National Symposium on Ecological Goods and Services in Agriculture
Agenda
Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg
Crystal Ballroom
February 14th to February 16th, 2006
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
| 10:00 - 13:00 | Registration Main Lobby |
| 13:00 | Symposium Opening John MacQuarrie, Deputy Minister Prince Edward Island Department of Environment and Energy |
| Valuing Canada's Natural Capital Session Chair: Robert McLean, Director General - Integrated Ecosystem Management Environment Canada |
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| 13:30 | Canada's Natural Capital: Towards a New Public Policy Framework Barry Worbets, Senior Fellow - Natural Capital Project Canada West Foundation |
| 14:15 | A Strategy to Increase Canada=s Natural Capital Advantage Cassie Doyle, Associate Deputy Minister Environment Canada |
| 15:00 | Break Concert Hall |
| 15:30 | Session Panel: Connecting Natural Capital to EG&S and Agriculture Panelists: Barry Worbets Cassie Doyle John MacQuarrie |
| 16:30 | Closing Remarks and Adjournment |
| 18:00 - 23:00 | Reception and Poster Sessions Hosted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Concert Hall |
Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 - Morning
| 07:00 - 08:15 | Breakfast - Concert Hall Registration - Main Lobby |
| 08:15 | Opening Remarks Christiane Ouimet, Associate Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| Setting the State for EG&S in Canadian Agriculture Session Chair: Daphne Stancil, Assistant Deputy Minister - Strategy, Policy and Legislation Services Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, British Columbia |
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| 08:35 | EG&S on Agricultural Landscapes Mark Anielski, President and Chief Executive Officer Anielski Management Inc. |
| 09:00 | EG&S at the Farm Gate - Opportunities and Challenges Bob Friesen, President Canadian Federation of Agriculture |
| 09:25 | Canadians' Expectations and Preferences Regarding EG&S Angus McAllister, President McAllister Opinion Research |
| 09:50 | Question Period |
| 10:00 | Break and Poster Sessions Concert Hall (and connecting hallway) |
| 10:30 | Current EG&S Initiatives - Farmers Ian Wishart, Co-chair of the Environment and Science Committee Canadian Federation of Agriculture |
| 10:50 | Current EG&S Initiatives - Environmental non-governmental
organizations (ENGOs) Lyle Saigeon, Regional Vice President Nature Conservancy Canada |
| 11:10 | Current EG&S Types of Initiatives - Governments Greg Strain, Director - Agri-Environmental Policy Bureau Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| 11:30 | Current Work in Think Tanks Stephan Barg, Senior Corporate Advisor and Senior Project Manager International Institute for Sustainable Development |
| 11:50 | Question Period |
| 12:00 | Lunch Concert Hall |
Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 - Afternoon
| Learning from International Experiences Session Chair: Daniel-Mercier Gouin, Chair in Agricultural Policy Analysis Laval University |
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| 13:00 | Analytical Framework for Developing EG&S Policy: OECD Experiences Carmel Cahill, Head - Policies, Trade and Adjustment Division Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
| 13:30 | Policies and Experiences from the United States Douglas Lawrence, Chief Economist Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS/USDA), United States |
| 14:00 | Policies and Experiences from Great Britain Ian Condliffe, Principal Policy Advisor Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), United Kingdom |
| 14:30 | Policies and Experiences from France Jacques Rémy, Research Director Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Unité MONA, France |
| 15:00 | Break and Poster Sessions Concert Hall (and connecting hallway) |
| 15:30 | Policies and Experiences from Australia Gary Stoneham, Chief Economist Department of Sustainability and Environment, Australia |
| 16:00 | Session Panel: Discussion on International Experiences Panelists: Carmel Cahill Douglas Lawrence Ian Condliffe Jacques Rémy Gary Stoneham |
| 16:30 | Key Insights of the Day John Tackaberry, Director - Resource Management and Irrigation Division Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development |
| 16:45 | Closing Remarks and Adjournment |
| 19:00 - 23:00 | Dinner Hosted by the Province of Manitoba Government Concert Hall |
Thursday, February 16th, 2006
| 07:00-08:30 | Breakfast Provencher Room |
| EG&S in a Canadian Agri-Environmental Policy Context Session Chair: Jonathan Scarth, Executive Vice President - Programs and Policy Delta Waterfowl Foundation |
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| 08:30 | Instruction for Discussion Groups Lynn Manaigre, Manager - Agri-Environment Branch Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives |
| 09:00 | Discussion Groups 1) What are the opportunities for EG&S on agricultural landscapes? 2) What should be important characteristics of an EG&S agri-environmental policy? 3) How could an EG&S agri-environmental policy differ from current agri-environmental policies? 4) What could be the financial implications of an EG&S agri-environmental policy? |
| 10:30 | Break and Poster Sessions Provencher Room and Mezzanine |
| 11:00 | Reporting from Discussion Groups |
| 12:00 | Lunch Provencher Room |
| Defining Our Way Forward Session Chair: Mike Nabuurs, Executive Director Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture |
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| 13:00 | Session Panel: Key Directions for Next Steps Panelists: Paul Martin, Director General - Marketing Policy and Environmental Policy Directorate Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Geri Kamenz, Co-chair of the Environment and Science Committee Canadian Federation of Agriculture Henry Murkin, Director of Conservation Programs Ducks Unlimited Canada Carmel Cahill, Head - Policies, Trade and Adjustment Division Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| 14:00 | Key Insights to Inform Policy Development Edward Tyrchniewicz, Associate Dean - Asper School of Business University of Manitoba |
| 14:30 | Closing Remarks and Adjournment |