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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 36
 
Thursday, March 29, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 8:51 a.m. this day, in Room 8-53, 131 Queen Street, the Vice-Chair, Daryl Kramp, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Malcolm Allen, Jay Aspin, Joyce Bateman, Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe, Hon. Gerry Byrne, David Christopherson, Earl Dreeshen, Matthew Dubé, Bryan Hayes, Daryl Kramp, Andrew Saxton and Bev Shipley.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Alex Smith, Analyst; Jeff Graham, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Neil Maxwell, Assistant Auditor General; Louise Dubé, Principal. Department of Health: Glenda Yeates, Deputy Minister; Paul Glover, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch; Marc Berthiaume, Director, Marketed Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau, Marketed Health Products Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 4, Regulating Pharmaceutical Drugs — Health Canada, of the Fall 2011 Report of the Auditor General of Canada referred to the Committee on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.
 

Neil Maxwell and Glenda Yeates made statements.

 

At 9:02 p.m., David Christopherson took the Chair.

 

The witnesses answered questions.

 

At 10:45 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Joann Garbig
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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