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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 79
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
The Standing Committee on Health met at 11:17 a.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Bonnie Brown, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Bonnie Brown, Jeannot Castonguay, James Lunney, Rob Merrifield, Hélène Scherrer, Judy Sgro, Bob Speller, Yolande Thibeault.
Acting Members present: Bernard Bigras for Diane Bourgeois, Howard Hilstrom for Carol Skelton.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller Chenier, Sonya Norris and Monique Hébert, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Department of Justice: Basil Stapleton, Legal Counsel. From the Department of Health: Claire Franklin, Executive Director, Pest Management Regulatory Agency; Geraldine Graham, Head, Regulatory Affairs, Pest Management Regulatory Agency.
The Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-53, An Act to protect human
health and safety and the environment by regulating products used for the
control of pests (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, April 16, 2002,
Meeting No. 66).
Basil Stapleton made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 12:26 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Gary S. Sokolyk
Clerk of the Committee