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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 8

Thursday, June 8, 2006

The Standing Committee on Health met by videoconference at 11:31 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Rob Merrifield, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Dave Batters, Bonnie Brown, Patricia Davidson, Nicole Demers, Rick Dykstra, Steven John Fletcher, Rob Merrifield and Penny Priddy.

Acting Members present: Vivian Barbot for Christiane Gagnon, Ruby Dhalla for Hon. Ken Dryden and Tina Keeper for Hon. Hedy Fry.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sonya Norris, Analyst ; Nancy Miller Chenier, Analyst.

Witnesses: Department of Health: Neil Yeates, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch; Supriya Sharma, Associate Director General, Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch. Public Health Agency of Canada: Sylvie Stachenko, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch; Yang Mao, Director, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. University of Toronto: Mitchell Brown, Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon and Associate Professor, Department of Surgery. Brampton Memorial Hospital Campus: Paula Chidwick, Director of Clinical and Corporate Ethics and Ethicist, William Osler Health Centre. National Research Center for Women & Families: Diana Zuckerman, President.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, May 11, 2006, the Committee resumed its study of silicone gel-filled breast implants.

Neil Yeates, Sylvie Stachenko, Mitchell Brown (by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario), Paula Chidwick and Diana Zucherman made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 1:37 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Diane Diotte
Committee Clerk

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