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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 55

Thursday, May 4, 2017, 11:03 a.m. to 1:01 p.m.

Room 415, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Presiding

Pat Finnigan, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Ruth Ellen Brosseau

Associate Members present

• Jean-Claude Poissant (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Frédéric Forge, Analyst

• Khamla Heminthavong, Analyst

Debt in the Agriculture Sector and its Effects

Witnesses

As individuals

• Alan Ker, Professor and Director, Institute for the Advanced Study of Food and Agricultural Policy, University of Guelph; President, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society

• Alfons Weersink, Professor, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph

Canadian Federation of Agriculture

• Ron Bonnett, President

Canadian Credit Union Association

• Robert Martin, Deputy Director of Policy

Libro Credit Union

• Frank Kennes, Vice-President, Agriculture and Commercial

Canadian Pork Council

• Hans Kristensen, Board of Directors

• Gary Stordy, Public Relations Manager

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of debt in the agriculture sector and its effects.

Alan Ker, Alfons Weersink and Ron Bonnett made statements and answered questions.

At 11:58 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:06 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Robert Martin, Frank Kennes and Hans Kristensen made statements and, with Gary Stordy, answered questions.

At 1:01 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jean-Denis Kusion

Clerk of the Committee