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01:43:28

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – June 16, 2026

CPAC brings viewers a detailed examination of policy matters through broadcasts of select House of Commons committees.

01:53:50

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – June 11, 2026

Food Security in the Face of Global Instability Witnesses Atlantic Food Action Coalition Justin Cantafio, Director Food First NL Joshua Smee, Chief Executive Officer Second Harvest Canada Lori Nikkel, Chief Executive Officer Greener Village Alex Boyd, Chief Executive Officer La Tablée des Chefs Jean-François Archambault, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (by videoconference) Salvation Army Luke Orrell, Public Affairs Manager Karen Hoeft, Assistant Public Affairs Director Source: ourcommons.ca

01:54:44

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – June 9, 2026

Food Security in the Face of Global Instability Witnesses Association des producteurs maraîchers du Québec Patrice Léger Bourgoin, Executive Director Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada Marcus Janzen, President (by videoconference) Greenhouse Produce Alliance of Canada Julie Paillat, National Coordinator Union des producteurs agricoles de Portneuf Christian Hébert, President (by videoconference) Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute Tyler McCann, Managing Director (by videoconference) Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada Michael Graydon, Chief Executive Officer Office of the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct Karen Proud, President and Adjudicator Source: ourcommons.ca

02:02:24

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – June 4, 2026

Food Security in the Face of Global Instability Witnesses Marc Bercier Seed Cleaning Inc. Karine Bercier, Farm Manager, Ferme Agriber Inc. Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture Donald Killorn, Executive Director Strawberry Hill Farm Tim Livingstone, Co-owner Community Food Sharing Association Inc. Fred Marshall, Board Chair Tina Bishop, Executive Director Moisson Estrie Christian Bibeau, General Manager Prince Edward Island Potato Board Greg Donald, General Manager Krista Shaw, Director of Stakeholder Relations Source: ourcommons.ca

01:41:32

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – June 2, 2026

Business Risk Management Programs in Canada’s Agriculture Sector Witnesses As an individual Jean Caron, Professor and agronomist, Université Laval (by videoconference) Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food Ashley Honsberger, Interim Executive Director Canadian Animal Health Institute Catherine Filejski, President and Chief Executive Officer Équiterre Adeline Cohen Boulakia, Agronomist and Project Manager, sustainable agriculture (by videoconference) Food Security in the Face of Global Instability Witnesses Competition Bureau Canada Jeanne Pratt, Interim Commissioner of Competition Mike Hollingworth, Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Competition Promotion Branch Anthony Durocher, Acting Senior Deputy Commissioner of the Mergers and Monopolistic Practices Branch Source: ourcommons.ca

01:00:39

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – May 26, 2026

Business Risk Management Programs in Canada’s Agriculture Sector Witnesses Conseil pour le développement de l'agricutlure du Québec Sarah Delisle, General Director (by videoconference) MNP LLP Marvin Slingerland, Senior Vice-President, Agriculture Akaljot Singh Gill, Director, Agriculture Risk Management Resources Ontario Federation of Agriculture Ben LeFort, Senior Economist (by videoconference) Source: ourcommons.ca

02:01:15

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – May 5, 2026

Business Risk Management Programs in Canada’s Agriculture Sector Witnesses Canadian Cattle Association Tyler Fulton, President Ryder Lee, General Manager (by videoconference) Canadian Pork Council René Roy, Chair Stephen Heckbert, President and Chief Executive Director CropLife Canada Pierre Petelle, President and Chief Executive Officer Agi3 Ltd Lysa Porth, Chief Executive Officer, Professor, Finance, University of Guelph (by videoconference) Farmers for Climate Solutions Karen Ross, Director Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture Richard Carey, General Manager Source: ourcommons.ca

02:02:56

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – April 30, 2026

Business Risk Management Programs in Canada’s Agriculture Sector Witnesses Association des producteurs maraîchers du Québec Catherine Lefebvre, President Patrice Léger Bourgoin, General Manager Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec David Beauvais, President (by videoconference) Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada Catherine Lessard, Chair, Business Risk Management Working Group Agri-Food Analytics Lab Sylvain Charlebois, Director and Professor, Dalhousie University (by videoconference) Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute Tyler McCann, Managing Director Deans Council - Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Medicine John Cranfield, Dean, Ontario Agricultural College, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph (by videoconference) Source: ourcommons.ca

01:56:48

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – April 28, 2026

Business Risk Management Programs in Canada’s Agriculture Sector Witnesses Canadian Federation of Agriculture Scott Ross, Executive Director Brodie Berrigan, Senior Director, Government Relations and Farm Policy Keystone Agricultural Producers Colin Hornby, General Manager (by videoconference) Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities William Huber, President As an individual Nelson Fagan, Farmer and Butcher, Beothuk Land & Cattle Company Kristjan Hebert, President, The Hebert Group of Companies Ltd. (by videoconference) Éric Lafontaine, Farmer, Ferme Lafontaine-Noël (by videoconference) Source: ourcommons.ca

02:17:56

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – April 21, 2026

Business Risk Management Programs in Canada’s Agriculture Sector Witnesses Canadian Canola Growers Association Andre Harpe, Chair (by videoconference) Dustin Pike, Vice-President, Government and Industry Relations Canadian Seed Growers' Association Douglas Miller, Executive Director Western Grain Elevator Association Darren Amerongen, Chairperson (by videoconference) Tyler Bjornson, Consultant Conseil québécois des plantes fourragères Vincent Audet, Chair Canadian Forage and Grassland Association Cedric MacLeod, Executive Director (by videoconference) Grain Growers of Canada Bruce Burrows, Executive Director Kate Sauser, Policy Manager Source: ourcommons.ca

