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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 65

Thursday, November 22, 2012

The Standing Committee on Health met at 11:01 a.m. this day, in Room 306, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Joy Smith, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Kelly Block, Colin Carrie, Libby Davies, Matthew Kellway, Wladyslaw Lizon, Ben Lobb, Dany Morin, Djaouida Sellah, Joy Smith and Mark Strahl.

Acting Members present: Ted Hsu for Hon. Hedy Fry, Massimo Pacetti for Hon. Hedy Fry and Devinder Shory for Patrick Brown.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Raphaelle Deraspe, Analyst ; Karin Phillips, Analyst.

Witnesses: Ottawa Hospital: Dale Potter, Senior Vice-President, Strategy and Transformation. École nationale d'administration publique: Marie-Claude Prémont, Full Professor; Nassera Touati, Associate Professor. As an individual: Margaret Webb, Regional Nurse. BC Healthy Living Alliance: Hon. Mary Collins, P.C., Director, Chair, Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada ; Scott McDonald, Chair, Chief Executive Officer, BC Lung Association. Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce: Kent Smith-Windsor, Executive Director.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 9, 2012, the Committee resumed its study of technological innovation.

Dale Potter made a statement.

At 11:15 a.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit for 10 minutes.

Marie-Claude Prémont and Nassera Touati made statements.

At 11:25 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), the sitting was suspended.

At 12:11 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Margaret Webb, by videoconference from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Scott McDonald and the Hon. Mary Collins P.C., by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia made statements and, with Marie-Claude Prémont, Dale Potter and Kent Smith-Windsor, by videoconference from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, answered questions.

At 12:56 a.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

At 12:59 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Julie Pelletier
Clerk of the Committee

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