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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 5
Tuesday, November 26, 2002
The Standing Committee on Health met at 9:11 a.m. this day, in Room 701, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Bonnie Brown, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Bonnie Brown, Jeannot Castonguay, Brenda Chamberlain, Stan Dromisky, The Hon. Hedy Fry, James Lunney, Rob Merrifield, Hélène Scherrer, Judy Sgro, Carol Skelton, Yolande Thibeault, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
Other Member present: Paul Szabo.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller Chenier, Sonya Norris and Monique Hébert, Research Officers.
Witnesses: By videoconference from Toronto, Ontario: As Individual: Kate Acs; Tanya Constantine; Dara Roth Edney; Peter Edney; Alex Hunter. From the Infertility Support Network: Diane Allen; Phyllis Creighton. As Individual: Jennifer Kraemer; Ingo Kraemer; Alan Simpson; Janet Prince. From the Access to Parenthood through Assisted Reproduction Techniques: Anita MacCallum; From the Sunnybrook and Women’s College Hospital, Health Sciences Centre: Jan Silverman, Coordinator Infertility, Health Educator. As Individual: Michael Koshan; Shirley Solomon; Les Kottler. From the Canadian Surrogacy Options: Joanne Wright.
The Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-13, An Act respecting assisted
human reproduction, (See Minutes of Proceedings, Tuesday, November 19, 2002,
Meeting No. 2).
The witnesses each made a statement and answered questions.
At 12:17 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
José Cadorette
Clerk of the Committee