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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 67
Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 3:33 p.m. to 5:28 p.m.
Presiding
Pat Finnigan, Chair (Liberal)

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Library of Parliament
• Khamla Heminthavong, Analyst
Election of Vice-Chairs
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of a Vice-Chair.

On motion of Sylvie Boucher, it was agreed, — That Luc Berthold be elected First Vice-Chair of the Committee.

Food Policy for Canada
Soy Canada
• Dale Adolphe, Interim Executive Director
• Chris Masciotra, Director, Corporate Affairs
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
• Dan Darling, President
• Brady Stadnicki, Policy Analyst
The Conference Board of Canada
• Jean-Charles Le Vallée, Associate Director, Food Horizons Canada
Canadian Organic Growers
• Jim Robbins, President, Organic Federation of Canada
• Ashley St Hilaire, Director, Programs and Government Relations
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
• Scott Ross, Director of Business Risk Management and Farm Policy
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of a food policy for Canada.

Scott Ross, Dale Adolphe, Chris Masciotra and Jean-Charles Le Vallée made statements and answered questions.

Luc Berthold gave notice of the following motion:

That the Committee immediately undertake a study on the proposed changes to the tax system in order to assess their impacts on small farm businesses, particularly family farms and the inherent risks in the proposals on transfer of ownership; and that the Committee report its findings to the House no later than Friday, December 1, 2017.

The Committee resumed consideration of a Food Policy for Canada. Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Dan Darling, Ashley St Hilaire and Jim Robbins made statements and answered questions.

At 5:28 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Marc-Olivier Girard
Clerk of the Committee