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          <Timestamp Hr="15" Mn="30">(1530)</Timestamp>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946053">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Aimée Belmore)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281486"> Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281487">I must inform members of the committee that the clerk of the committee can only receive motions for the election of the chair. The clerk cannot receive other types of motions, cannot entertain points of order, nor participate in debate.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281488">We will now proceed to the election of the chair.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281489">Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the chair must be a member of the government party.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281490">I am ready to receive motions for the chair.</ParaText>
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          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946054">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264211" Type="47">Mr. Francis Drouin (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Lib.)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281491"> Madam Clerk, reluctantly, I nominate Pat Finnigan, and I say “reluctantly”, reluctantly.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946055">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281492">It has been moved by Mr. Drouin that Mr. Finnigan be elected as chair of the committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281493">Are there any further motions?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281494">Pursuant to the House order of Wednesday, September 23, I will now proceed to a recorded division unless there is agreement.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281495">Do I see agreement?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281496">I declare the motion carried, and Mr. Pat Finnigan duly elected chair of the committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281497">I invite Mr. Finnigan to take the chair.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946061">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair (Mr. Pat Finnigan (Miramichi—Grand Lake, Lib.))</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281498"> Thank you, Madam Clerk, and thank you for the confidence of the committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281499">Francis, you do have a way with words, and I appreciate it.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281500">Madam Clerk, please proceed with the election of the vice-chairs.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946063">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281501">Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice-chair must be a member of the official opposition.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281502">I am prepared to receive motions for the first vice-chair.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946064">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264209" Type="47">Mrs. Lyne Bessette (Brome—Missisquoi, Lib.)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281503"> I'd like to propose Mr. Perron.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946065">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281504">I apologize, Ms. Bessette, but it's for the first vice-chair, which must be a member of the official opposition.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281505">Mr. Steinley.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946066">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264392" Type="47">Mr. Warren Steinley (Regina—Lewvan, CPC)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281506"> I would propose Ms. Lianne Rood.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946070">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281507">Are there any further motions for the first vice-chair?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281508">It has been moved by Mr. Steinley that Ms. Rood be elected as the first vice-chair of the committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281509">Pursuant to the House order of Wednesday, September 23, 2020—</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946075">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281510">Pardon me, Madam Clerk. I have a question about how we operate.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281511">I thought that someone was going to nominate me to be second vice-chair.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946076">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281512">Currently, we're doing the first vice-chair. The second vice-chair will be in a moment.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946079">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281513">Okay.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281514">I am sorry. I thought that you had moved on. </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946081">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281515">Okay.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281516">So we can proceed.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281517">For the position of first vice-chair, are there any further motions?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281518">Is there agreement?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281519">Seeing agreement, I declare the motion carried, and Ms. Rood is duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281520">Moving on to the position of the second vice-chair, pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the second vice-chair must be a member of an opposition party other than the official opposition.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281521">I'm now prepared to receive motions for the second vice-chair.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="15" Mn="35">(1535)</Timestamp>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946086">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264209" Type="47">Mrs. Lyne Bessette</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281522">I'd like to propose Mr. Perron.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946087">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281523">Are there any further motions for the position of second vice-chair?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281524">It has been moved by Ms. Bessette that Mr. Perron be elected as second vice-chair of the committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281525">Is there agreement?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281526">Seeing agreement, I declare the motion carried, and Mr. Perron duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946090">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264393" Type="47">Mr. Richard Lehoux (Beauce, CPC)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281527">Admit it, you were scared, Mr. Perron.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10948062">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281528">I was terrified, my friend.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946092">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281529"> Thank you, Madam Clerk.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281530">I would first like to congratulate the vice-chair, Ms. Rood and the second vice-chair, Mr. Perron.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281531">Now we can go to the routine motions.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281532">Mr. Blois, go ahead.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946094">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264210" Type="47">Mr. Kody Blois (Kings—Hants, Lib.)