Evidence of meeting #72 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 industry.
A recording is available from Parliament.
President, Canadian Beverage Association
We represent the non-alcoholic, non-dairy sector, so beer is not in our purview.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Perfect.
With that, I thank you for being here today and for your presentations. I'm sure you can look forward to a final report that says we've listened to what you've said, and some of the recommendations.
With that, I'll thank everybody and wish everybody a happy Easter.
Have a good break.
Mr. Valeriote, do you have a question on new business?
Liberal
Frank Valeriote Liberal Guelph, ON
Yes.
Mr. Chair, a number of us attended an Ontario farmer's breakfast this morning. One of the conversations I had was with respect to non-business risk management programs that are being deployed by each of the provinces. The ones I was speaking about were specifically in Ontario. They had met with the minister of agriculture, who happens to be the Premier of Ontario, last week to talk about it, and they were getting into an area about which we have heard very little.
I'm wondering if—sooner rather than later, because I don't know when our next strategy session will arise—we might talk about getting some briefing on those programs that we talk so rarely about. There may be somebody in the federal government or from the Library of Parliament who has a good understanding of them; I know they're different in each province. I'm wondering if at some point we might collectively have a briefing here, between studies or whenever.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
It was my intention to have a subcommittee planning meeting shortly after we return, to finalize some of the go-forward matters.
Conservative