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Minutes of Proceedings

45th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 31
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 12:03 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Televised

• Chris Bittle for Hon. Hedy Fry (Liberal)
• Jake Sawatzky for Aslam Rana (Liberal)
House of Commons
• Miriam Burke, Procedural Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Antoine Dedewanou, Analyst
• Kelly Farrah, Analyst
• Tu-Quynh Trinh, Analyst
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(1), the committee met for the purpose of electing a chair. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the clerk of the committee presided over the election of a chair.

On motion of Dan Mazier, it was agreed, — That Sukh Dhaliwal be elected Chair of the committee.

At 12:05 p.m., Sukh Dhaliwal took the Chair.

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4), the committee commenced consideration of the request by members of the committee to discuss the committee's investigation on PrescribeIT program.

Motion

Dan Mazier moved, — That the committee:

a) request that the Auditor General of Canada conduct an audit of PrescribeIT, including its costs, governance, termination, transition, and intellectual property arrangements;

b) invite the Minister of Health, officials from Health Canada, and the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada, to appear for at least two hours on PrescribeIT within two weeks of the adoption of this motion, or at the earliest opportunity.

Motion

Maggie Chi moved, — That the committee proceed to sit in camera.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Chris Bittle, Maggie Chi, Doug Eyolfson, Helena Jaczek, Jake Sawatzky, Sonia Sidhu — 6;

NAYS: Burton Bailey, Maxime Blanchette-Joncas, Helena Konanz, Dan Mazier, Matt Strauss — 5.

At 12:16 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:24 p.m., the meeting resumed in camera.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That the committee request that the Auditor General of Canada conduct an audit of PrescribeIT, including its costs, governance, termination, transition, and intellectual property arrangements.

At 12:36 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:42 p.m., the meeting resumed.

At 12:51 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:56 p.m., the meeting resumed.

It was agreed, — That the committee order the following complete and unredacted documents and information from Canada Health Infoway within two weeks of the motion being adopted:

a) the total annual compensation of the President and CEO since January 2021;

b) the total annual expenses for Canada Health Infoway, since January 2021, for (i) travel, (ii) accommodations, (iii) hospitality, (iv) meals and catering, (v) conferences, and (vi) per diems, broken down by fiscal year;

c) all travel, accommodation, hospitality, meal, and per diem expenses for the President and CEO, since January 2021, broken down by (i) name, (ii) title, (iii) date, (iv) location, (v) expense type, (vi) amount, and (vii) vendor, facility, or service provider;

d) all agreements and contracts between Canada Health Infoway and TELUS Health and TELUS relating to PrescribeIT, including the original agreement, all subsequent extensions or renewals, the 2024 renewal, and the termination notice;

e) all complete and unredacted (i) agendas, (ii) minutes, and (iii) records of decision for Canada Health Infoway board meetings including dates, since April 2016;

f) the total annual expenses Canada Health Infoway incurred for consultants, since April 2016, broken down by (i) year, (ii) supplier/vendor name, (iii) expense amount, and (iv) details of service;

g) all contracts, agreements, purchase orders, statements of work, and invoices with any external service provider relating to PrescribeIT;

h) all change orders and change requests between Canada Health Infoway and TELUS Health relating to PrescribeIT, including all change orders referenced by TELUS Health in testimony before the Standing Committee on Health on April 21, 2026; and

the committee order the list of all suppliers, vendors, contractors, and subcontractors contracted by TELUS or TELUS Health for PrescribeIT, including details on the (i) name, (ii) date of initial contract/agreement, (iii) length of contract/agreement, (iv) value of contract/agreement, and (v) details of work; within two weeks of the motion being adopted; and

the committee order the complete and unredacted contribution agreements between the Government of Canada and Canada Health Infoway, since January 2016, within one month of the motion being adopted.

At 1:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Catherine Ngando Edimo
Clerk of the committee