Agriculture Committee on May 2nd, 2024

Evidence of meeting #102 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was program.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Issues Relating to the Horticultural Sector

MPs speaking

Kody Blois
Francis Drouin
Lianne Rood
Tim Louis
Yves Perron
Alistair MacGregor
Ben Carr
John Barlow
Richard Lehoux
Leah Taylor Roy

Also speaking

Marie-Ève Gaboury-Bonhomme  Professor, Agri-Food Economics and Consumer Sciences Department, Université Laval, As an Individual
Tia Loftsgard  Executive Director, Canada Organic Trade Association
Gillian Flies  Owner-Operator, The New Farm, Canada Organic Trade Association
Peter Burgess  Executive Director, Wild Blueberry Producers Association of Nova Scotia
Peggy Brekveld  Chair, Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council
Keith Currie  President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Sukhpaul Bal  President, British Columbia Cherry Association, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Ryan Koeslag  Executive Vice-President, Canadian Mushroom Growers' Association
Mike Medeiros  President and Mushroom Farmer, Canadian Mushroom Growers' Association

1:25 p.m.

Conservative

Lianne Rood Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

Thank you.

1:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Kody Blois

Thank you, on behalf of Ms. Rood and I, who are the remaining committee members in what has been a bit of an unusual sitting. I think we made it work. We were able to make sure your time was recognized and that you contributed.

To all the witnesses, for your testimony and for your work in agriculture, I want to say thank you very much. Thank you for your contribution to our study.

The meeting is adjourned.