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MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
(Meeting No. 24)
TUESDAY, March 10, 1998
The Standing Committee on Health met at 9:06 o’clock a.m., this day, in
room 701, La Promenade Building , the Chair, Beth Phinney, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Reed Elley, Grant Hill, Lynn Myers, Pauline Picard, Maurice Vellacott, Joseph Volpe, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore, Nancy Miller-Chenier and Gérald Lafrenière, Research Officers.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of natural health products. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Thursday, November 20, 1997.)
Witnesses: As individual: Stephen Case, Health Educator, Alive Magazine. From My Health, My Rights Inc.: Ronald J. Dugas, National President. From Nutri-Chem: Kent MacLeod, President; From the Consumer Health Organization of Canada: Phil Anderson, Treasurer; Marcel Wolfe, Member. From The Herb Works: Richard DeSylva, Owner / Operator. From Freedom of Choice in Health Care: Marilyn Nelson, Founder; Josip Gabre, Member. From Health Naturally Magazine: David W. Rowland, Co-Publisher.
The witnesses made opening statements and anwered questions.
At 12:02 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ROGER PRÉFONTAINE
Clerk of the Committee