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281533">I'd like to move routine motions, which I will read for you.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281534">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Analyst services</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That the Committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the Chair, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281535">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of five (5) members; the Chair, one member from each party; and that the subcommittee work in the spirit of collaboration.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281536">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2"> Meeting without a quorum</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive and publish evidence when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four members are present, including two members of the opposition and two members of the government; and that in the case of previously scheduled meetings taking place outside of the Parliamentary Precinct, the Committee members in attendance be required to wait for 15 minutes following the designated start of the meeting before they may proceed to hear witnesses and receive evidence, regardless of whether opposition or government members are present.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281537">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Time for opening remarks and questioning of witnesses</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That witnesses be given ten (10) minutes for their opening statement; that, at the discretion of the Chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated six (6) minutes for the first questioner of each party in the following order: Conservative Party as follows: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, Bloc Québécois, New Democratic Party.</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">For the second and subsequent rounds, the order and time for questioning be as follows: Conservative Party, five minutes (5), Liberal Party, five minutes (5), Conservative Party, five minutes (5), Liberal Party, five minutes (5), Bloc Québécois, two and a half minutes (2.5), New Democratic Party, two and a half minutes (2.5).</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281538">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Document distribution</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That only the clerk of the Committee be authorized to distribute documents to members of the Committee, and only when the documents are available in both official languages and that witnesses be advised accordingly.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281539">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Working meals</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That the clerk of the Committee be authorized to make the necessary arrangements to provide working meals for the Committee and its subcommittees.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281540">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Travel, accommodation and living expenses of witnesses</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That, if requested, reasonable travel, accommodation and living expenses be reimbursed to witnesses not exceeding two (2) representatives per organization; provided that, in exceptional circumstances, payment for more representatives be made at the discretion of the Chair.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281541">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Access to in camera meetings</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That, unless otherwise ordered, each Committee member be allowed to have one staff member at an in camera meeting and that one additional person from each House officer’s office be allowed to be present.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281542">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Transcripts of in camera meetings</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That one copy of the transcript of each in camera meeting be kept in the Committee clerk’s office for consultation by members of the Committee or by their staff.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281543">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Notice of motion</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That a 48 hours notice, interpreted as two nights, shall be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the Committee, unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration, provided that (1) the notice be filed with the clerk of the Committee no later than 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday; that (2) the motion be distributed to members in both official languages by the clerk on the same day the said notice was transmitted if it was received no later than the deadline hour; and that (3) notices received after the deadline hour or on non-business days be deemed to have been received during the next business day; and that when the committee is travelling on official business, no substantive motions may be moved.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281544">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">Orders of reference from the House respecting bills</QuotePara>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That, in relation to Orders of Reference from the House respecting Bills, a) the clerk of the Committee shall, upon the committee receiving such an Order of Reference, write to each member who is not a member of a caucus represented on the Committee to invite those members to file with the clerk of the Committee, in both official languages, any amendments to the Bill, which is the subject of the said Order, which they would suggest that the Committee consider; b) suggested amendments filed, pursuant to paragraph a), at least 48 hours prior to the start of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill to which the amendments relate shall be deemed to be proposed during the said consideration, provided that the Committee may, by motion, vary this deadline in respect of a given Bill; and c) during the clause-by-clause consideration of a Bill, the Chair shall allow a member who filed suggested amendments, pursuant to paragraph a), an opportunity to make brief representations in support of them.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281545">Thank you, Mr. Chair.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="15" Mn="40">(1540)</Timestamp>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946157">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281546"> Thank you, Mr. Blois. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281547"> Go ahead, Mr. MacGregor.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946160">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264464" Type="47">Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281548">Thank you very much, Chair. Off the bat, it's great to see everyone. Welcome to the new members of our committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281549">I know there were some discussions among the parties at procedure and House affairs. I think 99% of what was read in is good to go. Some slight amendments were made. Kody has read out all of them so I'll start from the beginning.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281550">If we go to the section that's dealing with the subcommittee on agenda and procedure, my first amendment would be that instead of it saying “each party” it would be “each recognized party”.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281551">The substantive amendment I have to make would be going to the section dealing with the time for opening remarks and questioning for witnesses. Before I move my amendment, let me explain the rationale.