Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food explained

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	Anthony Rota, Chair	Nipissing-Timiskaming, ON	Liberal		Brome—Missisquoi, QC	Liberal		Kings—Hants, NS	Liberal		Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON	Liberal		Bay of Quinte, ON	Liberal		Kitchener—Conestoga, ON	Conservative	John Barlow, Vice-Chair	Foothills, AB	Conservative		Beauce, QC	Conservative		Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON	Conservative		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)