Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) is a standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada.
Mandate[edit]
- Focus on bills, review of expenditures, policies, and programs of the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food and its agencies:
- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- The Canadian Grain Commission
- The Farm Products Council of Canada
- The Canadian Dairy Commission
- Farm Credit Canada
- Oversight of the Canadian Wheat Board and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Membership[edit]
Party | Member | District | ||
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Liberal | Anthony Rota, Chair, , ON | |||
Liberal | Lyne Bessette | Nipissing-Timiskaming, ON | ||
Liberal | Kody Blois | Kings—Hants, NS | ||
Liberal | Francis Drouin | Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON | ||
Liberal | Neil R. Ellis | Bay of Quinte, ON | ||
Liberal | Tim Louis | Kitchener—Conestoga, ON | ||
Conservative | John Barlow, Vice-Chair | Foothills, AB | ||
Conservative | Richard Lehoux | Beauce, QC | ||
Conservative | Lianne Rood | Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON | ||
Conservative | Gerald Soroka | Yellowhead, AB | ||
Bloc Quebecois | Yves Perron, Vice-Chair | Berthier—Maskinongé, QC | ||
New Democratic Party | Alistair MacGregor | Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, BC |
Subcommittees[edit]
- Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SAGR)