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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 58
Monday, April 24, 2023, 6:40 p.m. to 8:23 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Kody Blois, Chair (Liberal)

• Stéphane Lauzon for Francis Drouin (Liberal)
• Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay for Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois)
• Martin Shields for Lianne Rood (Conservative)
• Arnold Viersen for Warren Steinley (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Corentin Bialais, Analyst
• Daniel Farrelly, Analyst
Canadian Honey Council
• Jake Berg, Chair
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
• Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch
Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd.
• John C. Hamilton, Apiary Manager, Nova Scotia Apiaries Divisions
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motions adopted by the committee on Monday, January 31, 2022, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, and on Monday, April 17, 2023, the committee resumed its study of environmental contribution of agriculture.

At 6:43 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:45 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Tom Rosser, Jake Berg and John C. Hamilton made statements and answered questions.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

Motion

Richard Lehoux moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of the closure of the Olymel processing plant in Vallée-Jonction, Québec, to examine the repercussions this closure will have on the pork industry, on the animal welfare, on the food security and on the labor force both foreign and domestic in Québec and in Ontario; that the committee invite to testify representatives from Olymel L.P., Sollio Cooperative Group, Canadian Pork Council, Les Éleveurs de porcs du Québec, Ontario Pork and officials from the Department of Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship; that the committee hold one meeting on this study as soon as possible; and that the committee report its findings to the House.

Debate arose thereon.

Amendment

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “and that the committee report its findings to the House” with the words “and that the analysts be instructed to prepare a letter addressed to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food”.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of the closure of the Olymel Processing Plant in Vallée-Jonction, Québec, to examine the repercussions this closure will have on the pork industry, on the animal welfare, on the food security and on the labor force both foreign and domestic in Québec and in Ontario; that the committee invite to testify representatives from Olymel L.P., Sollio Cooperative Group, Canadian Pork Council, Les Éleveurs de porcs du Québec, Ontario Pork and officials from the Department of Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship; that the committee hold one meeting on this study as soon as possible; and that the analysts be instructed to prepare a letter addressed to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food.

At 8:23 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Stéphanie De Rome
Clerk of the committee