Parliament of Canada

PARLIAMENT of CANADA

Standing Committee - Agriculture and Forestry


Notice of Meeting

Monday, February 24, 2003

1:09 PM
Unrevised Information
Location: Radisson Plaza Hotel Saskatchewan Regency Ballroom 2125 Victoria Avenue, Regina SK
Clerk : Daniel Charbonneau (613) 993-4874

Agenda

Examine the impact of climate change on Canada’s agriculture, forests and rural communities and the potential adaptation options focusing on primary production, practices, technologies, ecosystems and other related areasExamine the impact of climate change on Canada’s agriculture, forests and rural communities and the potential adaptation options focusing on primary production, practices, technologies, ecosystems and other related areas.
Witnesses

(1:00 PM-2:30 PM)
From the University of Saskatchewan
- Andre Hucq, Professor
- Cecil Nagy, Professor
- Roger D.H. Cohen, Professor

(2:30 PM-3:00 PM)
From the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
- Trevor Douglas, Director

(3:15 PM-4:15 PM)
From the Government of Saskatchewan
- The Honourable Eric Cline, Q.C., Minister of Industry and Resources
From the Government of Saskatchewan
- Gord Nystuen, Deputy-Minister Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization
From the Government of Saskatchewan
- Bob Ruggles, Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs Division
- Jim Marshall, Assistant Deputy Minister, Resources and Economic Policy

(4:15 PM-4:45 PM)
From the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan
- Cecil Olver, Vice-President



Meeting with Reporting and Interpretation