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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 91
Monday, March 19, 2018, 3:31 p.m. to 8:29 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Pat Finnigan, Chair (Liberal)

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• Angelo Iacono for Pierre Breton (Liberal)
• Terry Sheehan for Lloyd Longfield (Liberal)
• Kelly Block (Conservative)
• Randy Hoback (Conservative)
• Terry Sheehan (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Corentin Bialais, Analyst
• Khamla Heminthavong, Analyst
Grain Transportation Backlog
Canadian National Railway Company
• Michael Cory, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice-President
• Sean Finn, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer
Canadian Pacific Railway
• James Clements, Vice-President, Strategic Planning and Transportation Services
• Jeffrey Ellis, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Canadian Canola Growers Association
• Rick White, Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
• Ron Bonnett, President
G3 Canada Limited
• Mark Dyck, Senior Director of Logistics
Western Grain Elevator Association
• Tyler Bjornson, Consultant
As an individual
• Hon. Gerry Ritz
Grain Growers of Canada
• Jeff Nielsen, President
Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan
• Ian Boxall, Vice-President
Alberta Wheat Commission
• Warren Sekulic, Director
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
• Daryl Fransoo, Director
Keystone Agricultural Producers
• Dan Mazier, President
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, the Committee commenced its study of grain transportation backlog.

Sean Finn, Michael Cory, Jeffrey Ellis and James Clements made statements and answered questions.

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Rick White, Ron Bonnett, Mark Dyck and Tyler Bjornson made statements and answered questions.

At 5:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Hon. Gerry Ritz, Jeff Nielsen and Ian Boxall made statements and answered questions.

At 6:17 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Warren Sekulic, Daryl Fransoo and Dan Mazier made statements and answered questions.

At 8:28 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Ariane Gagné-Frégeau
Clerk of the Committee