2013 : crédits 1b, 5b, 10b et 25b sous la rubrique AGRICULTURE ET AGROALIMENTAIRE | ||||||||||
| 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | 8 h 30 à 9 h 30 | ||||||||||
| Appearing | Comparaît | ||||||||||
| Hon. Gerry Ritz, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board | L'hon. Gerry Ritz, C.P., député, ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire et ministre de la Commission canadienne du blé | ||||||||||
| Witnesses | Témoins | ||||||||||
| Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food | ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Agroalimentaire | ||||||||||
| Greg Meredith, Assistant Deputy Minister Strategic Policy Branch | Greg Meredith, sous-ministre adjoint Direction générale des politiques stratégiques | ||||||||||
| Suzanne Vinet, Deputy Minister | Suzanne Vinet, sous-ministre | ||||||||||
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments | ||||||||||
| George Da Pont, President | George Da Pont, président | ||||||||||
| Paul Mayers, Associate Vice-President Policy and Programs | Paul Mayers, vice-président associé Politiques et Programmes | ||||||||||
| 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | 9 h 30 à 10 h 30 | ||||||||||
| Witnesses | Témoins | ||||||||||
| Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food | ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Agroalimentaire | ||||||||||
| Pierre Corriveau, Assistant Deputy Minister Corporate Management | Pierre Corriveau, sous-ministre adjoint Gestion intégrée | ||||||||||
| Greg Meredith, Assistant Deputy Minister Strategic Policy Branch | Greg Meredith, sous-ministre adjoint Direction générale des politiques stratégiques | ||||||||||
| Rita Moritz, Assistant Deputy Minister Farm Financial Programs Branch | Rita Moritz, sous-ministre adjointe Direction générale des programmes financiers pour l'agriculture | ||||||||||
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments | ||||||||||
| Peter Everson, Vice-President Corporate Management | Peter Everson, vice-président Gestion intégrée | ||||||||||
| Paul Mayers, Associate Vice-President Policy and Programs | Paul Mayers, vice-président associé Politiques et Programmes | ||||||||||
| Le greffier du Comité | |||||||||||
| David-Andrés Novoa (613-947-6732) | |||||||||||
| Clerk of the Committee | |||||||||||
| 2012-11-28 1:28 p.m. | 2012-11-28 13 h 28 | ||||||||||