Evidence of meeting #17 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was meetings.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Markus Haerle  Chair, Grain Farmers of Ontario
Mark Brock  Co-chair, National Program Advisory Committee, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Benoit Legault  Chief Executive Officer, Producteurs de grains du Québec
Todd Lewis  President, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan
Alan Ker  Ontario Agricultural College Research Chair in Agricultural Risk and Policy, Professor, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics and Managing, As an Individual
Corentin Bialais  Committee Researcher
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Marc-Olivier Girard

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

Kody Blois Liberal Kings—Hants, NS

Mr. Chair, I just wanted to ask Mr. Ker something. I missed something towards the end of his presentation because it cut out for me. He mentioned some type of publication, and I wonder if he could repeat that. I'd be interested in finding it.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Either that or you can forward it to us if you wish.

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Ontario Agricultural College Research Chair in Agricultural Risk and Policy, Professor, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics and Managing, As an Individual

Alan Ker

You do have it. I sent two files with my speaking notes.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Thank you.

So again, that will put an end to our second panel.

I want to thank all of our witnesses for participating today. We shall excuse you.

Please remain on, members, and we'll just move on into our business.

What we need to do today is approve the subcommittee report that was sent to you earlier today and that briefly summarizes the discussions we had Wednesday evening.

You've all had a chance to look at the report. We just need your blessing on that as the main committee. Are we good with that report from the subcommittee? Does anybody have any issues?

It looks like we're all good on that, and the main focus of the meeting is also to provide direction to the analysts to prepare a draft letter on BRM. We agreed to set aside an hour this coming Wednesday—

3:50 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

Excuse me, Mr. Chair.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

We are listening, Mr. Perron.

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Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

I am sorry. I was looking for my document. When you talk about the subcommittee's report, are you talking about date suggestions?

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

No. A report has been drafted for all the committee members. It contains the subcommittee's recommendations.

Do you have it?

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Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

I don't think I received it.

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Conservative

Richard Lehoux Conservative Beauce, QC

Mr. Chair, unless I'm mistaken, this was a very short report.

3:50 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

At what time was it sent, Mr. Chair?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

It was a report with three recommendations. I have the report in front of me. I will ask the analyst when it was sent. It was accompanied by several documents.

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Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

Can you read it to me?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Okay.

3:50 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

I am sorry, I had some unforeseen events before the committee and I am improvising a little bit today.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

If you like, I can read it quickly.

3:50 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

Yes, please.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

I have the English version.

It says:

Our subcommittee met on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, to consider the business of the committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That, in relation to the study of business risk management programs:

a. the Chair propose a summer sitting calendar for July, August and September, for the consideration of the committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting, taking into account that meetings in July will be scheduled after July 3;

b. that the meeting of Wednesday, June 17, 2020, will have one hour of scheduled witness testimony and one hour of committee business for the consideration of the draft letter to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food; and

c. the letter for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food be sent in carbon copy to all provincial ministers of agriculture.

It's very short. That was basically—

3:55 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

I have it in front of me now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I just want to make sure that we will discuss the schedule.

3:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Do you want to discuss the report?

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Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

No, but when the subcommittee says that we will discuss the schedule at a future regular meeting, that means we will talk about it in July.

Is that right?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Yes.

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Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

At the next meeting in July, we will decide on the summer schedule.

Is that right?

3:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

I believe that everyone has received the schedule.

3:55 p.m.

Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

Yes.