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	Pat Finnigan, Chair	Miramichi—Grand Lake, NB
	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

• Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SAGR)

References

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI)