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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Health (HESA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 31

Thursday, November 17, 2016, 8:46 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.

Room 268, The Valour Building

Presiding

Bill Casey, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Rachel Blaney for Don Davies (NDP)

Associate Members present

• Kamal Khera (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Karin Phillips, Analyst

• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst

Bill C-233, An Act respecting a national strategy for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

Witnesses

Alzheimer's Disease International

• Dale Goldhawk, Vice Chairman

Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians

• David J. Henderson, President

Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of British Columbia (COSCO)

• Kathleen Jamieson, Chairperson, COSCO Health Committee

• Sheila Pither, Treasurer

As an individual

• Mimi Lowi-Young, Former Chief Executive Officer of the Alzheimer Society of Canada and Health Care Executive

• Tanya Levesque, Caregiver

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, June 8, 2016, the Committee commenced consideration of Bill C-233, An Act respecting a national strategy for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Kathleen Jamieson and Sheila Pither by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, and Dale Goldhawk, David J. Henderson, Mimi Lowi-Young and Tanya Levesque made statements and answered questions.

At 9:43 a.m., Len Webber took the Chair.

At 10:10 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

David Gagnon

Clerk of the Committee