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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 48

Thursday, March 9, 2017, 11:03 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Room 7-52, 131 Queen Street

Presiding

Pat Finnigan, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Jacques Gourde

NDP

Ruth Ellen Brosseau

Acting Members present

• Larry Maguire for Bev Shipley (Conservative)

• Martin Shields for David Anderson (Conservative)

Associate Members present

• Jean-Claude Poissant (Liberal)

In attendance

House of Commons

• Suzie Cadieux, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Frédéric Forge, Analyst

• Khamla Heminthavong, Analyst

PMRA Decision Concerning the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid

Witnesses

Équiterre

• Annie Bérubé, Director, Government Relations

Grain Farmers of Ontario

• Mark Brock, Chairman

David Suzuki Foundation

• Lisa Gue, Senior Researcher and Analyst, Science and Policy Unit, Ottawa

Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association

• Craig Hunter, Expert Advisor, Pesticides

Canadian Honey Council

• Rod Scarlett, Executive Director

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers

• Justine Taylor, Science and Government Relations Manager

As an individual

• Pierre Giovenazzo, Professor, Sciences apicoles, Centre de recherche en sciences animales de Deschambault, Université Laval

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 16, 2017, the Committee resumed its study of the PMRA decision concerning the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid.

Craig Hunter, Justine Taylor, Lisa Gue and Annie Bérubé made statements and answered questions.

At 11:57 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.

It was agreed, — That the Committee undertake a study related to Canada-United States Cooperation in Agriculture.

Pierre Giovenazzo, Mark Brock and Rod Scarlett made statements and answered questions.

At 1:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jean-Denis Kusion

Clerk of the Committee