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281552">As we know in this committee, we've often lost a lot of time to opening statements. We haven't got around to as many questions as we would have liked. I think we've lost some witness testimony as a result. Following the example that was made at procedure and House affairs committee, I suggest the following amendments to the routine motion that was just proposed.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281553">That first sentence would read, “That witnesses be given five minutes for their opening statements; that whenever possible witnesses provide the committee with their opening statements 72 hours in advance.”</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281554">The other amendment I would like to make is in the section dealing with second and subsequent rounds. Here, I'd like the order to be changed so it goes Conservative Party, five minutes; Liberal Party, five minutes; Bloc Québécois, two and half minutes; New Democratic Party, two and half minutes; Conservative Party, five minutes; Liberal Party, five minutes.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281555">That concludes the amendments I want to make. Again, if you're looking for precedents, this was established at procedure and House affairs.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946195">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281556">Thank you, Mr. MacGregor.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281557"> Go ahead, Mr. Drouin. Is this related to the amendments?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946201">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264211" Type="47">Mr. Francis Drouin</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281558">No, Mr. Chair, I want to speak to the routine motion. I thought this was a done deal. I don't think we have an issue with Mr. MacGregor. I'm not speaking to the motion. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281559">
                <I>Merci</I>.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="15" Mn="45">(1545)</Timestamp>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946206">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281560">We'll hold your place there.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281561">Mr. Perron.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946207">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281562">I want to talk about the housekeeping motions as well. I believe I will support Mr. MacGregor's amendment, if I am right in understanding that, in the second round, the Conservative Party would have five minutes, the Liberal Party would also have five minutes, the Bloc Québécois would have two and a half minutes, the New Democratic Party would also have two and a half minutes, the Conservative Party would have five minutes and the Liberal Party would have five minutes.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281563">Did I hear what you read earlier correctly, Mr. MacGregor? I might have suggested that we ensure that every party can participate in every round, but it is six of one, half dozen of the other. So I am going to approve this proposal.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946217">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269128" Type="47">Ms. Lianne Rood (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, CPC)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281564">I'm okay with the 10-minute rounds. I think my colleague was referring to the COVI committee when we had a ton of witnesses we had to get through in a very short time. They were stacked. We did not have sufficient time to hear from them. I think that, with the studies going forward, 10 minutes is a good amount of time. We have a lot of information to get through in this committee from our stakeholders. I don't believe that five minutes is enough time.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281565">I would like to stay with that 10 minutes.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946223">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281566"> We have a motion and an amendment on the table. If there are no more interventions, we will vote on the amendment.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281567">Mr. MacGregor.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946227">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264464" Type="47">Mr. Alistair MacGregor</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281568"> I appreciate Ms. Rood's comments about the five minutes. I'm willing to meet her in the middle. We could go to seven and a half. I'm really interested in making sure as many MPs as possible get to that second round.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946231">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269128" Type="47">Ms. Lianne Rood</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281569">Yes, I'm fine with that, Alistair. That's a good compromise.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946232">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281570">Any other comments on the amendment?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281571">If not, we shall vote on the amendment.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946233">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269128" Type="47">Ms. Lianne Rood</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281572">Mr. Chair, could you clarify the speaking order that was suggested?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946234">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281573">Mr. MacGregor, would you like to clarify exactly what you're proposing?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946235">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264464" Type="47">Mr. Alistair MacGregor</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281574">Yes, and this is also for the clerk's benefit as well. In the first sentence, it would read, “That witnesses be given seven and a half minutes for their opening statements and that whenever possible, witnesses provide the committee with their opening statements 72 hours in advance.” That concludes the substantive amendment. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281575">Going down to the section dealing with the second and subsequent rounds, the new order, as proposed by myself, would now read, “Conservative Party, five minutes; Liberal Party, five minutes; Bloc Québécois, two and a half minutes; New Democratic Party, two and a half minutes; Conservative Party, five minutes; Liberal Party, five minutes.”</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946243">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281576">You've all heard the amendment. We're going to have to have two votes, one by one. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281577">The first amendment was to add the word “recognized”, so that it reads “recognized party”. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281578">Madam Clerk, do we need to vote on each individually, or can we get a consensus? </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946247">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281579">If the desire is to pass all of the amendments, then you could pass them all in one shot. Otherwise, each amendment would need to be made separately, and voted on separately. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281580">I'll leave it to your discretion.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946249">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281581">Are we all in favour to pass everything in one vote, the total amendments that were proposed?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281582">
                <B>Some hon. members:</B> Agreed.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281583">
