Agriculture Committee on June 4th, 2012

Evidence of meeting #44 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 corn.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Losses in honey bee colonies

MPs speaking

Larry Miller
Pierre Lemieux
Malcolm Allen
LaVar Payne
Frank Valeriote
Bev Shipley
Alex Atamanenko
Ben Lobb
Francine Raynault
Ruth Ellen Brosseau
Bob Zimmer

Also speaking

Rod Scarlett  Executive Director, Canadian Honey Council
Bill Ferguson  Owner, Ferguson Apiaries
Davis Bryans  President, Munro Honey & Munro's Meadery
David Schuit  President, Saugeen Country Honey Inc.
Hendrika Schuit  Member, Saugeen Country Honey Inc.

5:10 p.m.

President, Saugeen Country Honey Inc.

David Schuit

Thank you.

5:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

Committee members, I have a budget to deal with today's witnesses and I would engage a motion:That in relation to the losses in honey bee colonies, a proposed budget in the amount of $5,000 be adopted.

The motion is moved by Mr. Payne. Is there discussion?

(Motion agreed to)

Thank you very much.

We will see everybody on Wednesday.

The meeting is adjourned.