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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 10
 
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
 

The Subcommittee on Food Safety of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met at 4:03 p.m. this day, in Room 214, Wellington Building, the Chair, Larry Miller, presiding.

 

Members of the Subcommittee present: Malcolm Allen, André Bellavance, Hon. Carolyn Bennett, Hon. Wayne Easter, Larry Miller and Bev Shipley.

 

Acting Members present: Randy Hoback for Bev Shipley, Pierre Lemieux for Larry Miller, Joyce Murray for Hon. Carolyn Bennett and Merv C. Tweed for David Anderson.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge, Analyst; Sonya Norris, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health; Vanessa Allen, Public Health Laboratory (Toronto), Environmental Microbiology; Tina Badiani, Acting Surveillance Lead. Toronto Public Health: David McKeown, Medical Officer of Health. Bioniche Food Safety: Rick Culbert, President. American Meat Institute: James Hodges, Executive Vice-President. Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA): Marcel Hacault, Executive Director; Dean Anderson, Vice-Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Safety Association.

 

Participants present: As an individual: Liam Scott, Counsel.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Order of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food made Thursday, February 12, 2009 and the motion adopted by the Subcommittee on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, the Subcommittee resumed its study of food safety.
 

David Williams and David McKeown made statements and, with Tina Badiani and Vanessa Allen, answered questions.

 

At 5:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:31 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Rick Culbert, James Hodges, Marcel Hacault and Dean Anderson made statements and answered questions.

 

At 19:01 p.m., Wayne Easter took the Chair.

 

At 8:21 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin
Clerk of the Subcommittee

 
 
2009/05/28 11:43 a.m.