                <B>The Chair:</B> Good. Those in favour of the amendments, raise your hand. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281584">(Amendments agreed to [<I>See Minutes of Proceedings</I>]) </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="15" Mn="50">(1550)</Timestamp>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946255">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281585">Mr. Chair, could you clarify something?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281586">You say “raise your hand”, but is that on the screen?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946257">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281587">Yes, it is on the screen.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946259">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281588">Very good.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946266">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281589">Right. We've got to vote on the motion now. </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946274">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281590">Mr. Chair, the amendment is adopted. If it is the desire to pass all the routine motions as one, indeed the motion as amended.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946277">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281591">We now need to vote on the motion as amended. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281592">(Motion as amended agreed to [<I>See Minutes of Proceedings</I>])</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281593">
                <B>The Chair:</B> Before I move to Mr. Drouin, I want to welcome the whole committee. I'm really looking forward to helping our ag sector, and good co-operation from all. Welcome to the new members. I'm really excited to move on to some of the things we want to do in agriculture. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281594"> Mr. Drouin. </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946280">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264211" Type="47">Mr. Francis Drouin</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281595">Mr. Chair, first, I want to congratulate Ms. Rood as vice-chair. I know she's not new to this committee, so it's great to have her here as well.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281596">I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Perron as well.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281597"> I'm trying to seek the committee's willingness. When we last ended the committee, we were speaking about BRMs. Through luck, I would say, Saskatchewan is now in an election and this actually gives us an opportunity to establish and finish the business risk management report. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281598">I'm trying to get a sense of whether the committee would be willing to get the draft report back to committee, so we can finish as soon as possible.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281599">I'm not moving anything now. I'm just trying to see whether the committee would be in agreement to do that over the next few weeks while we are back. Perhaps, at a later date, and depending on what we decide after that, we could discuss other matters and perhaps even the subcommittee could decide on what it wants to do later on.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946293">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281600">Thank you.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281601">You have the floor, Mr. Perron.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946297">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281602">Thank you, Mr. Chair.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281603">Actually, that is sort of tied into my question. I was wondering if we could introduce motions today. I believe the clerk said earlier that we could not. Of course, I would agree with Mr. Drouin.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281604">If we can introduce motions, I have some too.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946301">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281605">Mr. Perron, I believe that it was not possible to do so until the chair and vice-chairs were elected.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281606">Now we can receive motions.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281607">Madam Clerk, is that right?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946304">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281608">Yes, sir, that is correct.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946305">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281609">Okay.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946309">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281610">First, I support Mr. Drouin's idea. It is one of the motions I wanted to put forward. The clerk has the three motions that I wanted to propose to the committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281611">May I read them now?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946313">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281612">It is up to you, Mr. Perron. We can also pick up the discussion about continuing the study on business risk management programs. It is up to you.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946319">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281613">I do not want to lose my turn. So I will present the other two motions.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946321">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281614">You have the floor.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946324">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281615">Okay.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281616">Here is the first motion:</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281617">
                <CommitteeQuote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study on the issues faced by and impacts on the affected sectors (supply managed commodities under the last three free trade agreements, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)); and that it focus on those to which the government has not paid all due compensation.</QuotePara>
                </CommitteeQuote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281618">The second motion is as follows:</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281619">
                <CommitteeQuote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study with witnesses on the measures the Government of Canada could implement to recognize and fund agricultural practices that are beneficial in terms of the environment, land use, local economies and regional development, among others; and that the Committee report its recommendations to the House.</QuotePara>
                </CommitteeQuote>
              </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281620">I believe that the second motion, in particular, may address the concerns of several members from a number of the various parties present.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281621">The third motion simply asks that we do what we intended to do before prorogation.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281622">Thank you.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="15" Mn="55">(1555)</Timestamp>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946336">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281623">Thank you, Mr. Perron.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281624">Mr. MacGregor has the floor.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946338">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281625">Can I just clarify something?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281626">Are you moving the other motion for the BRM?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946342">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281627">I understood that Mr. Drouin had recommended that we take up the report again and continue the study. That is essentially what my motion says.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281628">I can read it again. Here it is:</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281629">
