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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 39
 
Monday, May 7, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food met in camera at 3:29 p.m. this day, in Room 268, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Larry Miller, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Malcolm Allen, Alex Atamanenko, Ruth Ellen Brosseau, Randy Hoback, Pierre Lemieux, Ben Lobb, Larry Miller, Francine Raynault, Brian Storseth and Bob Zimmer.

 

Acting Members present: Sean Casey for Frank Valeriote and Mike Lake for LaVar Payne.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Mariane Beaudin, Procedural Clerk. Library of Parliament: Frédéric Forge, Analyst; Khamla Heminthavong, Analyst.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, September 29, 2011, the Committee resumed its study on Growing Forward 2.
 

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

 

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

 

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "Growing Forward 2 (Includes a Summary of the Study of the Biotechnology Industry)".

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

 

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

 
ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.
 

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report any dissenting and/or supplementary opinions, provided that they are no more than ten (10) pages in length, in the same style and format as the report (Arial 12, single line spacing); and that they be submitted electronically to the Clerk of the Committee, in both official languages, no later than Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at 4:00 p.m.

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

It was agreed, — That in relation to the study of animal products supply chain, the proposed budget in the amount of $37,700 be adopted.

 

It was agreed, — That, in relation to its study of the animal products supply chain, and in addition to the site visits agreed to on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, the Committee conduct a site visit to a feedlot during its travel to Guelph, Ontario, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

 

At 3:57 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



David-Andrés Novoa
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012-05-16 8:26 a.m.