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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Agriculture and Forestry - February 29, 2024
The committee meets to continue its study of soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are Robert Andjelic (Andjelic Land Inc.), Jacqueline Hannam (British Society of Soil Science), Stuart Oke (National Farmers Union), Katherine Aske, Don Lobb and Penny Wensley appear on their own behalf.
Agriculture and Forestry – February 15, 2024
The committee continues its study of the status of soil health in Canada. Daniel Alessi, Subhasis Ghoshal, Gordon Price, and Francis Zvomuya (as individuals) appear as witnesses.
Agriculture and Forestry – February 13, 2024
The committee continues its study of the status of soil health in Canada. Melanie Bos (Nature Conservancy of Canada), David Hiltz (Acadian Plant Health), Cristine Morgan (Soil Health Institute), Phil Paxton (Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance), and Alan White (Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association) appear as witnesses.
Agriculture and Forestry - February 6, 2024
The committee continues its study of soil health in Canada. Alec Mackay (AgResearch), Ravi Naidu (crcCARE), and Hugh Harley and Mel Poulton (as individuals) appear as witnesses.
Agriculture and Forestry - December 14, 2023
Senators meet to resume their study of soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are experts and representatives with interests in farming and food production.
Agriculture and Forestry – December 7, 2023
Senators meet to continue their study on soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are Hugh Maynard, Emmett Sawyer (4-H Canada), Kelly Daynard (Farm and Food Care Ontario), Clinton Monchuk (Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan), Mathieu Rouleau (Agriculture in the Classroom), Derek MacKenzie and Steven D. Siciliano testify as individuals.
Agriculture and Forestry - November 30, 2023
The committee meets to continue its study of soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are Stephen Balsom (government of Newfoundland and Labrador), Mike Gravel (government of the Northwest Territories), David Lobb (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Pascal Michel, Bob Turnock (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) and Carla Milla (government of Prince Edward Island).
Agriculture and Forestry – November 23, 2023
The committee meets to resume their study of soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are representatives from several stakeholder groups and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Agriculture and Forestry - November 9, 2023
Senators meet to continue their study on soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are representatives from Farm Credit Canada, Greenbelt Foundation, Sundance Commons, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation and farmer Dean Orr.
Agriculture and Forestry - November 2, 2023
The committee meets to continue its study of soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are Kevin Boon (BC Cattlemen's Association), Paul Renaud (The Lanigan Group), Ted Taylor (Soil Resource Group), Ken Van Rees and Paul Arp.
Agriculture and Forestry - October 24, 2023
Senators meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-234, an Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.
Agriculture and Forestry - October 19, 2023
Agriculture and Forestry - October 5, 2023
Senators meet to study Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. Appearing as a witness is associate professor William David Lubitz as an individual.
Agriculture and Forestry - October 3, 2023
Senators meet to study Bill C-234, an act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. Appearing as witnesses are Jasmin Guénette (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) and Ray Orb (Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities).
Agriculture and Forestry - September 28, 2023
Senators meet to study Bill C-234, an act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. Appearing before the committee as witnesses are Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, Nasreddine Ammar (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer), Murray Jowett (National Farmers Union), and Ian Boxall (Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan).
Agriculture and Forestry - September 26, 2023
Senators meet to study Bill C-234, an act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. Appearing as witnesses are Dave Carey (Agriculture Carbon Alliance), Alex Cool-Fergus (Climate Action Network Canada), Tom Green (David Suzuki Foundation), Russell Hurst (Ontario Agri Business Association), Kyle Larkin (Grain Growers of Canada), Scott Ross (Agriculture Carbon Alliance) and political science professor Kathryn Harrison (as an individual).
Agriculture and Forestry - September 21, 2023
The committee meets to examine Bill C-234, an act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. Appearing before the committee are Conservative MP Ben Lobb, who is sponsoring Bill C-234 in the House of Commons, Senator David M. Wells, who is the sponsor of Bill C-234 in the Senate, as well as officials from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Department of Finance Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Agriculture and Forestry - June 15, 2023
The committee continues its study of soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses before the committee are Jerry V. DeMarco, Marie-Pierre Grondin (Office of the Auditor General of Canada), Lara O'Donnell (Weston Family Foundation), Mohamad Yaghi (Royal Bank of Canada) and Nathan Basiliko.
Agriculture and Forestry - June 8, 2023
The committee meets to continue its study of soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are Catherine Lefebvre (Association des producteurs maraîchers du Québec), Benoit Legault (Producteurs de grains du Québec) and Catherine Lessard (Association des producteurs maraîchers du Québec).
Agriculture and Forestry - June 1, 2023
The committee meets to continue its study of soil health in Canada. Appearing as witnesses before the committee are Angela Straathof (Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association) and Tori Waugh (Ontario Soil Network).