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01:45:30

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – October 29, 2026

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

01:55:33

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – October 27, 2026

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

01:02:09

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – October 22, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses Michael Graydon, Director General (Food, Health and Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP)) Elaine Power, Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University (As an Individual) Phoebe Stephens, Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University (As an Individual) Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Meeting with interpretation and transcription Source: sencanada.ca

01:50:58

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – October 20, 2026

* Agenda Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses Panel 1 (6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) AGT Food and Ingredients -Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO (by videoconference) Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan -Bill Prybylski, President Panel 2 (7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.) City of Pitt Meadows, British Columbia -Nicole MacDonald, Mayor (by videoconference) -Mike Manion, City Councillor Source: sencanada.ca

00:58:21

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry - October 8, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses Luce Bélanger, Vice-Chair (Chicken Farmers of Canada) Claire Citeau, Vice-President of Trade Advocacy and Public Affairs (Canadian Pork Council) Lauren Kennedy, Director of Public Affairs and Communications (Chicken Farmers of Canada) René Roy, Chair (Canadian Pork Council) Natalie Spooner, Chief Executive Officer (Ottawa Food Bank) The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 13 of Part 4 of Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 Consideration of a draft report Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca

00:59:01

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry - October 1, 2026

The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 13 of Part 4 of Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 Consideration of a draft report Witnesses Cassie Barker, Senior Program Manager (Environmental Defence Canada) Ian Culbert, Executive Director (Canadian Public Health Association) Christy Morrissey, Professor, Ecotoxicologist (As an Individual) Phil Mount, Vice-President, Policy (National Farmers Union) Source: sencanada.ca

02:34:38

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – September 29, 2026

The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 13 of Part 4 of Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 Witnesses Ian Affleck, Vice-President, Plant Biotechnology and Sustainability (CropLife Canada) Émilie Bergeron, Vice-President, Crop Protection (CropLife Canada) Frédéric Bissonnette, Director General, Pesticides Regulatory Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (Health Canada) Cary Gates, Pest Management Director (Flowers Canada Growers) Stephen Heckbert, Executive Director (Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada) Matt Jones, Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (Health Canada) Andy Kuyvenhoven, Professional Farmer Floriculture (Flowers Canada Growers) Shannon Laforce, Executive Director, Policy and Operations Bureau, Pesticides Regulatory Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (Health Canada) Ryder Lee, General Manager (Canadian Cattle Association) Scott Ross, Executive Director (Canadian Federation of Agriculture) Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Kate Sauser, Manager, Policy (Grain Growers of Canada) Evelyn Soo, Director General, Food Safety and Consumer Protection (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Source: sencanada.ca

01:51:43

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – June 11, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witnesses Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director General (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Cyr Couturier, Aquaculture Scientist and Expert (As an Individual) Christina Stroud, Head, Corporate Affairs (Syngenta Canada Inc.) Shaun Vey, President (Syngenta Canada Inc.) Source: sencanada.ca

01:55:59

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – June 9, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses Kirstin Beardsley, Chief Executive Officer (Food Banks Canada) Chris Franc, Chief Executive Officer (4-H Canada) June Muir, Chief Executive Officer, Leamington Regional Food Hub (Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor Inc.) Joseph Murdoch-Flowers, Executive Director (Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre) Dean Orr, Farmer and Graduate Student OAC (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca

00:54:25

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry - June 4, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Consideration of a draft report Witnesses Marilou Cyr, General Manager (Zone Agtech) Mehmet Tulbek, President (Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre) Source: sencanada.ca

01:56:36

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry - June 2, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses Darren Anderson, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder (Vive Crop Protection) Janet Dean, Executive Director (Territorial Agrifood Association) Benjamin Feagin Jr., Chief Executive Officer (AgriTech North) Fabian Velez, Chief Operating Officer (AgriTech North) Jay Willmot, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Haven Greens) Source: sencanada.ca

