AGRI Committee Meeting
Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.
For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.
Minutes of Proceedings
Liberal
- Jean-Claude Poissant, Parliamentary Secretary — Non-Voting Member
Conservative
Nick Saul, David J. Connell, by videoconference from Prince George, British Columbia, and Evan Fraser, by videoconference from Guelph, Ontario, made statements and answered questions.
At 4:38 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:40 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Claire Citeau, Rebecca Lee and Mike Dungate made statements and, with Linda Delli Santi, answered questions.
Ruth Ellen Brosseau moved, — That the Committee write once again to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, with the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in cc, requesting a response to the two previous letters (from June 2016 and June 2017) regarding the implementation of a financial protection program for produce growers if a buyer declares bankruptcy; and that this new letter be distributed to Committee members and that it contain a provision about the expected timeline for a response.
After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 7; NAYS: 0.
The Committee resumed consideration of its study of a food policy for Canada. Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.