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WITNESSES

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Tuesday, March 18, 1997 (Meeting No. 68)

Back to the Farm Research Foundation:

Elmer Laird, President;

Henry Lorenzen, Consultant for the Foundation.

Catholic Rural Life Ministry:

Ed Bespalko, Farmer;

Paul J. Brassard, Coordinator;

Norm Bray, Farmer/Consultant;

G. Burton, Farmer;

Walter Nesbit, Farmer.

Organic Special Products Group:

John Husband, President.

Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture and Food:

Murray McLaughlin, Deputy Minister;

James Stalwick, Coordinator, Policy Relations Unit;

Honourable Eric Upshall, Minister of Agriculture;

As an indivdual:

Ken Sigurdson.

Wednesday, March 19, 1997 (Meetings Nos. 69 to 72)

Canadian Organic Certification Cooperatives:

Ken De Mong, Board Member.

Canadian Registered Organic Production Marketing Cooperatives:

Walter Nisbet, President.

Canadian Wheat Board Advisory Committee:

John Clair, Chairman;

Terry Hanson, Vice-Chairman.

Citizens Concerned about Free Trade:

David Orchard, President.

Concerned Farmers Saving the Canadian Wheat Board:

John Lloyd, Member;

Ray Ryland, Member;

George Siemens, Member;

Marvin White, Member.

National Farmers Union:

Darrin Qualman, Executive Secretary;

Nettie Wiebe, President.

Saskatchewan Federation of Production Cooperatives:

Bill Rosher, Secretary-Treasurer;

Dan Zazelenchuk, Director.

Saskatchewan Women's Agricultural Network:

Noreen Johns, Executive Secretary;

Elaine Meachem, Director.

University of Saskatchewan:

Murray Fulton, Professor.

As individuals:

Roy Atkinson;

David Bailey;

Eldon Funk;

Donald Kelsey;

Lyle Knutson;

Leo Kurtenbach;

Glen McGlaughlin;

Greg McIntyre;

Frank Orosz;

Roy Wudrick.

Thursday, March 20, 1997 (Meetings Nos. 73 to 76)

Alberta Barley Commission:

Clifton G. Foster, General Manager;

Tim Harvie, Past Chair;

Brian Kriz, Chairman.

Alberta Cattle Commission:

Dale Wilson, Vice-Chair.

Alberta Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development:

Walter Paszkowski, Minister;

Doug Radke, Deputy Minister.

Alberta Soft Wheat Producers' Commission:

Arthur E. Eckert, President;

Andy Kovacs, Executive Director;

Peter Pepneck, Marketing Chairman;

John Van Tryp, Director.

Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission:

Ike Lanier, Past President;

Bryan Noble, Chairman.

Canadian Cattlemen's Association:

Gloria Jewison, Research Analyst;

John Prentice, Director.

Pro-Canadian Wheat Board Campaign (Alberta):

Steve Bothi, Member;

Ken Larsen, President.

Sustainable Agriculture Association:

Dwayne Smith, Past President.

Raphaël Thierrin, President;

University of California:

Dr. Colin Carter, Professor.

Western Canadian Barley Growers' Association:

Doug Robertson, Alberta Vice-President;

Greg Rockafellow, Vice-President.

Western Canadian Stock Growers' Association:

David Foat, Past President;

Gary McMorris, Director;

Norm Ward, President.

Wild Rose Agricultural Producers:

Robert Filkohazy, Board Member;

Alan Holt, President.

As individuals:

George Calvin;

Douglas Christie, Lawyer;

Dale Fankhanel;

Tom Jackson;

Jim Ness;

Earl Rasmuson;

Thomas Woolley.

Friday, March 21, 1997 (Meetings Nos. 77 and 78)

Alberta Grain Commission:

Gilbert Balderston, Committee Member;

Glen Goertzon, Committee Member;

David Walker, Executive Director.

Prairie Centre:

Kevin Avram, Economist.

Western Canadian Wheat Growers' Association:

Leo Meyer, Director.

As individuals:

Terry Balisky;

Frank Breault;

Daryl Carter;

Jim Collins, British Columbia Grain Producers;

Norman Dyck;

Brian Fast;

Jay Hill, M.P., Prince George--Peace River;

Ralph Moskalyk;

Cliff Richards;

Garry Scott;

Harry Schudlo;

Allen Watson.