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

• 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

Party		Member	District
	Liberal	Kody Blois, Chair	Kings—Hants, NS
	Liberal	Tim Louis	Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
	Liberal	Heath MacDonald	Malpeque, PEI
	Liberal	Francis Drouin	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
	Liberal	Leah Taylor Roy	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, ON
	Liberal	Joyce Murray	Vancouver Quadra, BC
	Conservative	John Barlow, Vice-Chair	Foothills, AB
	Conservative	Richard Lehoux	Beauce, QC
	Conservative	Lianne Rood	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON
	Conservative	Warren Steinley	Regina—Lewvan, SK
	Bloc Quebecois	Yves Perron, Vice-Chair	Berthier—Maskinongé, QC
	New Democratic Party	Richard Cannings	South Okanagan—West Kootenay, BC

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SAGR)

References

• Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI)