Studies

"Studies" include those bills, subject-matter or self-initiated inquiries, Estimates and other matters referred by the House that the Committee has studied during the current session. On the page for a particular study, you will find, where applicable: a list of meetings, reports and responses, witnesses, news releases and documents related to the study.

• Avian Flu - follow-up of the fact-finding mission to Abbotsford
• Bill C-27, An Act to regulate and prohibit certain activities related to food and other products to which the Acts under the administration of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency apply and to provide for the administration and enforcement of those Acts and to amend other Acts in consequence
• Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Canada Transportation Act
• Bill S-38, An Act respecting the implementation of international trade commitments by Canada regarding spirit drinks of foreign countries
• Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program and other farm income issues
• Certificate of nomination of Adrian Measner to the position of President of the Canadian Wheat Board
• Certificate of nomination of John Core to the position of Chairman of the Canadian Dairy Commission
• Certificate of nomination of John J. Ryan to the position of President of Farm Credit Canada
• Corn Imports from the United States
• Excise duty relief for Canada's wine sector
• Grain Transportation: The Hopper Car Fleet
• Issues related to Agricore United and the Competition Bureau regarding the Ownership of a Terminal Elevator in the Port of Vancouver
• Main Estimates 2004-2005: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 under Agriculture and Agri-Food
• Main Estimates 2005-2006, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 and Report on Plans and Priorities under AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD
• Review of the activities of the Pest Management Regulatory Agency during the past six months
• Riding Mountain National Park Bovine tuberculosis monitoring and eradication programs
• Round Table Discussion on the active role in shaping the future of Canada's agriculture industry
• Study of animal health
• Study of the pricing of beef at the slaughter, wholesale and retail levels, in the context of the BSE crisis in Canada
• Study of the strategy for repositioning the livestock industry
• World Food Supply

Activities

"Activities" include business items for which the committee meets and may take action, but which are not "studies" as such. "Activities" include proceedings to elect the committee chair, to discuss future business, and meetings with delegations, when the meeting is not related to a particular item under study by the committee.

• Briefing on Avian Flu
• Briefing on current intial prices for wheat
• Briefing on dairy terms labelling
• Briefing on issues related to Agricore United and the Competition Bureau regarding the ownership of a terminal elevator in the Port of Vancouver
• Briefing on the marketing of canola in Ontario and the acquisition of Better Beef by Cargill Ltd.
• Briefing on the status of the current World Trade Organization Negociations on agriculture
• Briefing session on Farm Credit Canada Activities and the BSE Crisis, and Other Farm Income Issues
• Briefing session on grain testing and inspection, and the WTO ruling on the treatment of foreign grain
• Briefing session on regionalization of agriculture health practices
• Committee Business
• Election of Chair
• Meeting with delegation from National People's Congress of China and Provincial Congresses, Special Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs
• Technical briefing: Measures of farm income