                <CommitteeQuote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study on the business risk management programs; that the evidence and documentation the Committee received for the study during the 1st Session of the 43rd Parliament be considered by the Committee during the current session; and that it finalize the nearly completed report.</QuotePara>
                </CommitteeQuote>
              </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946346">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281630">So we have a motion on the floor.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281631"> Mr. MacGregor, please go ahead.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946348">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264464" Type="47">Mr. Alistair MacGregor</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281632">Yes. That's what I was wondering about. The procedural part of me is now happy because I believe we finally have a motion before us about formally continuing the BRM study. I think it includes all the language we need to include and all the witness testimony we've heard.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281633">The majority of us have that draft report, so if this motion is authorizing us to pick up where we left off, I'm good with it.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946356">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269128" Type="47">Ms. Lianne Rood</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281634">I think we would be in agreement as well to pick up where we left off on the BRM study, provided that the language has all of the necessities in it to be able to take into account all of the previous testimony and the draft report that's already written.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946360">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281635">I see other hands up. We do have a motion on the floor. Put your hand up if it's to discuss this motion, and then we can vote.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281636">Mr. Blois, do you want to comment on this motion?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946364">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264210" Type="47">Mr. Kody Blois</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281637">I'm just seeking a little bit of clarity. What I understand is that we have a motion right now to basically bring back the BRM study from where we were in the last session. Is that correct? Am I fair in saying that's what Mr. Perron just brought forward?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946367">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281638">That's correct, yes.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946369">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264210" Type="47">Mr. Kody Blois</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281639">Okay.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281640">Now, the secondary ones, I think, have merit, but I wonder whether or not they would be best suited.... We've just established the subcommittee under routine motions. Obviously, we have work to do right now on the BRM for the next couple of sessions in preparation for the ministers conference in November. I wonder whether or not that can be best established in the subcommittee, so that we can work collaboratively to set an agenda.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281641">I think Mr. Perron raised some good measures, but perhaps they can be tabled for now, and we can deal with those in subcommittee and come back with more.... I don't have it in front of me either; that's part of the challenge.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946376">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281642">Only one motion has been moved. The other ones right now have been read. I think we could deal with this one right now. I think it would be appropriate if we get that out of the way, and then we could move on to other business. Are we good on that?</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281643">Mr. Perron, do you have anything else to add?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946379">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281644">Yes, Mr. Chair, I would like a clarification.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281645">You say we have one motion. We are actually voting to resume the supply management study. Is that right? </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="16" Mn="00">(1600)</Timestamp>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946380">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281646">Yes, that is right.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281647">We shall vote on that motion.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281648">Monsieur Perron, can you read your motion again for the group?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946381">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281649">Yes, of course, and perhaps I can read it slower. So I move the following:</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281650">
                <Quote>
                  <QuotePara Align="Left" IndentFirst="2" IndentRest="2">That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study on the business risk management programs; that the evidence and documentation the Committee received for the study during the 1st Session of the 43rd Parliament be considered by the Committee during the current session; and that it finalize the nearly completed report.</QuotePara>
                </Quote>
              </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946386">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281651">You've all heard the motion. Are we ready for the vote?</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281652">(Motion agreed to)</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281653">
                <B>The Chair:</B> Thank you, Monsieur Perron.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281654">Now we can move on to other business.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281655">Kody, do you have anything else to add on to your intervention?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946396">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264210" Type="47">Mr. Kody Blois</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281656">Mr. Chair, I would suggest that we've now set the course, thanks to Mr. Perron and his motion, and that BRM is going to be our focus for the next couple of weeks in terms of getting that report ready. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281657">This committee has a great history of working together, all members on here. Of course, Ms. Rood is now the shadow critic, and I believe whoever would be on our side and you, Mr. Chair, along with Mr. Perron and Mr. MacGregor.... I think we should leave that work to them to decide if we can come to some type of agreement and then basically move forward on any additional work from there.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281658">I would recommend that we've done our part here. We should focus on working with the clerk on what our schedule could look like in terms of the drafting of where we left off. I think that the additional motions that Mr. Perron has put out have merit. I'd like to see them in more detail. This is the hard part of meeting virtually; it's difficult.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281659">I like that he mentioned the environment. There were some elements in the Speech from the Throne that members might want to do, but I think it's best to deal with that in the subcommittee where it's a little bit tidier and easier to exchange ideas and information.