01:36:51

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – March 10, 2026

Science in Canadian Agriculture and the Closure of Research Centres Witnesses Government of Alberta Richard J. Sigurdson, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (by videoconference) Town of Indian Head Steven Cole, Mayor (by videoconference) David Gehl, Retired Officer in Charge - Seed Increase Unit (by videoconference) Protein Industries Canada Tyler Groeneveld, Chief Executive Officer As an individual Carole Lafrenière, Retired Professor in the agricutural field, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (by videoconference) Vincent Poirier, Professor of Soil Science, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Centre d'innovation agricole Jean-Pierre Charuest, Chair (by videoconference) Anthony Laroche, General Manager (by videoconference) Global Institute for Food Security Nancy Tout, Interim Chief Executive Officer Source: ourcommons.ca

02:00:38

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – February 26, 2026

Science in Canadian Agriculture and the Closure of Research Centres Witnesses As an individual Alison Sunstrum, Entrepreneur, NYA Ventures Inc (by videoconference) Beef Cattle Research Council Andrea Brocklebank, Executive Director (by videoconference) Reynold Bergen, Science Director (by videoconference) Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute Tyler McCann, Managing Director City of Lacombe Thalia Hibbs, Mayor Lacombe County John Ireland, Reeve Public Service Alliance of Canada Patrick St-Georges, First National Executive Vice-President, Agriculture Union Sébastien Paquette, Regional executive vice president - Quebec

02:13:25

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – February 24, 2026

Science in Canadian Agriculture and the Closure of Research Centres Witnesses Agri-Food Innovation Council Serge Buy, Chief Executive Officer (by videoconference) Centre d'expertise et de transfert en agriculture biologique et de proximité Sophie Martel, General Manager (by videoconference) Western Crop Innovations Lori Oatway, Research Scientist Blaine Calkins, Ponoka—Didsbury As an individual Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Cumberland North Deans Council - Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Medicine Heather L. Bruce, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Campus Principal, Dalhousie University (by videoconference) Rickey Y. Yada, Dean, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta (by videoconference) source: ourcommons.ca

01:54:24

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – February 12, 2026

Subject Matter of clause 223 (Division 8) of Bill C-15, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 Appearing Heath MacDonald, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Witnesses Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence Hanson, Deputy Minister Farm Credit Canada Justine Hendricks, President and Chief Executive Officer Corinna Mitchell-Beaudin, Executive Vice President, Finance Darren Baccus, Executive Vice-President, Agri-Food, Alliances and FCC Capital Source: ourcommons.ca

02:02:26

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – February 10, 2026

Science in Canadian Agriculture and the Closure of Research Centres Witnesses Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence Hanson, Deputy Minister Andrew Goldstein, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Alain Lagacé, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch & Chief Financial Officer Source: ourcommons.ca

01:59:10

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – February 3, 2026

Reference Prices in the Beef and Pork Supply Chains Witnesses Beretta Farms Thomas Beretta, General Manager True North Foods Calvin Vaags, President and Chief Executif Officer Viandes Lafrance Indira Moudi, Chief Executive Officer . Canadian Food Inspection Agency Diane Allan, Associate Vice-President, Policy and Programs Branch Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Donald Boucher, Director General, Sector Development and Analysis Directorate Source: ourcommons.ca

02:13:27

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – January 27, 2026

Management of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories by U.S. Companies Witnesses As an individual Christian Leuprecht, Professor, Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University Ottawa River Institute Ole Hendrickson, President As an individual Stephen Aplin Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Eric McGoey, Vice President, Corporate Afffairs Source: ourcommons.ca

01:47:29

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – November 6, 2025

Government’s Regulatory Reform Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Food Sector Witnesses As an individual Eric Cheff (by videoconference) BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada Inc. Leta LaRush, Vice-President Canadian Food Inspection Agency Pamela MacDonald, Executive Director, Inspection Support Merril Bawden, Corporate Secretary Forum of Canadian Ombudsman Tom Barber, President (by videoconference) Ombudsman of Montreal Nadine Mailloux, Ombudsman (by videoconference) Source: ourcommons.ca

02:07:54

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – November 3, 2025

Government’s Regulatory Reform Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Food Sector Witnesses Agri-Food Analytics Lab Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director and Professor, Dalhousie University Agri-Food Innovation Council Serge Buy, Chief Executive Officer (by videoconference) Canadian Produce Marketing Association Ron Lemaire, President As an individual Evan Fraser, Director, Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph (by videoconference) Canadian Federation of Independent Business Jasmin Guénette, Vice-President, National Affairs Juliette Nicolaÿ, Bilingual Policy Analyst, National Affairs Alberta Beekeepers Commission Connie Phillips, Executive Director (by videoconference) Source: ourcommons.ca

02:01:18

In Committee from the House of Commons

Agriculture and Agri-Food – October 30, 2025

Update on the Implementation of the Grocery Code of Conduct Witnesses Lactalis Canada Inc. Mark Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer (by videoconference) Loblaw Companies Limited Nick Henn, Chief Legal Officer (by videoconference) Metro Inc. Simon Rivet, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers Gary Sands, Senior Vice-President (by videoconference) Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association Gordon Stock, Senior Policy and Government Relations Advisor (by videoconference) Retail Council of Canada Diane Brisebois, Past President and Chief Executive Officer (by videoconference) Source: ourcommons.ca