Agriculture Committee on Nov. 29th, 2011

Evidence of meeting #15 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was farm.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Growing Forward 2

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Dan Paszkowski President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Vintners Association

Kevin Klippenstein Chair, Organic Farming Institute of British Columbia

David Sparling Professor, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, As an Individual

Annamarie Klippenstein Board Member, Organic Farming Institute of British Columbia

5:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

Mr. Valeriote, as I tried to explain to you briefly here, and I think in the past, just because we adjourn it doesn't mean that we can't talk to these people. I plan to, after—

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Frank Valeriote Liberal Guelph, ON

But it's for the record, and it's necessary that the questions be asked, so that their information, the valuable information that we're paying for, should be on the record—

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

Mr. Valeriote, I'm not going to debate this. But I think you realize that when we start, the first place I'm going to go to is the official opposition—

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Frank Valeriote Liberal Guelph, ON

And that's fine.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

—then ourselves, and we'll be out of time.

I think you'd find it much more valuable to spend the time meeting with them.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Frank Valeriote Liberal Guelph, ON

I'll spend that time anyway, Mr. Chair.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Brian Storseth Conservative Westlock—St. Paul, AB

I just want to say thank you to the chair. I was noting everybody's time and you were very lenient; most people had over seven minutes for their question and answer, which is very lenient.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

Everybody had lots....

Anyway, I'd again like to thank our witnesses for coming and—

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Frank Valeriote Liberal Guelph, ON

Mr. Chair, I still have the floor.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

You don't have a point of order, Mr. Valeriote.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Frank Valeriote Liberal Guelph, ON

Yes, I do.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

No, you want to debate. It's not a point of order.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Frank Valeriote Liberal Guelph, ON

I'm trying to—

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

So anyway, I want to thank our witnesses for coming. Thanks very much. We'll see everybody on Thursday.

The meeting is adjourned.