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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 77
 
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
 

The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met at 11:02 a.m. this day, in Room 8-53, 131 Queen Street, the Chair, Merv Tweed, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Alex Atamanenko, Ruth Ellen Brosseau, LaVar Payne, Francine Raynault, Blake Richards, Brian Storseth, Merv Tweed, Frank Valeriote and Bob Zimmer.

 

Acting Members present: Paul Calandra for Randy Hoback, Libby Davies for Malcolm Allen and Erin O'Toole for Pierre Lemieux.

 

Associate Members present: Michelle Rempel.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Food & Consumer Products of Canada: Derek Nighbor, Senior Vice-President, Public and Regulatory Affairs. Grape Growers of Ontario: Debbie Zimmerman, Chief Executive Officer. Wine Council of Ontario: Hillary Dawson, President.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, January 31, 2013, the Committee resumed its study of agricultural and agri-food products supply chain (beverage sector).
 

Hillary Dawson, Derek Nighbor and Debbie Zimmerman made statements and answered questions.

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

LaVar Payne moved, — That a proposed supplementary budget in the amount of $8,900, in relation to the study of the losses in honey bee colonies, be adopted.

 

At 12:18 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Chad Mariage
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2013-05-03 9:15 a.m.