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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 51
Wednesday, October 28, 1998
The Standing Committee on Health met in camera at 3:40 p.m. this day, in Room 701, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Joseph Volpe, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Elinor Caplan, Aileen Carroll, Grant Hill, Dan McTeague, Robert D. Nault, Denis Paradis, Pauline Picard, Joseph Volpe, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: 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.)
The Committee continued its consideration of a draft Report.
It was agreed, -- That the draft Report, as amended, be adopted as the Committee's Second Report to the House and that the Chairman be instructed to present it to the House.
It was agreed, -- That the title of the Report be "Natural Health Products: A new vision".
It was agreed, -- That the Chair be authorized to make such typographical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the draft Report.
It was agreed, -- That the Committee print 2,500 copies of its Second Report in tumble bilingual format with a distinctive cover.
It was agreed, -- That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the Report within one hundred and fifty (150) days.
It was agreed, -- That members would have until 5:00 o'clock p.m. on Thursday October 29, 1998 to submit their editorial changes to the Report to the Clerk of the Committee.
At 3:55 the Committee proceeded to consider its future business.
It was agreed, -- That the Committee would begin consideration of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act, on Thursday October 29, 1998.
At 4:10 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marie Danielle Vachon
Clerk of the Committee