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946408">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264213" Type="47">Mr. Tim Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga, Lib.)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281660">Just on a point of technical clarity, Mr. Steinley had raised his hand on camera and did not get recognized. When we want to speak, would you suggest we use the participants menu—the raised hand or the lowered hand—or would you like us to raise our hands? </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281661">I just want to make sure Mr. Steinley gets in there. </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946413">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281662">The only time I ask for a raised hand is when we vote. That's how I recognize everyone in favour or not. If you want to get into the speaking order, use the “raise hand” function, if you can.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946415">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264213" Type="47">Mr. Tim Louis</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281663">Perfect. Thank you.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946416">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281664">Thank you.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281665">Monsieur Lehoux.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946419">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264393" Type="47">Mr. Richard Lehoux</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281666">I will yield to Mr. Steinley for the time being and wait for my turn, because I believe he raised his hand before I did.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946422">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281667">All right. Thank you, Mr. Lehoux.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281668">Mr. Steinley, you have your hand raised. Go ahead.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946423">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264392" Type="47">Mr. Warren Steinley</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281669">It's along the same line of thinking that Mr. Blois had. Should we bring forward motions that we want to study now or send those to the subcommittee so that the members have them before we start this meeting? I am a new member. I know that we have been talking about the BRM programs from the last committee that was sitting before COVID-19, and we do have some motions we'd like to bring forward. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281670">Would everyone like them ahead of time, or should we put some on the record now so that we know what direction we'd like to go in, moving forward?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946426">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281671">It's up to the committee. As Mr. Blois said, we can all submit the motions and then take them to the subcommittee, where we can look at each of them and then prioritize the ones we want to move forward with. That's one way of doing it. We can also deal with them right now, if that's what the committee wants. It's up to the committee. </ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281672">You have the floor, Mr. Perron.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="16" Mn="05">(1605)</Timestamp>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946435">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281673">Of course, I would not object to us meeting as a subcommittee to improve a proposal, especially one that deals with the environment and support for farm workers. I believe that each of the political parties, in its own way, has its own particular concerns in this regard. It might be a good idea, but I would like us to hold on to it until we implement it.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281674">On the other hand, with regard to the motion on the supply-managed industries and companies that have not yet received any compensation, a decision was already made in the last Parliament. You may tell me that it fell through, but we have just decided that we are going to continue with the business risk management program. So it would make sense to undertake the study that we were going to undertake two days after prorogation and that was already set up. I am asking my colleagues how they feel about this. We could vote on it and agree to meet as a subcommittee to properly develop the environmental proposal. I feel that is a good idea.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946453">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281675">Mr. Perron, so you are suggesting that we complete our study, because we have already voted to continue work that we had already begun, but if I understand correctly, you also want to put forward a motion that we continue the study that we were supposed to do on supply management.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281676">Did I understand what you said correctly?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946457">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281677">Yes. I am well aware that my motion on support for agriculture, environmental protection and an analysis of the real effects is completely new and that this is our first meeting where, as an exception, we are allowed to introduce motions without 48 hours' notice. I am well aware that this merits some discussion, and I am happy to agree. Compromise is my middle name, as you know.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281678">With respect to the study on supply management and the producers who have received no compensation, we were supposed to start it on August 21 or August 22, if memory serves. I feel that we could do what we intended to do before prorogation, because we had approved it.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281679">I move that, if my colleagues agree.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946463">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281680">Thank you.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281681">Mr. Lehoux, you raised your hand?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946466">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264393" Type="47">Mr. Richard Lehoux</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281682">I had raised my hand because I wanted a clarification. We agreed to start again with the study on risk management programs. We had already filed a preliminary report.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281683">My question was more related to the clerk's question about when we can ultimately proceed. I know there was a meeting, but you can understand, with the election in Saskatchewan, things have changed a little. However, we should not unduly delay tabling our final report for too long.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946473">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281684">Thank you, Mr. Lehoux.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281685">Mr. Drouin, you have the floor.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946476">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264211" Type="47">Mr. Francis Drouin</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281686">Thank you, Mr. Chair.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281687">We all agree on the urgency of setting up risk management programs and we want to give you the mandate, Mr. Chair, to table the report in the House as soon as possible.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281688">If the committee agrees, I suggest that we begin the study as soon as possible. As soon as the report is completed, we should schedule a subcommittee meeting. I know that Mr. Steinley had some studies to suggest. Mr. Perron has mentioned another one. So I think we could all talk about it in subcommittee. My suggestion does not mean that I do not respect all the members here, but when there are seven cooks in the kitchen, things move slowly. So I feel that this should be sent to subcommittee. Then we would inform the committee that we have agreed on the agenda for the next few months.