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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 55
Monday, March 27, 2023, 6:33 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
John Barlow, Vice-Chair (Conservative)

• John Aldag for Leah Taylor Roy (Liberal)
• Parm Bains for Ryan Turnbull (Liberal)
• Dave Epp for Warren Steinley (Conservative)
• Sean Casey for Francis Drouin (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Corentin Bialais, Analyst
• Daniel Farrelly, Analyst
Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
• Gonzalo Gebara, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the committee resumed its study of food price inflation.

Gonzalo Gebara made a statement and answered questions.

At 7:34 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:48 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, May 30, 2022, the committee resumed its study of global food insecurity.

The committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "Feeding the World: Strengthening Canada’s Capacity to Respond to Global Food Insecurity".

It was agreed, — That the Chair, clerk and analysts be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.

It was agreed, — That dissenting or supplementary opinions be in Calibri 12-point font, left aligned, single-spaced, and be submitted electronically, in both official languages, to the clerk of the committee, not later than 4:00 p.m. on April 3, 2023.

ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

ORDERED, — That the clerk and analysts of the committee, in consultation with the Chair, prepare a news release for publication on the committee’s website and for distribution upon presentation of the report to the House.

At 8:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Stéphanie De Rome
Clerk of the committee