01:56:23

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry - May 28, 2026

Witnesses Erica Beaudin, Chief (Cowessess First Nation) David Beaudin, Minister of Agriculture (Manitoba Métis Federation) Chris Bodnar, Assistant Professor, Agribusiness, University of the Fraser Valley (As an Individual) Terry Lerat, Councillor (Cowessess First Nation) Marci Riel, Senior Director, Energy, Infrastructure and Resource Management (Manitoba Métis Federation) Alexis Whalen, Chair (Land Over Landings) Kallie Wood, President and CEO (National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food) Source: sencanada.ca

01:57:58

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry - May 26, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses Pamela Alexis, Board Member (Agriculture in the Classroom Canada) Serge Buy, Chief Executive Officer (Agri-Food Innovation Council) Emmanuel Destrijker, 1st Vice-Chair (Egg Farmers of Canada) Sarah Keyes, Provincial Lead, Ontario Chapter (Coalition for Healthy School Food) Richard Leblanc, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Roots Farms Inc.) Darcy Pawlik, Chairman (Agriculture in the Classroom Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:49:43

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry - May 7, 2026

Examine and report on such issues as may arise from time to time relating to agriculture and forestry Topic: Ag101 Witnesses Rachel Brooks, Farmer and co-chair, Clearview ROAR (As an Individual) Lindsay Steele, Agriculturalist, Farm Owner (Hustle Farms Ltd.) Murray Driediger, Chairman, BC Fresh (BC Fresh Vegetables Inc.) Tyler Heppell, Farmer (Heppell's Potato Corp) Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Consideration of a draft budget Source: sencanada.ca

01:45:34

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry - May 5, 2026

Examine and report on such issues as may arise from time to time relating to agriculture and forestry Topic: Ag101 Witness Brodie Berrigan, Senior Director, Government Relations and Farm Policy (Canadian Federation of Agriculture) Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Consideration of a draft budget Source: sencanada.ca

01:54:45

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – April 30, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses Brady Deaton Jr., Professor and McCain Family Chair in Food Security, Department of Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics, University of Guelph (As an Individual) Sarah Elton, Food systems and public health researcher, Assistant Professor, Eakin Chair, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto (As an Individual) Dr. Jonathon Maguire, Pediatrician and Lawson Chair in Patient Engagement in Child Nutrition, Unity Health Toronto; Professor, University of Toronto (As an Individual) Chantelle Richmond, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Western University (As an Individual) Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health (Eastern Ontario Health Unit) Source: sencanada.ca

01:51:14

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – April 28, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses Lauren Comin, Director of Policy (Seeds Canada) The Honourable Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell Darrell Petras, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network) Source: sencanada.ca

01:48:10

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry - April 23, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses The Honourable Senator Dawn Anderson Casey Pruim, Board Chair (BC Dairy) Michael Scheffel, Managing Director, Policy and Standards (Canadian Seed Growers' Association) Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director (Global Crop Diversity Trust) Brian Wade, Director (Inuvialuit Community Economic Development Organization) Source: sencanada.ca

00:56:45

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – April 21, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witnesses Tyler Groeneveld, Chief Executive Officer (Protein Industries Canada) Zahra Haeri, Board Member (Food Link Society) Ali Haeri, Treasurer (Food Link Society) Paul Pryce, Director of Policy and Government Relations (BC Agriculture Council) Source: sencanada.ca

02:00:53

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Agriculture and Forestry – April 16, 2026

Examine and report on the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector with regard to food security in Canada Witnesses Elizabeth Beckett, Director General, Regional Operations, Newfoundland and Labrador (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Dave Boland, Vice-President, Newfoundland and Labrador (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Michael Bourque, President and Chief Executive Officer (Fertilizer Canada) Paul Enwerekowe, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Crop Protection (CropLife Canada) Torrine Johnson, Acting Vice-President, Pan-Territorial Operations (Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) Jimi Onalik, President (Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) Pierre Petelle, President and Chief Executive Officer (CropLife Canada) Marie-Claude Petit, Vice-President, Operations (Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions) Stephen Traynor, Vice-President, Policy, Planning and North Projects Management Office (Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) Source: sencanada.ca

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