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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 61
Tuesday, February 2, 1999
The Standing Committee on Health met at 9:12 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Joseph Volpe, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Elinor Caplan, Reed Elley, Ovid Jackson, Bernard Patry, Pauline Picard, Karen Redman, Greg Thompson, Rose-Marie Ur, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
Acting Member(s) present: Keith Martin for Maurice Vellacott; Lynn Myers for Maria Minna; Mac Harb for Dan McTeague.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller Chenier and Sonya Norris, Research Officers.
Witness(es):From the National Coordinating Committee on Organ and Tissue Donation and Distribution: Elizabeth Barker, Co-Chair and Director of Acute Care Programs, Nova Scotia Department of Health; Dr. Philip Belitsky, Co-Chair and Professor of Urology, Dalhousie University; From the Health Canada: André LaPrairie, Blood, Tissue, Organ and Xenotransplantation (BTOX) Project Manager; Dennis Brodie, A/Manager, Policy Division, Bureau of Policy and Coordination.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108 (2), the Committee commenced consideration of the State of Organ and Tissue Donation in Canada. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated December 1, 1998).
Dr. Philip Belitsky, Elizabeth Barker and André LaPrairie each made statements and answered questions.
At 11:00 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:20 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), on motion of Lynn Myers, it was agreed -- That Ovid Jackson be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee.
It was agreed, -- That the Committee adopt the proposed work plan for the study.
It was agreed, -- That the Committee apply to the Budget Sub-Committtee for a budget of $142,000. for its study on the state of organ and tissue donation in Canada.
At 12:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marie Danielle Vachon
Clerk of the Committee