October 29, 2009 (Meeting 36)
Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers
David MacKay, Executive Director
Ken Clancy, Chairman
Canadian Sheep Federation
Jennifer MacTavish, Executive Director
October 27, 2009 (Meeting 35)
BioEnterprise Corporation
Dave Smardon, President and Chief Executive Officer
Okanagan Kootenay Cherry Growers Association
Greg Norton, President
Prince Edward Island Potato Board
Brenda Simmons, Assistant General Manager
October 22, 2009 (Meeting 34)
As an individual
Cam Goff
Canadian National Railway Company
Jean-Jacques Ruest, Senior Vice-President, Marketing, Sales and Marketing
Sean Finn, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer
Canadian Wheat Board
Ian White, President and Chief Executive Officer
Larry Hill, Chair, Board of Directors
Department of Transport
John Doran, Policy Advisor, Surface Transportation Policy
Kristine Burr, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Policy Group
Peter Lavallée, Director, Rail Policy, Surface Transportation Policy
September 17, 2009 (Meeting 31)
Canadian Grain Commission
Jim Smolik, Assistant Chief Commissioner
Nathan Gerelus, Policy Analyst
Grain Growers of Canada
Richard Phillips, Executive Director
Richard White, Executive Director, Canadian Canola Growers Association
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
David Marit, President
Jim Hallick, Vice President
June 18, 2009 (Meeting 28)
American Meat Institute
J. Patrick Boyle, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Meat Council
Brian Read, Vice-President, Non-Fed Sales and Government Relations for XL Foods Inc
James M. Laws, Executive Director
XL Foods Inc.
Brian Nilsson, Chief Executive Officer
June 11, 2009 (Meeting 26)
Carl's Choice Meats
Carl Norg, Micro Meat Processor
Empire Meat Company
Kevin Soady-Easton, Butcher
Filière biologique du Québec
France Gravel, President
Julie Belzile, Regulatory Affairs Advisor
National Farmers Union
Colleen Ross, Women's President
Glenn Tait, Board Member
Ontario Soybean Growers
Dwight Foster, Director
Roesch Meats and More
Louis Roesch, Owner
June 9, 2009 (Meeting 25)
Canadian Bankers Association
Bob Funk, Vice-President, Agriculture, Scotiabank
Darryl Worsley, National Manager, Agriculture, CIBC
David Rinneard, National Manager, Agriculture, BMO
Jon Curran, Manager, Agriculture Credit Products, TD Canada Trust
Marion Wrobel, Director, Market and Regulatory Developments
Credit Union Central of Canada
Frank Kennes, Vice-President, Credit, Libro Financial Group
Pam Skotnitsky, Associate Vice-President, Government Affairs
Robert Martin, Director of Research
Farm Credit Canada
Greg Stewart, President and Chief Executive Officer
Lyndon Carlson, Senior Vice-President, Marketing
Farmers of North America
James Mann, President and Chief Executive Officer
K&C Silviculture Ltd.
Robin Dawes, Nursery Manager
Pampev Inc.
Luc Godin, Vice-President
Royal Bank of Canada
Brian Little, National Manager, Agriculture and Agribusiness
June 2, 2009 (Meeting 24)
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Howard Mains, Consultant, Public Policy
C.D. Howe Institute
Colin Busby, Policy Analyst
Canadian Trucking Alliance
Ron Lennox, Vice-President, Trade and Security
Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Les Routledge
Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates Limited
Peter Clark, President
North American Equipment Dealers Association
John Schmeiser, Vice-President, Canadian Government Affairs
Railway Association of Canada
Cliff Mackay, President and Chief Executive Officer
May 28, 2009 (Meeting 23)
Competition Bureau
Adam Fanaki, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Mergers Branch
Denis Corriveau, Senior Competition Law Officer, Mergers Branch
Morgan Currie, Acting Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Mergers Branch
May 26, 2009 (Meeting 22)
Canadian Pork Council
Jurgen Preugschas, Chair
Stephen Moffett, Director
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Richard Doyle, Executive Director
Ontario Apple Growers
Brian Gilroy, Chair
Turkey Farmers of Canada
Mark Davies, Chair
Phil Boyd, Executive Director
May 14, 2009 (Meeting 21)
Canadian Wheat Board
Ian White, President and Chief Executive Officer
Larry Hill, Chair, Board of Directors
Grain Growers of Canada
Monique McTiernan, Executive Director, Atlantic Grains Council
Richard Phillips, Executive Director
Prairie Oat Growers Association
John Dawes, Executive Director, Secretary-Treasurer
William Wilton, President
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
Blair Rutter, Executive Director
Kevin Bender, President
May 12, 2009 (Meeting 20)
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
David Pryce, Vice-President, Operations
George Morris Centre
Larry Martin, Senior Fellow
University of Lethbridge
Kurt Klein, Professor, Department of Economics
May 7, 2009 (Meeting 19)
Canadian Fertilizer Institute
Clyde Graham, Senior Vice-President, Strategy and Alliances
Roger Larson, President
May 5, 2009 (Meeting 18)
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Laurent Pellerin, President
Coopérative fédérée de Québec
Denis Richard, President
Mario Hébert, First Economist
Council for Food Processing and Consumer Products
Jacques Légaré, President and Chief Executive Officer
Wild Rose Agricultural Producers
Lee Townsend, Director
April 30, 2009 (Meeting 17)
Canadian Petroleum Products Institute
Peter Boag, President
Tony Macerollo, Vice-President, Public and Government Relations
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
Gordon Quaiattini, President
Jeff Passmore, Executive Vice-President, Iogen Corporation
Tim Haig, President and Chief Executive Officer, Biox Corporation
April 23, 2009 (Meeting 15)
Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
Gary Sands, Vice-President, Government and Industry Relations
John Scott, President and Chief Executive Officer
April 21, 2009 (Meeting 14)
As an individual
John Vancise, Farmer
Chicken Farmers of Canada
Mike Dungate, Executive Director
Ontario Cattlemen's Association
Dave Stewart, Executive Director
Gord Hardy, President
Kim Sytsma, Director
March 31, 2009 (Meeting 12)
Canadian Seed Trade Association
Jeff Reid, President
Canola Council of Canada
Hon. JoAnne L. Buth, President
Pulse Canada
Barry Grabo, Chair
Gordon Bacon, Chief Executive Officer
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
Mike Bast, Director
Stephen Vandervalk, Vice-President, Alberta
March 24, 2009 (Meeting 10)
Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
Darcy Davis, President
Sandra Marsden, Director and President, Canadian Sugar Institute
Grain Growers of Canada
Doug Robertson, President
Richard Phillips, Executive Director
Western Barley Growers Association
Brian Otto, President
Rick Strankman, Director