Agriculture Committee on June 1st, 2017

Evidence of meeting #60 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was countries.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Non-Tariff Trade Barriers to the Sale of Agricultural Products in Relation to Free Trade Agreements

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Leah Olson President, Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada

Hans Kristensen Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Pork Council

Geof Gray Past Chair, Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada

Gary Stordy Public Relations Manager, Canadian Pork Council

Martin Rice Acting Executive Director, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance

Dan Paszkowski President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Vintners Association

Brian Innes President, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance

1 p.m.

Acting Executive Director, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance

Martin Rice

We're finding that in some sectors—and I guess this is happening a lot in our economy—as the generation that I'm part of is retiring and so on, finding the replacements for these people.... Regulatory veterinarians are not quite as common as they once were coming out of veterinary schools. Most are going into practice.

That's why there has to be a concerted effort to attract people who want to work in our federal regulatory systems and other areas that would utilize these skills that used to be a little more easy to attract into federal departments.

1 p.m.

Conservative

Bev Shipley Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

What would be the barrier if we're talking about veterinarians who would go into private practice and not into government?

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

We're going to have to end it here, unless there is consensus to go past the time.

1 p.m.

Conservative

Bev Shipley Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

No, I'll catch up with them.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

I want to thank Mr. Innes, Mr. Rice, and Mr. Paszkowski for being here. It was very informative, and we will certainly take that input into consideration.

Thank you.

The meeting is adjourned.