HESA Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Matthew Brougham made a statement and answered questions.
The Committee resumed consideration of the motion moved by Gordon Brown on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, which read as follows:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee immediately undertake a study on thalidomide that: (a) focuses on the forgotten survivors of thalidomide; and (b) examines the effectiveness of the 2015 Thalidomide Survivors Contribution Program.
John Oliver moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Ramez Ayoub, Doug Eyolfson, Darshan Singh Kang, John Oliver, Sonia Sidhu — 5;
NAYS: Colin Carrie, Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Rachael Harder — 3.
At 11:58 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Heather Roy and Graeme Jarvis made statements and answered questions.
At 1:06 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.