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281689">For the time being, the risk management programs study is most pressing. Let us take the report back to the House. Then, as soon as that is done, the subcommittee can meet and discuss what is going to happen over the next few months.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281690">That is what I suggest, otherwise we will be running around in circles forever.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="16" Mn="10">(1610)</Timestamp>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946492">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281691">Thank you, Mr. Drouin.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281692"> Just to clarify, the subcommittee can meet while we're doing the BRM. We could have a separate meeting of the subcommittee to try to look at future business. That can happen at the same time. We don't have to wait until the end of that.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281693">Mr. Steinley.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946500">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264392" Type="47">Mr. Warren Steinley</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281694">Yes, thank you very much. That was the clarification I was looking for. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281695">I agree with Mr. Drouin. I think that we should move forward with the BRM and get that done as soon as possible, and then I'll be putting my motion forward to my representative on the subcommittee—or else we can go around in a circle. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281696">I think we can move forward in that direction.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946505">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264210" Type="47">Mr. Kody Blois</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281697">I'll echo what's already been said by Mr. Drouin and Mr. Steinley. I think that's the best approach. We've had a productive start and good agreement on this committee. I go back to the history of our working collaboratively to get results for the people we represent in this committee. I think it's best that we leave the motion that was put out, along with the other motions that might be coming, for the subcommittee. We have established BRM.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281698">Mr. Perron mentioned supply management. We never agreed to do a study, and I just want to clarify that for the record. I think he was mentioning an emergency meeting that was suggested to be called. I think there's no problem discussing that. Our priority right now has to be BRM. I have the most supply-managed farms east of Montreal, and I'm happy to have a discussion on that in the months ahead because I think it's an important topic, but let's leave that for the subcommittee. Let's focus on BRM, and then move on.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946513">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281699">Is your hand up, Mr. Lehoux?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946515">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264393" Type="47">Mr. Richard Lehoux</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281700">Yes, I would like a clarification.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281701">I agree with the previous speakers, because I also have a motion to put forward. I will send it to the committee for consideration.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Debate" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946518">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281702">Thank you.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281703">Mr. Perron, you have the floor.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946520">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281704">Thank you, Mr. Chair.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281705">This is the last time I am going to say this.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281706">I feel we could even vote on it. I understand my friend Mr. Blois; they may not have voted in favour of the motion, but it was the committee's decision. It was an emergency motion signed by four members of the committee, by our friends in the Conservative Party, to clarify the situation, and that has not changed at all.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281707">I do not want to interfere with the risk management report. This did not interfere with it in August; it should not interfere with it now, and it will not slow anything down either. I believe we can pick up what the committee intended to do and was doing in the first session. Then, for anything new, I agree with everyone; let us meet in subcommittee. We have nothing new here, it is simply a matter of looking at those supply management sectors that have yet to receive any compensation.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281708">At the very least, I suggest that we vote on it.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946525">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281709"> To also clarify, Mr. Perron, with regard to the emergency meeting we were supposed to have, we hadn't voted on anything yet. We were going to meet to decide if that was something we were going to support. We can still do that at this time, but just to clarify, there was no motion voted on because we never had that meeting. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281710">Mr. Epp, go ahead.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946529">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264391" Type="47">Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281711"> Let me say first of all, I'm looking forward to working with everyone around—I was going to say “the table”, but I guess this isn't the table; it's more of a <I>Hollywood Squares</I>. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281712">As far as a BRM motion, I am most looking forward to getting up to speed. I'm sure the clerk will make available the draft motion to us. I haven't had the opportunity...or perhaps it's online; I haven't found it. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281713">I'm looking forward to getting up to speed and to working with all. Thanks.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946532">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281714">Mr. Epp, welcome to our committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281715">Monsieur Drouin.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946533">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264211" Type="47">Mr. Francis Drouin</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281716">Mr. Perron, I understand the purpose of this motion, but I will not support it out of respect for my colleagues who also have motions to put forward. We must take into account everything we have to consider over the next few months. We have agreed on risk management. The subcommittee can consider your motion if you choose to bring it forward. However, if you want us to put your motion to a vote now, I will not be able to support it. I want to hear from my colleagues first, and the best way to do that is to go through the subcommittee.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="16" Mn="15">(1615)</Timestamp>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946541">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281717">There are no hands raised, so I believe at this time we have a sort of consensus that we get the subcommittee to work. We can certainly call a meeting to that effect.