Agriculture Committee on April 15th, 2008

Evidence of meeting #27 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was product.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Study on "Product of Canada" claims

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac

Paul Steckle

Wayne Easter

Also speaking

Kim Jo Bliss Director, Local Food For Local People

Charles Tanguay Communications Officer, Union des consommateurs

Michel Arnold Executive Director, Option consommateurs

Nalini Vaddapalli Lawyer, Agri-Food Analyst, Option consommateurs

Jennifer Hillard Research Director, Consumer Interest Alliance Inc.

10:55 a.m.

Liberal

Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE

I know, but there is a problem here. We have a guy from Australia hired to manage the Canadian Wheat Board as CEO. He's appointed under order in council. He started work April 1, and this committee still doesn't have the order in council. This committee should have been able to hear from Ian White prior to that appointment taking effect. Where in blazes is the order in council? Now he's working. He's being paid by the Canadian Wheat Board. He's appointed by the Government of Canada, and this committee has not seen the order in council. Now where is it?

10:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

I have no control over that, as you know, Mr. Easter. We just have to wait until we receive it.

With that, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.

It is so moved.

The meeting is adjourned.