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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 41
 
Thursday, December 2, 2010
 

The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met at 8:47 a.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Larry Miller, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Alex Atamanenko, France Bonsant, Hon. Wayne Easter, Hon. Mark Eyking, Randy Hoback, Pierre Lemieux, Larry Miller, Blake Richards, Bev Shipley, Brian Storseth and Francis Valeriote.

 

Acting Members present: Jean-Yves Laforest for André Bellavance.

 

Other Members present: Peter Julian.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge, Analyst; Aïcha Coulibaly, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food: Gilles Gauthier, Director General and Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Negotiations and Multilateral Trade Policy Directorate. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Steve Verheul, Chief Trade Negotiator, Canada-European Union.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, the Committee commenced its study of Canada-European Union trade agreements.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 

At 9:35 a.m., Mark Eyking took the Chair.

 

At 9:40 a.m., Larry Miller took the Chair.

 

At 10:31 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:34 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

It was agreed, — That the motion adopted on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 concerning the proposed budget for the Committee’s travel to Guelph ON, during winter 2011 be rescinded.

 

It was agreed, — That the motion adopted on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 concerning the proposed budget for the Committee’s travel to Calgary, AB; Saskatoon, SK, during winter 2011 be rescinded.

 

It was agreed, — That the motion adopted on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 concerning the proposed budget for the Committee’s travel to Charlottetown, PE; Truro, NS, during winter 2011 be rescinded.

 

It was agreed, — That the motion adopted on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 concerning the proposed budget for the Committee’s travel to Quebec, QC, during winter 2011 be rescinded.

 

It was agreed, — That the motion adopted on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 concerning the global budget for its travel during winter 2011 be rescinded.

 

It was agreed, — That in relation to its study on the Biotechnology Industry, the proposed budget in the amount of $101,018 for the Committee’s travel to Calgary, AB; Saskatoon, SK; Guelph, ON; Quebec, QC; Charlottetown, PE and Truro, NS, during winter 2011 be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee.

 

At 10:43 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Chloé O'Shaughnessy
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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