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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 6
 
Thursday, July 26, 2012
 

The Special Committee on Co-operatives met in a televised session at 9:02 a.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, Blake Richards, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Malcolm Allen, Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Ray Boughen, Ruth Ellen Brosseau, Brad Butt, Dan Harris, Hélène LeBlanc, Pierre Lemieux, LaVar Payne, Joe Preston and Blake Richards.

 

Acting Members present: Cheryl Gallant for Jacques Gourde.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mathieu Frigon, Analyst; Khamla Heminthavong, Analyst. House of Commons: Graeme Truelove, Co-Clerk of the Committee.

 

Witnesses: Farm Credit Canada: Michael Hoffort, Senior Vice-President, Portfolio and Credit Risk; Lyndon Carlson, Senior Vice-President, Marketing. Vancity Credit Union: Rob Malli, Chief Financial Officer. Federated Co-operatives Limited: Vic Huard, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Home Office; Glen Tully, President of the Board, Home Office. Arctic Co-operatives Limited: Andy Morrison, Chief Executive Officer. Alberta Association of Co-operative Seed Cleaning Plants: John McBain, Vice-President. Mountain Equipment Co-op: Shona McGlashan, Chief Governance Officer; Margie Parikh, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors. Encorp Pacific (Canada): Neil Hastie, President and Chief Executive Officer. Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada: Darren Kitchen, Director, Government Relations. Kootenay Columbia Seniors Housing Co-operative: Kenneth Hood, President.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, May 30, 2012, and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, the Committee resumed its study of the status of co-operatives in Canada.
 

Michael Hoffert and Rob Malli made statements and, with Lyndon Carlson, answered questions.

 

At 10:32 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:47 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Glen Tully, Vic Huard and Andy Morrison made statements and answered questions.

 

At 12:15 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:48 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

John McBain, by videoconference from Olds, Alberta, Shona McGlashan, Margie Parikh and Neil Hastie made statements and answered questions.

 

At 3:15 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Kenneth Hood and Darren Kitchen made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:04 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Paul Cardegna
Co-Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012/10/18 1:42 p.m.