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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 17
 
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
 

The Subcommittee on Neurological Disease of the Standing Committee on Health met at 8:52 a.m. this day, in Room 8-53, 131 Queen St., the Chair, Joy Smith, presiding.

 

Members of the Subcommittee present: Patrick Brown, Kirsty Duncan, Carol Hughes, Luc Malo and Joy Smith.

 

Other Members present: Mike Lake.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sonya Norris, Analyst; Karin Phillips, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: As an individual: Dennis Lendrum, Coffee Chat. CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research: Peter Rosenbaum, Professor, Paediatrics and Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability, Mentoring and Dissemination, McMaster University. Centre d'Intervention et de Formation Socioculturel International: Mohamed Ghoul, Intervenor, Trainer, Programme socio-dynamique d'intégration par l'art, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders; Warren Jason, Contributor, Programme socio-dynamique d'intégration par l'art, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders. QuickStart - Early Intervention for Autism: Suzanne Jacobson, Founder. Public Health Agency of Canada: Kim Elmslie, Director General, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch; Anne-Marie Ugnat, Associate Director, Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Centre for Health Promotion, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch. Université de Montréal: Laurent Mottron, Full professor, Department of Psychiatry, Research Chair in Cognitive Neurosciences, Centre d'excellence en troubles envahissants du développement.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Subcommittee resumed its study on neurological diseases.
 

Dennis Lendrum, Peter Rosenbaum, Mohamed Ghoul, Warren Jason, Suzanne Jacobson, Kim Elmslie and Laurent Mottron made statements and, with the other witness, answered questions.

 

At 10:39 a.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Christine Holke David
Clerk of the Subcommittee

 
 
2010/12/17 8:54 a.m.