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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 55

Thursday, March 12, 2015

The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 8-53, 131 Queen Street, the Chair, Bev Shipley, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Malcolm Allen, Earl Dreeshen, Gerald Keddy, LaVar Payne, Francine Raynault, Bev Shipley and Bob Zimmer.

Acting Members present: François Choquette for Ruth Ellen Brosseau, Ryan Leef for Larry Maguire and Hon. John McCallum for Hon. Mark Eyking.

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

Witnesses: Canada Grains Council: Tyler Bjornson, President. Canadian Federation of Agriculture: Ron Bonnett, President. Maple Leaf Foods Inc.: Rory McAlpine, Senior Vice-President, Government and Industry Relations. Canadian Sheep Federation: Corlena Patterson, Executive Director.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 5, 2015, the Committee resumed its study of promoting domestic trade of agricultural and agri-food products by reducing interprovincial barriers.

Corlena Patterson and Ron Bonnett made statements and answered questions.

At 4:28 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:33 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Rory McAlpine, by videoconference from Mississauga, Ontario, and Tyler Bjornson made statements and answered questions.

At 5:27 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jean Michel Roy
Clerk of the Committee

2015/03/16 10:23 a.m.