Evidence of meeting #39 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 chair.

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9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

Order, please. We're in public session.

Mr. Lauzon wants to table a notice of motion.

Mr. Lauzon.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

Guy Lauzon Conservative Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON

Mr. Chair, I'd like to table the following motion. I hope it can be discussed first thing on Thursday morning.

The notice of motion reads as follows: “That the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food urge the Government of Canada to ensure Canadian farmers are not saddled with a carbon tax, which would further increase their input costs and hurt their competitiveness vis-à-vis their American competitors.”

Mr. Chair, since we're studying input costs, I think it's critical that we discuss this at the earliest possible point in time.

I have it in both official languages.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

You can give it to the clerk. That's our 48-hour notice on it.

We'll deal with this motion on Thursday at our meeting, and it will be put on the agenda as such.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

Brian Storseth Conservative Westlock—St. Paul, AB

Wayne assures us he knows the plan is just secret.

9:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

Okay. With that, I don't see any other business for the public part of this meeting. I'm going to suspend and go back in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]

[Public proceedings resume]

9:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

The meeting is back in session, and Mr. Storseth, you have the floor.

9:50 a.m.

Conservative

Brian Storseth Conservative Westlock—St. Paul, AB

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

When we had Ian White, the president of the Canadian Wheat Board, before us, he talked about some survey analysis that had been done. I believe it has been released, but has the Wheat Board tabled for us the results of the survey, as he had suggested he would?

9:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

Have we received the results? No, I don't think we have. I know they were presented at the Senate committee, though.

Ms. Skelton.

June 10th, 2008 / 9:50 a.m.

Conservative

Carol Skelton Conservative Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK

I asked specifically for that.

9:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

I know you asked specifically for it. So maybe we should follow up with the Wheat Board to get that report.

9:50 a.m.

Conservative

Carol Skelton Conservative Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK

Yes.

9:50 a.m.

Conservative

Brian Storseth Conservative Westlock—St. Paul, AB

There has been some distortion of what the numbers actually add up to, so if the entire committee could get the survey results—

9:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative James Bezan

Okay, we'll contact the Wheat Board and ask Mr. White to provide us with the survey results, as he was requested to do at the committee hearing.

Are there any other comments?

I'll take a motion to adjourn. Thank you, Mr. Steckle.

The meeting is adjourned.