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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 61

Thursday, May 7, 2015

The Standing Committee on Health met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Ben Lobb, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Hedy Fry, Wladyslaw Lizon, Ben Lobb, Cathy McLeod, Murray Rankin, Lawrence Toet, David Wilks and Terence Young.

Acting Members present: Niki Ashton for Christine Moore, Colin Carrie for Wladyslaw Lizon, Isabelle Morin for Matthew Kellway and Marc-André Morin for Christine Moore.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Havi Echenberg, Analyst ; Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst.

Appearing: Hon. Rona Ambrose, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health.

Witnesses: Department of Health: Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister. Public Health Agency of Canada: Krista Outhwaite, President; Gregory Taylor, Chief Public Health Officer. Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Bruce Archibald, President; Daniel G. Paquette, Chief Financial Officer, Vice-President, Corporate Management Branch. Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Michel Perron, Vice-President, External Affairs and Business Development. Department of Health: Paul Glover, Associate Deputy Minister. Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Paul Mayers, Vice-President, Policy and Programs. Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Thérèse Roy, Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President, Resource Planning and Management Portfolio.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the Committee commenced consideration of the Main Estimates 2015-16: Votes 1 and 5 under CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION, Votes 1 and 5 under CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under HEALTH, Vote 1 under PATENTED MEDICINE PRICES REVIEW BOARD and Votes 1, 5 and 10 under PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA referred to the Committee on Tuesday, February 24, 2015.

The Chair called Vote 1 under HEALTH.

The Minister made a statement and, with Simon Kennedy, Krita Outhwaite, Gregory Taylor, Bruce Archibald and Michel Perron, answered questions.

At 4:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Simonn Kennedy, Michel Perron, Krista Outhwaite, Thérèse Roy, Gregory Taylor, Paul Glover, Paul Mayers and Daniel Paquette answered questions.

By unanimous consent, the Chair called Votes 1 and 5 under CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION, Votes 1 and 5 under CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH, Votes 5 and 10 under HEALTH, Vote 1 under PATENTED MEDICINE PRICES REVIEW BOARD and Votes 1, 5 and 10 under PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA.

The question: "Votes 1 and 5 under CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION, Votes 1 and 5 under CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under HEALTH, Vote 1 under PATENTED MEDICINE PRICES REVIEW BOARD and Votes 1, 5 and 10 under PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA" was put and was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Colin Carrie, Cathy McLeod, Lawrence Toet, David Wilks, Terence Young — 5; NAYS: Hedy Fry, Isabelle Morin, Marc-André Morin, Murray Rankin — 4.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report Votes 1 and 5 under CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION, Votes 1 and 5 under CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under HEALTH, Vote 1 under PATENTED MEDICINE PRICES REVIEW BOARD and Votes 1, 5 and 10 under PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA to the House carried by a show of hands: YEAS: 5; NAYS: 4.

At 5:25 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin
Clerk of the Committee

2015/05/27 12:13 p.m.