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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 102
Thursday, March 18, 1999
The Standing Committee on Industry met at 9:07 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Susan Whelan, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Sue Barnes, Eugène Bellemare, Antoine Dubé, Marlene Jennings, Jim Jones, Stan Keyes, Walt Lastewka, Janko Peric, Alex Shepherd and Susan Whelan.
Acting Members present: Val Meredith for Rahim Jaffer and Judy Wasylycia-Leis for Chris Axworthy.
Other Member present: Paul Forseth.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Daniel Brassard and Antony Jackson, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Canadian Dental Association: Dr. Richard Speers, Chairman; Andrew Jones, Manager, Government Relations. From the Canadian Health Coalition: Michael McBane, National Co-ordinator; Kathleen Connors, Chairperson. From the Canadian Pharmacists Association: Noëlle-Dominique Willems, Director. From the Canadian Institute for Health Information: Dr. John Millar, Vice-President. From the Canadian Medical Association: Dr. Susan Hutchinson, Chair, CMA Forum on General and Family Practice Economics; Carole Lucock, LL.B., Senior Counsel. From the Ontario Ministry of Health: Gilbert Sharpe, Director; Halyna N. Perun, Counsel; Juta Auksi, Senior Consultant. From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: Bruce Phillips, Privacy Commissioner of Canada; Julien Delisle, Executive Director; Brian Foran, Director, Issue Management and Assessment.
Pursuant to an Order of Reference of the House dated Tuesday, November 3, 1998, consideration of Bill C-54, An Act to support and promote electronic commerce by protecting personal information that is collected, used or disclosed in certain circumstances, by providing for the use of electronic means to communicate or record information or transactions and by amending the Canada Evidence Act, the Statutory Instruments Act and the Statute Revision Act.
Dr. Richard Speers, Michael McBane, Noëlle-Dominique Willems, Dr. John Millar, Dr. Susan Hutchinson and Gilbert Sharpe each made an opening statement and with the witnesses answered questions.
At 11:30 a.m., Mr. Bellemare took the Chair.
At 11:32 a.m., Ms. Whelan took the Chair.
At 11:35 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:44 a.m., the sitting resumed.
Bruce Phillips made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 1:07 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee