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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 38
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met in a televised session at 9:05 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Charles Hubbard, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: David Anderson, Rick Borotsik, Murray Calder, Claude Duplain, Mark Eyking, Marcel Gagnon, Howard Hilstrom, Charles Hubbard, Bob Speller, Rose-Marie Ur.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge, researcher; Jean-Denis Fréchette, researcher.
Witnesses: From the Flowers Canada: Dr. Garry Watson, Executive Director, Flowers Canada; Dr. Irwin Smith, Executive Director, Flowers Ontario; Ted Oorsprong, Flowers Canada Production Council; Chris Brown Jr., Flowers Canada Production Council; Martin Langbroke, Vice-President, Production, Flowers Canada. From the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association: Chris D. Andrews, Executive Director; Vic Krahn, President of the Board; Jeff Hicks, National Growers Chair; Bruce McTavish, Past President, Planning & Governance; Henry Heuver, Government Liaison Chairman. From the "Fédération interdisciplinaire de l'horticulture ornementale du Québec": Jacques Côté, Executive Director; André Mousseau, President. From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Johanne Gélinas, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; John Reed, Principal, Office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; Peter Morrison, Director, Office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. From the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Yaprak Baltacioglu, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch; Simon Kennedy, Director General, Policy Planning and Integration, Strategic Policy Branch; Frank Brunetta, Acting Director General, Review Branch.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), Briefing Session.
Pusuant to Standing Order 108 (2), Consideration of Chapter 1 (Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin) of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Report.
Bruce McTavish, Garry Watson, Jacques Côté and Jeff Hicks made a presentation and, with other witnesses, answered questions.
At 10h05 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10h14 a.m., the sitting resumed.
Johanne Gélinas and Yaprak Baltacioglu made a presentation and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 11h33 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11h37 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera to consider its future business.
It was agreed,--That the Committee begin to examine the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) as soon as possible.
It was agreed,--That the Honourable Lyle Vanclief, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, be invited to appear before the Committee begins its study on the Future Role of the Government in February 2002, in order to give a briefing session on the five-year plan of the Department.
At 12:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Suzanne Verville
Clerk of the Committee