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281718">If everybody is okay with that, I suggest that everyone who has motions forward them, so we can have them all ready to debate at the subcommittee level and then recommend to the main committee.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281719">Before we move on, we could perhaps ask our analyst to tell us where we're at with the report and how soon we will be ready to review it. I believe it is version one that we are at. </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946546">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269137" Type="26">Mr. Corentin Bialais (Committee Researcher)</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281720">Right before the prorogation, we sent the first draft of the report. We could send it back to you so everyone will have this version. We will be ready to work on it after that.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946550">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281721">Okay. Thank you very much. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281722">For the ones who were not on the committee—I guess you can send it across the board to everyone—at the next meeting, we will look at version one. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281723">Again, we'll make sure we get that report completed. At my discretion, I guess we can call a subcommittee meeting whenever it's convenient. We'll do a Zoom meeting. I assume it will probably be next week. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281724">How soon do you want it? Will we try to get one next week? I know it's an off week.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946552">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281725">Mr. Chair, I'm terribly sorry to interrupt. The meetings are available based on the scheduling agreed to by the whips. I believe next week is very full with a lot of other committee meetings. They are only allowed so many meetings per slot. I think that meetings are called, at least at the start, based on the agreement by the whips. </ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946557">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281726">Okay. We can certainly contact our whips to get into that scheduling, and at the first available time, we can have a subcommittee meeting. We don't know when our next committee meeting will be, so that will be announced and it will be sent to everyone.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281727">Monsieur Perron.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946564">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281728">How will upcoming meetings work: will they be virtual, in person or hybrid?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946566">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281729"> Do you want me to take that, sir?</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946568">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281730">Go ahead, Madame Belmore.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946571">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264093" Type="27">The Clerk</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281731">As per the order that was adopted in the House, the future committee meetings will be hybrid meetings. It will be your discretion as to whether you wish to appear in person in Ottawa in the committee room or whether you wish to appear virtually.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946574">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281732">Again, to the clerk's notice, all meetings will be based on the whips' various parties agreeing when our time will be. We don't really control that. However, as soon as they give us a time frame, we'll certainly have the meeting and proceed.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281733">I don't know if there is any other order of business that you want to discuss at this time. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281734">Go ahead, Monsieur Drouin.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946582">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264211" Type="47">Mr. Francis Drouin</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281735">I just wanted to welcome Dave Epp, who's wearing a different hat now. He was with the Canada Foodgrains Bank. I look forward to working with him.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281736">I don't know Mr. Steinley personally, but I look forward to working with him as well.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281737">I just wanted to give them a shout-out and a welcome.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946583">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="264210" Type="47">Mr. Kody Blois</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281738">I'll second that, Mr. Chair.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946584">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281739">Thank you very much.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281740">I'm certainly happy to have you and your experience in the grain industry, which is part of our discussion for sure.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281741">Thank you, again, Mr. Epp and Mr. Steinley.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="FR">[<I>Translation</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281742">Mr. Perron, you have the floor.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946585">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269129" Type="47">Mr. Yves Perron</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281743">We got off to a great start, but I wanted to congratulate you on your re-election as chair.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281744">Ms. Rood, congratulations on being elected vice-chair.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281745">I am happy to see everyone back, and I welcome all new committee members. We will get to know each other better.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Timestamp Hr="16" Mn="20">(1620)</Timestamp>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946587">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281746">Thank you, Mr. Perron.</ParaText>
              <FloorLanguage language="EN">[<I>English</I>]</FloorLanguage>
              <ParaText id="6281747">Everyone, we'll see you next time. You will be notified.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281748">Again, work on your motions.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281749">I'm sorry, I missed Ms. Rood. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281750">Go ahead, Ms. Rood.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="" ToC="No" ToCText="" id="10946589">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269128" Type="47">Ms. Lianne Rood</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281751">I just want to echo those comments. </ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281752">It's great to see everybody back again. I'm really looking forward to working with all of you to do the great work that we've been able to do before. I hope we can continue to do that with our new members as well.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281753">I'm glad to see you all back.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
          <Intervention Type="Interjection" ToC="No" id="10946590">
            <PersonSpeaking>
              <Affiliation DbId="269127" Type="35">The Chair</Affiliation>: </PersonSpeaking>
            <Content>
              <ParaText id="6281754">Thank you everyone.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281755">Have a good Thanksgiving weekend.</ParaText>
              <ParaText id="6281756">The meeting is adjourned.</ParaText>
            </Content>
          </Intervention>
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