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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 32

Thursday, December 7, 2006

The Standing Committee on Health met at 3:36 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Rob Merrifield, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Dave Batters, Hon. Carolyn Bennett, Patricia Davidson, Nicole Demers, Ruby Dhalla, Steven John Fletcher, Hon. Hedy Fry, Christiane Gagnon, Tina Keeper, Rob Merrifield and Penny Priddy.

Acting Members present: Luc Malo for Christiane Gagnon, Deepak Obhrai for Rick Dykstra and Hon. Robert Thibault for Hon. Carolyn Bennett.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sonya Norris, Analyst.

Witnesses: Department of Health: Hélène Quesnel, Director General, Policy Development Directorate; Kata Kitaljevich, Acting Director, Assisted Human Reproduction Implementation Office; Francine Manseau, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, Assisted Human Reproduction Implementation Office. Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Pierre Chartrand, Vice-President, Research; Burleigh Trevor-Deutsch, Director, Ethics Office.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), the Committee commenced consideration of the Proposed Regulations under Section 8 of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, referred to the Committee on Friday, October 27, 2006.

Hélène Quesnel, Kata Kitaljevich and Burleigh Trevor-Deutsch made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 4:50 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Carmen DePape
Clerk of the Committee

2006/12/08 2:13 p.m.