Evidence of meeting #20 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was winter.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Brian Fowler  Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
David Pryce  Vice-President, Western Canada Operations, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Kurt Klein  Professor, Department of Economics, University of Lethbridge
Larry Martin  Senior Fellow, George Morris Centre
Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Isabelle Duford

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Bev Shipley Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

Can you forward to our office some of the details on what we need and timing for the planes and all of that?

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

The clerk will speak on this.

12:55 p.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Isabelle Duford

The initial contacts with the embassy have been made. It's a work in progress to develop the itinerary, but the ball is rolling on that. A questionnaire will be sent to all the members with details about the flights, accommodations, and such. That should be forthcoming within the week.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Bev Shipley Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

And what qualifies you to go?

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

You have a passport.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

That's a good point.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

That's it on Washington.

As I said, the steering committee is going to meet on the Tuesday that we come back, after our committee meeting, to get some direction on how we're dealing with the next six weeks.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Wayne, we still have time.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

Is there anything else?

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

I was just saying to Mr. Easter that we still have time to debate his motion.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Mark Eyking

I think Mr. Easter made it clear that he wants it at the next meeting.

It's a happy bunch we are.

The meeting is adjourned.