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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Anthony Rota, Chair | Nipissing-Timiskaming, ON | |
| Liberal | Lyne Bessette | Brome—Missisquoi, QC | |
| 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)