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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 51
 
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met in camera at 9:33 a.m. this day, in Room 8-53, 131 Queen Street, the Chair, Merv Tweed, presiding.

 

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

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Khamla Heminthavong, Analyst.

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

It was agreed, — That, in relation to Bill S-11, An Act respecting food commodities, including their inspection, their safety, their labelling and advertising, their import, export and interprovincial trade, the establishment of standards for them, the registration or licensing of persons who perform certain activities related to them, the establishment of standards governing establishments where those activities are performed and the registration of establishments where those activities are performed, should it be referred to the Committee, the Committee invite the Honourable Gerry Ritz, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, to appear before the Committee on Thursday, October 25, 2012; that the meeting be held in Centre Block and that it be televised.

 

At 10:02 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



David-Andrés Novoa
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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