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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 9
Thursday, March 29, 2001
The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met in camera at 9:00 a.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Charles Hubbard, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: David L. Anderson, Murray Calder, Claude Duplain, Mark Eyking, Howard Hilstrom, Charles Hubbard, Larry McCormick, Dick Proctor, Paul Steckle, Suzanne Tremblay.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge and Jean-Denis Fréchette, Research Officers.
It was agreed,-- That, as decided at the meeting dated February 27, the Chair, the two Vice-Chairs, the Parliamentary Secretary and one member from the Bloc québécois, the New Democratic Party and the Progressive Conservative Party do compose the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure.
It was agreed,--That notwithstanding the motion adopted at the meeting dated February 27, 2001 regarding the allocation of time for questioning the witnesses, that witnesses be given up to 10 minutes for their opening statement and that during the questioning of witnesses there be allocated seven (7) minutes, in the first round, for the first three parties and that thereafter five (5) minutes be allocated, in the second round, to the other two parties and the government party, alternating between the Opposition and the government party, at the discretion of the Chair.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee proceeded to consider its future business.
It was agreed, -- That the Committee invite Officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Department of National Defence to consider the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (emergency plan, preventive measures of the cattle taken regarding British militaries coming into Alberta and vaccination).
At 11:00 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Suzanne Verville
Clerk of the Committee