Evidence of meeting #34 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 producers.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Andrew Marsland  Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Pierre Corriveau  Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Brian Evans  Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Gordon White  Vice-President, Finance, Administration and Information Technology, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Nada Semaan  Assistant Deputy Minister, Farm Financial Programs Branch, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

10:55 a.m.

Liberal

Ken Boshcoff Liberal Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON

I have just a quick question. We didn't get a chance to ask many of the research questions we have on the document today, and I'm hoping the departments would respond to them because there are some very valid questions.

10:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

What I'm going to suggest, actually, is this. Supplemental estimates have been tabled now as well, so we have to report back to the House on the main estimates by May 31. I'm going to be talking to steering committee. We need to decide whether or not we want to do supplementaries, and then there might be a chance to call officials back to look at the supplementaries and carry forward with any of the final comments we have on the main estimates.

Mr. Steckle.

10:55 a.m.

Liberal

Paul Steckle Liberal Huron—Bruce, ON

When, Mr. Chair, are we looking at the report that we haven't seen yet in terms of the labelling?

10:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

Right now that's scheduled for the Tuesday and the Thursday when we come back, but that's why the steering committee needs to meet if we're going to have to add in a follow-up meeting with this and to deal with the votes before May 31 . If we don't deal with it, then it's deemed to be reported back to the House without amendment.

Anyway, with that, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.

Mr. Lauzon? Done.

The meeting is adjourned.