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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 27
Tuesday, June 6, 2000
The Standing Committee on Health met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Lynn Myers, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Yvon Charbonneau, Réal Ménard, Bob Mills, Lynn Myers, Marcel Proulx, Karen Redman, Paul Szabo, Rose-Marie Ur, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
Acting Members present: Joe Jordan for Bill Matthews
Other Members present: Bob Speller, Marlene Catterall.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller Chenier; Tim Williams, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union: Sue Yates, Health & Safety Coordinator. From the Ontario Federation of Labour: Duncan J. Mac Donald, Program Coordinator. From the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers Marketing Board: George Gilvesy, Chair; Gary Godelie, Vice Chair. From the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers' Council (CTMC): Rob Parker, President and C.E.O.. From the Health Canada: Dr. Gillian Lynch, Director General, Bureau of Tobacco Control; Jane Meyboom, Associate Director General, Bureau of Tobacco Control; Karen Proud, Senior Regulatory Advisor, Tobacco Regulatory Task Group; Gregory Taylor, Acting Director, Bureau of Cardio-Respiratory Diseases and Diabetes, Laboratory Center for Disease Control.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Friday, May 12, 2000 the Committee resumed consideration of the Proposed Tobacco Regulations (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Tuesday May 31, 2000, Meeting No. 22).
Sue Yates made a statement and answered questions.
George Gilvesy made a statement and, with Gary Godelie, answered questions.
Rob Parker made a statement and answered questions.
Duncan Mac Donald made a statement and answered questions.
Gillian Lynch made a statement.
At 5:22 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Christine Fisher
Clerk(s) of the Committee