Evidence of meeting #35 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 report.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Brenda Simmons  Assistant General Manager, Prince Edward Island Potato Board
Dave Smardon  Chief Executive Officer and President, BioEnterprise Corporation
Greg Norton  President, Okanagan Kootenay Cherry Growers Association

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

Okay. Thank you very much.

I would entertain a motion to deal with the steering committee report.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE

I so move.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

It is moved by Mr. Easter.

Is there any discussion?

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Mr. Chair, there is something I don't understand. Right now the schedule only shows one meeting for reviewing the report.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

No, we've had discussion in here, a friendly agreement--

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Conservative

Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Can you just tell me those dates?

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

We would have the 19th and the 24th set aside for it.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

All right. That was my key concern.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

Everything else would just be moved ahead.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Bev Shipley Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

Are we going to have any flexibility for the 26th, should we ever need that?

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

I would just suggest, Mr. Shipley, that we deal with that when the time comes, if that time came. Let's concentrate on getting it done.

5:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Hear, hear!

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE

Just to make sure everyone is aware of it, there is a time change of committee in here as well. I assume everybody is on side with that, from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

Yes, that's called the Eyking amendment.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE

It makes no difference to me either way.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

That's the Eyking amendment, just so he can get out of here earlier on Thursday.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Eyking Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

I just don't want you going down to D'Arcy's between three and three-thirty.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

Yes, exactly.

We have a motion on the table.

(Motion agreed to)

The meeting is adjourned until Thursday.