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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 32
Tuesday, October 23, 2001
The Standing Committee on Health met at 11:06 a.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Bonnie Brown, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Bonnie Brown, Reg Alcock, Colleen Beaumier, Jeannot Castonguay, Brenda Chamberlain, Rob Merrifield, Judy Sgro, Yolande Thibeault, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
Acting Member(s) present: Preston Manning for James Lunney, Pauline Picard for Diane Bourgeois
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller Chenier, and Sonya Norris, Research Officers.
Witness(es): From the Canadian Medical Association: Henry Haddad, M.D., President. From the Canadian Nurses Association: Janet Storch, Ph.D., Ethics Scholar in Residence. From the College of Family Physicians of Canada: Richard MacLachlan, M.D., Chair of the Committee on Ethics. From the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada: André Lalonde, M.D., Executive Vice Président. From the Federation of Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada: Donald Chadsey, M.D., Acting Registrar, Executive Director. From the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society: Jacquetta Trasler, M.D., Ph.D., President; Arthur Leader, M.D., Chair of the Committee Government Relations. From McGill University: Eugene Bereza, M.D.
The Committee resumed consideration of the draft legislation on Assisted Human Reproduction. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Thursday, May 3, 2001, Meeting No. 13).
The witnesses each made a statement and answered questions.
Judy Sgro moved, -- That the Committee respond positively to the letter from the four ministers requesting that it study the labelling of genetically modified foods as soon as it has completed its current study.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to unanimously.
At 1:02 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Gary S. Sokolyk
Clerk(s) of the Committee