Parliament of Canada

PARLIAMENT of CANADA

Standing Committee - Agriculture and Forestry


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February 19, 2008
1:41 PM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada.
    • Arlene Hache, Executive Director (Centre for Northern Families)
    • Chief CeCe McCauley, Writer, News North Newspaper (As an individual)
    • Nancy Peel, Executive Director (Native Women's Association)
    • Dorice Pinet, Assistant General Director and Project leader (Fédération franco-ténoise)
Yellowknife United Church Auditorium, Main floor 5403 - 50 Avenue (Franklin Ave), Yellowknife Link to the notice of this meeting
February 19, 2008
8:59 AM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada.
    • The Honourable Bob McLeod, M.L.A., Minister of Human Resources, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment and Minster Responsible for the Public Utilities Board, Northwest Territories
    • Jill Christensen, Manager, Integrated Services, Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority (Government of Northwest Territories)
    • Batiste Foisy, Researcher (Northwest Territories Economic Development Council)
    • Mira Hall, Chair, Women's Committee and Territorial Representative (National Anti-Poverty Organisation)
    • Spencer Heslep, Program Coordinator (Side Door Youth Centre)
    • David Krutko, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (Mackenzie Delta) (As an individual)
    • Patrick Lachapelle, Economic Development Officer (Northwest Territories Economic Development Council)
    • Simon Lamoureux, President (Northwest Territories Economic Development Council)
    • Kevin Menicoche, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (Nahendeh) (As an individual)
    • Jeanette Savoie, Barrister and Solicitor (Savoie Law Office)
    • Sharon Thomas, Executive Director (Status of Women Council)
    • Gordon Van Tighem, Mayor (City of Yellowknife)
Yellowknife United Church Auditorium, Main floor 5403 - 50 Avenue (Franklin Ave), Yellowknife Link to the notice of this meeting
February 18, 2008
1:41 PM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada.
    • Peter Becker, Member of the Board, Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition (As an individual)
    • Chris Danfa, Future Info Tech (As an individual)
    • Lori Duncan, Director of Health and Social Developments, Council of Yukon First Nations (As an individual)
    • Brian Eaton, Resource Coordinator, Second Opinion Society (As an individual)
    • Judi Johnny (As an individual)
    • Arthur Mitchell, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Yukon (Copperbelt) (As an individual)
    • Liz Walker, Director of Health Partnerships, Council of Yukon First Nations (As an individual)
Westmark Whitehorse Hotel & Conference Center Conference Room 1, Main floor 201 Wood Street, Whitehorse YK Link to the notice of this meeting
February 18, 2008
8:15 AM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada.
    • Larry Bagnell, P.C., M.P., Yukon - Official Opposition Critic for Northern Affairs (As an individual)
    • Bev Buckway, First Vice-President and Mayor of the City of Whitehorse (Association of Yukon Communities)
    • Ione Christensen, Former Senator for Yukon (As an individual)
    • Ross Findlater, Co-Chair (Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition)
    • Claude Gosselin, Priest (Groupe de concertation Solidarité Pauvreté)
    • Tony Hill, Director, Agriculture Branch (Government of Yukon)
    • Robert Holmes, Director Mineral Resources, Energy Mines and Resources (Government of Yukon)
    • Charlotte Hrenchuk, Coordinator (Yukon Status of Women Council)
    • Cate Innish, Program Coordinator (Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre)
    • Kim Lawson, Employer Liaison, Job Coach (Yukon Council on disABILITY)
    • Lesley McCullough, Director Intergovernmental Relations (Government of Yukon)
    • Kate O'Donnell, Director (Maryhouse)
    • Judy Pakozdy, Executive Director (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society of Yukon (FASSY))
    • Barbara Powick, Executive Director (Kaushee's Place - Yukon Women's Transition Society)
    • Diane Reed, Director, Forestry Management Branch (Government of Yukon)
Westmark Whitehorse Hotel & Conference Center Conference Room 1, Main floor 201 Wood Street, Whitehorse YK Link to the notice of this meeting
June 12, 2008
8:02 AM

  • Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board A ct (board of directors)
    • Peter W. Hogg, Professor Emeritus, Osgoode Hall Law School (As an individual)
    • Jeff Nielsen, Vice-President (Grain Growers of Canada)
    • Richard Phillips, Executive Director (Grain Growers of Canada)
Room 9, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
June 10, 2008
7:04 PM

When the Senate rises but not before time shown above.
  • Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board A ct (board of directors)
    • The Honourable Grant Mitchell, Senator, Sponsor of the bill (Senate of Canada)
  • Examine rural poverty in Canada.
  • The present state and future of agriculture and forestry in Canada
Room 9, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
June 5, 2008
8:03 AM

  • Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board A ct (board of directors)
    • Humphrey Banack, Member of the National Advisory Council (Canadian Federation of Agriculture)
    • Larry Hill, Chair of the Board of Directors (Canadian Wheat Board)
Room 9, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
June 3, 2008
6:59 PM

When the Senate rises but not before time shown above.
  • Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board A ct (board of directors)
    • The Honourable Gerry Ritz, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
  • Examine rural poverty in Canada.
Room 9, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
May 15, 2008
8:07 AM

  • The present state and future of agriculture and forestry in Canada
    • Abdolreza Abbassian, Economist (Commodities) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
    • Ali Gürkan, Chief, Trade and Markets Division (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Room 9, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
May 8, 2008
8:05 AM

  • The present state and future of agriculture and forestry in Canada
    • Sylvain Charlebois, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Regina (As an individual)
    • Guy Debailleul, Professor, Laval University (As an individual)
    • Al Loyns, President, Prairie Horizons Ltd. (As an individual)
Room 9, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Link to the notice of this meeting
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